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Guiding Questions |
Session Goals |
| Biology |
How do we help students improve their performance on assessments? |
In this session, teachers will discuss why review tests and corrective assessment are valuable to long term learning while analyzing different forms of these strategies. |
| Calculus AB / Calculus I |
How does the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (FTC) connect differentiation and integration? What are the two main parts of the FTC? What does the first part of the FTC state about the relationship between a function and its antiderivative? How can the FTC be used and applied in context? |
During this session we deepen our conceptual understanding of both parts of the FTC by clarifying the connection between differentiation and integration. Together we will discuss effective teaching strategies, how to seamlessly integrate the FTC into our curriculum, and explore interactive activities that enhance student understanding. |
| Calculus BC / Calculus II |
How can we motivate the understanding of parametric functions so students can clearly understand the 1 st and 2 nd derivatives? Can we show/teach students how vectors are really just parametric equations? |
To give teachers some tools and ideas to better help them teach parametric equations/derivatives/vectors in calculus. |
| Chemistry |
How do we help students make connections between data, graphs, equations, and particle models to apply and understand kinetics and rate laws? |
In this session, teachers will focus on activities designed to build a deep understanding of kinetics concepts centered around the rate laws. Resources, labs, and assessment ideas will be shared as we take this tricky topic and make it easy for teachers and students alike. |
| Computer Science |
How familiar are you and your students with using AI tools for programming/writing code? Have you explored any AI tools in your classroom yet? What are some challenges or goals you have when teaching coding skills to your students? In what ways can AI address these challenges or support your goals? |
To familiarize participants with the potential of AI as an educational tool in programming. Provide practical strategies to introduce AI in your curriculum. To demonstrate how AI can help students understand and write code. Demonstrate AI in action for generating and debugging code. To teach participants how to guide students in writing effective prompts for AI tools to produce high-quality programs/code. Participants will walk away with various AI code tools such as ChatGPT, a handout with prompt tips including sample prompts for various coding needs, and links to coding websites to incorporate AI into lesson plans. |
| English Language / Rhetoric / Composition |
How Can Effective Revision Techniques Transform Student Writing in Advanced Composition? |
This session will explore how Advanced Composition (Rhetoric and Argument) teachers can guide students to embrace revision as a key part of the writing process. Teachers will learn strategies to help students refine their ideas, enhance clarity, and improve organization through structured revision activities. By focusing on revision, teachers can empower students to view writing as an iterative process that leads to polished, sophisticated final drafts, essential for success in both high school and college-level writing. |
| English Literature |
How Can Poetry Serve as a Powerful Tool for Student Expression and Interpretation? |
This session will explore how poetry can be used as a medium for both personal expression and deeper literary analysis. Teachers will discover methods to encourage students to connect with poetry on a personal level while developing their interpretive skills. The session will offer practical classroom activities that allow students to express their own voices through poetry and engage critically with the emotional and thematic elements of the poems they read. By the end, participants will have tools to help students view poetry as a dynamic form of both personal and academic expression. |
| Environmental Science |
How do we prepare our students for digital exams? |
In this session, teachers will discuss various digital testing formats used for PSAT, AP, and other exams. Best practices for digital testing will be examined along with a discussion on how to use AP Classroom and other digital testing platforms to prepare students adequately for this digital testing environment. |
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Physics I (Algebra-based)
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How do we teach students to understand gravitational potential energy on a larger scale? |
In this session, teachers will learn a new approach to teach the concepts of gravitational wells, escape velocity, and the work required to launch a rocket from Earth. |
| Precalculus / College Algebra and Trigonometry |
How can we use data sets and contextual clues to determine a correct function model? When a model is selected, can we justify our selection and how accurate is our model? |
Provide teachers tools and resources to determine model selection and handle the topics of residuals and residual plots. |
| Statistics |
Why are sampling distributions the foundation for statistical inference? |
Tips and Tricks for Sampling Distributions" Not only are sampling distributions the most abstract topic in AP Statistics, but they are the foundation for all of statistical inference. In this session we will discuss best practices for teaching this crucial topic to maximize student success now and in later units. |
