AP Microeconomics
Experience Interactive and Rewarding Professional Development
Learn AP instructional best practices and strategies that lead to student success in the classroom.
Course at a Glance
Format:
Live-Online and Asynchronous
New & Experienced Combined
Length:
4 days: Monday-Friday with Wednesday, June 19th off for the holiday
Dates and Times:
June 17-21, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$550 Standard Registration Fee (ends May 20)
$600 Late Registration Fee (begins May 21)
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please be prepared to provide your PO number upon registration. To request a W9, email [email protected].
College Board APSI Materials
College Board APSI materials are included in your registration fee. To provide greater accessibility, we will be offering the College Board materials electronically. The cost of electronic and hard copy materials are the same.
Still Have Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
Workshop Overview
This workshop will focus on updated AP course materials provided by the College Board and how they can be integrated effectively into AP Microeconomics courses. The content of the AP Microeconomics course and exam, as well as approaches to teaching the course content and preparing students for success on the AP Microeconomics exam, will also be emphasized. The workshop will be interactive and cover the topics participants identify as important. The content is appropriate for both new and experienced teachers.
What You Will Learn
Important workshop topics include:
- Use of the updated College Board materials for teaching AP Microeconomics
- Review of difficult course topics (as identified by participants)
- Demonstration of effective pedagogical approaches and class activities
- Strategies for preparing students for the AP Microeconomics exams
How You Will Benefit
- Incorporate College Board materials into your AP Microeconomics course
- Identify new classroom approaches and activities for teaching AP Microeconomics
- Integrate preparation for the AP exam throughout your AP Microeconomics course
How Online Workshops Will Work
No one wants to sit and watch a 32-hour long webinar, so we are working closely with our consultants to develop a modified course schedule that allows you greater flexibility, but still gives you the knowledge and skills you need.
Live-online instruction will be conducted through Zoom while asynchronous learning assignments will be managed through Canvas, the University’s learning management system (LMS).
Once you register, we will provide you with more details on how to access the platforms as well as your materials.
To register, please visit our registration portal.
Meet the Instructor
Dr. Margaret Ray
Dr. Margaret Ray is an instructional Associate Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and she also serves as an AP Economics Instructor for the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University. She was previously an Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Additionally, she is certified to teach K-12 Social Studies and has a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She won the nationally-recognized CEE Excellence in Economic Education award for her work on the principles of economics course. She has been involved with K-12, AP, and college-level economics for over 20 years in a variety of capacities, including:
- Project director for the Virtual Virginia online EPF course revision, 2019-2020
- AP Economics textbook author
- Microeconomics test development committee member
- AP Economics exam reader, table leader, and question leader
- College Board endorsed AP Economics consultant
- Author of the Council for Economic Education’s Advanced Placement Economics Teacher’s Manual and Student Activities Guide for Macroeconomics
- AP Economics high school instructor
- AP Economics test item writer
- AP Economics curriculum author
- AP Macroeconomics and Microeconomics course senior auditor
- AP National Conference steering committee member and presenter
How to Register
To register, please visit our registration portal. Attendees will need to register using their College Board login credentials.
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please be prepared to provide your PO number upon registration. To request a W9, email [email protected].
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Refund Policy
Attendance Policy
Participants are required to attend all 32 hours of their respective APSI workshop to receive a certificate of completion. Additionally, the workshop fee is due in full regardless of a participant’s attendance. Participants who do not attend all 32 hours of the workshop are still liable to pay the full fee.