AP Spanish Language and Culture
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-Thursday
Dates and Times:
June 23-26, 2025
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$550 Early Bird Registration Fee (ends May 19)
$600 Standard Registration Fee (begins May 20)
Payment is expected at the time of registration. UTC accepts two forms of payment for its APSI: Credit Card or Purchase Order.
As you complete the registration, depending on which payment option you select, you will be asked to enter either your credit card number or PO number.
To assist you with your school’s PO process, we are providing a generic quote and UTC’s W9. You will find this as you complete your registration. If you need further assistance, please contact Anna Myers at 423-425-4344 or by email at
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. You may purchase hard copy materials through the College Board store: https://store.collegeboard.org/
Still Have Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
Course Overview
This workshop is designed to enhance teacher experience with the AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and Exam. The course will provide sample materials and classroom activities to help students improve their communicative competence and prepare them for the challenges of the AP exam.
Participants will actively participate and share best practices about how to integrate the three modes of communication into instruction (Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational). There will also be a special focus and overview of teaching the themes of the AP Spanish Language and Culture course through the use of authentic materials and through the use of AP Classroom.
What You Will Learn
- Strategies to increase student motivation through authentic materials.
- How to navigate and help student engage with AP Classroom.
- Techniques to help students organize and improve written and spoken presentations.
- Methods to increase student participation in interpersonal communication.
- Effective grading and feedback strategies for the free response speaking and writing question to help students and to better manage your time.
- Development of cultural knowledge and understanding.
- Activities and assessments that build students’ communicative and cultural competence.
How Will You Benefit
- Examine a range of materials suitable for AP Spanish Language and Culture.
- Learn communicative methods to increase vocabulary acquisition.
- Understand how to build proficiency across the three modes of communication.
- Enhance the teaching of the reading.
- Create communicative activities for integrating all skills using authentic materials.
- Develop lessons around authentic resources.
- Integrate authentic literature in the AP Language and Culture class.
- Apply the scoring criteria to student samples.
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 getting 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
Maite Lamberri
Maite Lamberri is a native of Spain with extensive experience teaching ESL and Spanish. She holds a Bachelor Degree in English and Spanish Philology, and a Masters in Translation and Interpretation by the University of Valladolid in Spain and the University of Ottawa in Canada. She is a National Board Certified Teacher who has taught different levels of Spanish, Spanish for Native Speakers, IB Spanish and AP Spanish Language in North Carolina since 2001. She has worked at the high school, Community College, and University level throughout her career. Maite is currently teaching Spanish 4, AP Spanish Language and Culture at Chapel Hill High School. She has been part of the AP Reading Group for many years acting as an AP Reader, Table Leader and now as a Question Leader. Maite is an active member of FLANC, and has given several presentations sharing her love for teaching and learning with colleagues. She completed her AIG licensure through a program partnering the Elon University School of Education and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Maite is currently part of the Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning Cohort (CRTL Cohort) to continue her passion, learning. In addition to her vast experience, Maite works as a freelance translator. Her most recent project has been translating for the Department of Public Instruction in NC a series of resources ready to use for teachers in English and Spanish.
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.
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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. A certificate of completion will only be issued if all four days have been attended and registration fees have been paid.