Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Summer 2012 Course Offerings

Click on the title of your workshop to view the course description, lead consultant biography and any materials required for the Institute (check back for updates!).

To learn more about our APSI, click on the sidebar pages to the left for times and locations, FAQs, registration and housing information, and testimonials.

Note: All courses other than AP* Computer Science A will be hosted at the SMU-in-Plano campus.


Week 1: June 18-21, 2012
Workshop College Board Consultant
Home School
Pre-AP* Math for High School Teachers (Algebra II/Pre-Cal focus) Jill Bell
Ronald Reagan High School, San Antonio, TX
Pre-AP* Math  for High School Teachers (Geometry focus) Melissa Burkhead
Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX
Pre-AP* Math for Middle School Teachers Debbie Preston
Keystone School, San Antonio, TX
AP* Spanish Language & Culture Victoria Sullivan
Lone Star College, The Woodlands, TX
AP* English Language Philip Templet
Talented & Gifted Magnet, Dallas, TX
AP* English Literature (FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Lynne Weber
St. Marks School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Pre-AP* English for High School (Experienced teachers) Sandra Effinger
Heidelberg High School, Heidelberg, Germany
Pre-AP* English for Middle School Teachers Christian Cicoria
St. Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX
AP* Psychology Margaret Davidson
Rockwall-Heath High School, Rockwall, TX
AP* Economics (Micro and Macro) Ulrich Kleinschmidt
Kempner High School, Sugar Land, TX
AP* Human Geography Susan Hollier
The Woodlands High School, The Woodlands, TX
Week 2: June 25-28, 2012
Workshop College Board Consultant
Home School
! AP* Spanish Literature Billie Hulke
Baylor University, Waco, TX
AP* French Language & Culture Francois Wolman
Canyon High School, Canyon Country, CA
and Los Angeles Valley College
Pre-AP* World Geography Adalia Davis
WoodCreek Junior High, Katy, TX
AP* U.S. Government Lori Dumerer
R. L. Turner High School, Carrollton, TX
AP* U.S. History John Irish
John Paul II High School, Plano, TX
Pre-AP* U.S. History Rhonda Johnson
Metro Christian Academy, Tulsa, OK
AP* World History Paul Philp
John Paul II High School, Plano, TX
AP* Calculus AB Candace Smalley
Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX
AP* Calculus BC Nancy Stephenson
St. Thomas High School, Houston, TX
AP* Statistics Kathy Fritz
Plano West Senior High School, Plano, TX
Pre-AP* English for High School (New teachers) Ayn Grubb
Oliver Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK
! NEW Curriculum Presented (AP* Test Changes)

"Experienced" refers to those teachers who have taught the Pre-AP* curriculum for two or more years.

"New" refers to those teachers who have taught the Pre-AP* curriculum for fewer than two years.

If a workshop does not indicate new or experienced, it is open to teachers of all experience levels.

* Advanced Placement Program and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board and have been used with permission.