Advanced Placement Program* Summer Institute
Pre-AP Math for Middle School Pre-AP Teachers, June 15-19, 2009
Participants will acquire innovative, fun materials for connecting middle school mathematics to AP Mathematics and for creating a successful middle school Pre-AP classroom. They will use graphing calculators, the computer lab and problem-solving strategies and will take home quality constructions for classroom use.
Topics will include the following:
· AP Calculus concepts of limits, optimization, rate of change, position/velocity/acceleration, areas/perimeters/volumes, accumulation, functions, measurement, sequences and series
· AP Statistics concepts of randomness and independence, probability, graphical displays, and geometric transformations
· Middle school projects to support key concepts
· The algebra/geometry connection
· Internet project presentations
· AP Calculus and Statistics questions redesigned for middle school assessment
What participants should bring:
- Graphing calculator
- A successful strategy or lesson to share
Victoria Landers has been teaching for 20 years and has taught for 14 years at Eliot Middle School in Pasadena and Jefferson Middle School in San Gabriel, California. She currently teaches Algebra Readiness, AP Calculus BC and Pre-calculus at Claremont High School in Los Angeles County. She was invited to the National Education Summit in New York and spoke on the topic of Teaching and Technology. Her math vertical team runs a state-of-the-art math computer lab that is visited each year by teachers and administrators interested in setting up a similar program. Ms. Landers is also a math mentor teacher and has been involved with the state book adoption and curriculum committees. She has been a Western Region College Board consultant for eight years and has presented at numerous AP and Pre-AP conferences throughout the country. Ms. Landers is trained as a National College Board consultant and works with the national team to ensure the quality of programs offered by the College Board.
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