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Guiding Questions |
Session Goals |
| Biology |
How do we help students through vertical alignment? |
In this session, teachers will discuss how the Indiana State Standards for biology relate to the curriculum in AP and dual credit courses. Ideas will be shared as to which standards freshmen teachers need to prioritize. |
| Calculus AB / Calculus I |
How can we motivate and prepare our students to organize a plan for reviewing/studying for the AP AB Exam? What are the best practices for planning this review and helping students write good/solid FRQ answers? |
To give teachers some thoughts and ideas to better help them prepare their students for the upcoming AB Calculus Exam in May. We will look at both MCQ’s and FRQ’s and discuss some of the more difficult calculus concepts that many students struggle with. |
| Calculus BC / Calculus II |
How can we best introduce students to the concept of the two types of error bounds? How are the Alternating Series Error Bound and the LaGrange Error bound similar? For teachers of AP Calculus, what are the common types of questions that appear on the AP Calculus BC exam that assess error bounds? |
This session will provide teachers with tools and pedagogical elements to better teach this often-misunderstood concept. Advanced Placement teachers will gain resources they can use for checking for understanding and assessment of Topics 10.10 and 10.12 in the College Board’s Course and Exam Description. Dual Credit teachers will gain resources that will mimic what many colleges and universities use to teach these concepts. |
| Chemistry |
How do we help students review? |
In this session, teachers will focus on review strategies, important content to target, and best practices to help students review. We'll share ideas and resources to build into these last few weeks to help our students approach exams with confidence. |
| Computer Science |
How do we help students review course content effectively? What strategies might empower computer science students to "finish strong"? |
In this session, teachers will explore tools and tips targeting successful end-of-year revew in computer science classes. |
| English Language / Rhetoric / Composition |
How Can Students Develop Nuanced and Sophisticated Arguments in Their Writing?
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This session will guide Advanced Composition (Rhetoric and Argument) teachers on how to help students craft sophisticated arguments by embracing complexity and avoiding oversimplified reasoning. Teachers will explore strategies for encouraging students to engage with multiple perspectives, analyze nuanced issues, and introduce tension into their arguments. By focusing on depth and complexity, this session will help teachers empower students to elevate their writing, making it more reflective of the critical thinking required for both AP exams and college-level composition. |
| English Literature |
How Can You Foster Both Structure and Creativity to Develop Sophistication in Student Writing? |
This session will focus on helping students balance the need for clear, structured writing with the development of creative, sophisticated expression. Teachers will explore strategies for guiding students to craft complex arguments, engage with nuanced ideas, and write with more depth, without relying solely on formulaic structures. Through activities and examples, participants will learn how to encourage students to take intellectual risks, explore complexity, and infuse their writing with a sense of originality and voice, while still maintaining clarity and coherence. This session will provide tools to help students elevate their writing beyond the basics and toward more refined, sophisticated work. |
| Environmental Science |
How do we help students review? |
In this session, teachers will focus on review strategies, important content to target, and best practices to help students review. We'll share ideas and resources to build into these last few weeks to help our students approach exams with confidence. |
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Physics I (Algebra-based)
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How do we help students review? |
In this session, teachers will learn multiple strategies to ensure students are getting the most out of their review time for end of year assessments. |
| Precalculus / College Algebra and Trigonometry |
How can we motivate the understanding of the essential knowledges and skills necessary for success on the AP Precalculus exam? What are the best practices of reviewing for the AP Precalculus exam? |
To give teachers some tools and ideas to better prepare their students for the AP Precalculus Exam |
| Statistics |
How do we support students at the end of the year while we review content? |
In this session we will look at several different in class review activities and resources that can help teachers review for the AP Exam or other end of course assessments.Teachers will discuss ways to identify student weak spots and brainstorm ways to support students at the end of the school year. |
