College Board for Advanced Placement (AP)Workshops
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® is a national standard for academic rigor and college readiness that provides millions of high school students with the opportunity to engage in college-level course work.
Oklahoma GEAR UP recognizes that a critical factor for improving student achievement on AP® Examinations is to effectively support educators with professional development delivered on-site with workshops, conferences, and institutes, and delivered online through training and update opportunities on AP Central®.
Oklahoma GEAR UP and the College Board have are working together to provide AP and Pre-AP® professional development throughout the state for administrators, Coordinators, Pre-AP middle school teachers, Pre-AP high school teachers, and AP teachers. Registration costs will be waived for all participants in GEAR UP–eligible schools.
Below, please find a list of 2009 College Board workshops with a registration link (or click here to view the brochure in PDF format, 475 kb).
We encourage early registration, as space is limited for each event.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465
AP/Pre-AP Interdisciplinary Studies for English and Social Studies
June 1-5, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rose State College, Midwest City
This five-day institute will show English and social studies teachers how to encourage students across grades and at all ability levels to engage in active questioning, analysis, and the construction and communication of arguments—skills that are fundamental to advanced work in both subject areas. Participants will discuss strategies that direct students to ask questions and draw inferences, the SOAPSTone technique for critical reading and analytical writing, levels of questioning, dialectical notebooks/journals, the Yes–But strategy for analyzing an argument, synthesizing perspectives from different points of view, and construction of good written and verbal arguments.
The institute will showcase advanced topics through the use of sound pedagogical techniques, provide for professional sharing sessions, and provide materials that participants can integrate into their classroom practice.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465
Pre-AP Professional Development for Middle School English
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rose State College, Midwest City
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
The five-day institute will provide Pre-AP middle school English, mathematics, science, and social studies teachers with the support and training needed to utilize Pre-AP teaching strategies. The topics covered during the institute include a review of the goals, objectives, and content of Pre-AP courses; creating lesson plans and assignments; and the benefits and goals of an AP Vertical Team, as well as a review of AP Course Descriptions and AP Examinations.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465
Pre-AP Professional Development for Middle School Mathematics
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rose State College, Midwest City
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
The five-day institute will provide Pre-AP middle school English, mathematics, science, and social studies teachers with the support and training needed to utilize Pre-AP teaching strategies. The topics covered during the institute include a review of the goals, objectives, and content of Pre-AP courses; creating lesson plans and assignments; and the benefits and goals of an AP Vertical Team, as well as a review of AP Course Descriptions and AP Examinations.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465
Pre-AP Professional Development for Middle School Science
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rose State College, Midwest City
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
The five-day institute will provide Pre-AP middle school English, mathematics, science, and social studies teachers with the support and training needed to utilize Pre-AP teaching strategies. The topics covered during the institute include a review of the goals, objectives, and content of Pre-AP courses; creating lesson plans and assignments; and the benefits and goals of an AP Vertical Team, as well as a review of AP Course Descriptions and AP Examinations.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465
Pre-AP Professional Development for Middle School Social Studies
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rose State College, Midwest City
June 8-12, 2009, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
The five-day institute will provide Pre-AP middle school English, mathematics, science, and social studies teachers with the support and training needed to utilize Pre-AP teaching strategies. The topics covered during the institute include a review of the goals, objectives, and content of Pre-AP courses; creating lesson plans and assignments; and the benefits and goals of an AP Vertical Team, as well as a review of AP Course Descriptions and AP Examinations.
For more information, contact:
Kenny Roe
Oklahoma GEAR UP Senior Coordinator for Professional Development
405.225.9465