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ADVANCED PLACEMENT® AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
2015
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT®
SUMMER INSTITUTE
FOR TEACHERS
SESSION ONE:
June 15-18, 2015
SESSION TWO:
July 13-16, 2015
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INTRODUCTION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
& PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS
2015
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT®
SUMMER INSTITUTE
FOR TEACHERS
The University of Texas at El Paso Professional
and Public Programs, a unit of Extended
University, in cooperation with the College
Board®, invites both new and experienced
teachers to our 2015 Advanced Placement
Summer Institute (APSI).
The APSI trains teachers to foster a focused
learning environment in various subject areas,
according to the latest trends and learning
strategies that help to promote the skill set
necessary for students to be competitive
and excel academically. Our consultants
have extensive experience at translating and
communicating the Advanced Placement
Program® or AP® curriculum and pedagogy
of their subjects, and they do so with insight,
commitment, and energy.
We welcome your request for more information.
Please contact Sylvia Monsisvais at (915) 7477578 or by email at samonsisvais@utep.edu
This AP Summer Institute
has been endorsed by
This summer, UTEP Professional & Public Programs
will offer two 30 hour intensive Sessions that
covers over 12 academic disciplines.
Dates and times are as follows:
SESSION I (4 DAYS)
June 15 – June 18, 2015
Monday: 8am – 5pm (lunch included)
Tuesday - Thursday: 8am – 4:30pm
(lunch included)
SESSION II (4 DAYS)
July 13 – July 16, 2015
Monday: 8am – 5pm (lunch included)
Tuesday - Thursday: 8am – 4:30pm
(lunch included)
REIMBURSEMENT
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will fund
teacher training reimbursements up to $450 per
teacher who completes a 30-hour Pre-AP/AP TEA
approved training or an official IB teacher training
workshop between September 1, 2014 and August
31, 2015. The exact amount of the teacher training
reimbursement will be determined after the
payment of the 2015 AP and IB exam fees.
Please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.
aspx?id=3822 for updates related to the AP/IB
Incentive program. District personnel with AP/
IB program responsibilities may wish to join the
AP/IB Incentive listserv. To join the listserv, visit
http://miller.tea.state.tx.us/list/ and select “AP-IBIncentives” from the drop-down menu.
For more information about the Texas AP/
IB
Incentive
Program,
please
contact
program
coordinator,
Debbie
Gonzales,
by email at debbie.gonzales@tea.state.tx.us
or by Phone at (512) 463-9581.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
DATES AND LOCATIONS
ATTENDANCE
Session I (4 days): June 15 – June 18, 2015
Monday: 8am – 5pm (lunch included)
Tuesday - Thursday: 8am – 4:30pm
(lunch included)
Participants must attend the ENTIRE Institute in
order to earn a certificate. If you miss a portion of
the Institute we are required to notify your District
Coordinator who may refuse to reimburse you of
your tuition.
Session II (4 days): July 13 – July 16, 2015
Monday: 8am – 5pm (lunch included)
Tuesday - Thursday: 8am – 4:30pm
(lunch included)
All courses will be held on the UTEP campus. The
participants should meet for the first day of class
at the Tomás Rivera Conference Center in the
Union Building East.
TUITION
(EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 8, 2015)
Tuition for each non-lab APSI Session is $525
while sessions requiring labs are $585. Courses
include first-class instruction from a College
Board endorsed consultant, curriculum materials
and lunch onsite. Space is limited and available
on a first come first serve basis. Tuition may
be paid to UTEP-P3 by check, money order,
MasterCard, Visa, Discover, AMEX, or a purchase
order (PO). Payment in full is required to reserve
your spot in a course. If you are using a PO for
payment, please submit a copy with the complete
registration form. PO’s will not be accepted after
June 1, 2015.
LATE REGISTRATION POLICY
Those who register after the registration deadline
of May 8, 2015 will be charged an additional $75
rush processing fee.
CONFIRMATION
You will receive a confirmation email at the email
address you provide within 10 working days of the
receipt of your registration. Please provide home
address, home phone number and home e-mail
address on your registration form in order to
receive confirmation of course location, changes
in schedule, or other updates after the school year
is complete.
TRANSFER/SUBSTITUTION POLICY
Transfers/Substitutions from the same school or
school district will be allowed 10 working days
before the beginning of each institute and will be
assessed a $75 processing fee for each transfer/
substitute. All requests must be written (emails
accepted).
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY
Participants unable to attend the conference have
three options:
1. Send a substitute to APSI. There is a $75 processing
fee for this option (see substitution policy)
2. Request a $375 refund provided the cancellation
is received 15 business days or more prior to the
Institute’s start date.
3. Request a $130 refund provided the cancellation
is received 7-14 business days prior to the Institute’s
start date.
All requests must be sent in writing (emails accepted).
There will be no refunds for cancellations processed
less than 6 business days prior to the Institute’s
start date. Classes are subject to cancellation due to
insufficient enrollment; these will be fully refundable.
MAIL/EMAIL ADDRESS
The University of Texas at El Paso
Professional & Public Programs
Kelly Hall, Suite 212
El Paso, Texas 79968-0602
Email: samonsisvais@utep.edu
ATTN: Sylvia Monsisvais
HOUSING
Participants requiring housing can contact the Hilton
Garden Inn next to UTEP or UTEP’s Miner Village/
Student Housing. To make reservations at the
Hilton Garden Inn call (915) 351-2121 or toll free at
1-877-STAY-HGI and use code APSI1 or APSI2 based
on the session attending. Contact Jewell PalmerRosales at (915) 747-5903 to inquire about Miner
Village dormitory accommodations.
PARKING
Permits will be emailed prior to the start of the
Institute, and need to be prominently displayed
on dashboard to avoid ticketing. UTEP-P3 is not
responsible for the payment of any tickets issued
outside of permitted spaces.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
If you have a disability and require special
accommodations, please contact Sylvia Monsisvais at
least 2 weeks prior to the start of your course at (915)
747-7578 or samonsisvais@utep.edu.
® College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP Vertical Teams, Pre-AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT® AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
Contact: Sylvia Monsisvais at (915) 747-7578 or samonsisvais@utep.edu
Register Online: ppp.utep.edu • Phone: (915) 747-5142 • Mail / Onsite: P3, Kelly Hall Suite 212, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas 79968
Session I:
June 15–18, 2015
Session I:
July 13–16, 2015
AP® Biology - 15SAPI1001 Consultant: Richard Hillman
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP Art History - 15SAPI2001
Consultant: John Nici
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP English Literature & Composition - 15SAPI1002
Consultant: Lynne Weber
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Physics 2 - 15SAPI2002
Consultant: Angela Jensvold
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP European History - 15SAPI1003 Consultant: Donald Baeszler
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Calculus AB - 15SAPI2003
Consultant: Cedric French-Galan
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP Math Middle School - 15SAPI1004
Consultant: Carol Hynes
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Chemistry - 15SAPI2004
Consultant: John Gelder
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP Microeconomics - 15SAPI1005
Consultant: Margaret Pride
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Computer Science - 15SAPI2005
Consultant: Ricard dePaulo
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP Music Theory - 15SAPI1006
Consultant: Nancy Scoggin
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP English Language & Composition - 15SAPI2006
Consultant: Phyllis Wright
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Physics 1 - 15SAPI1007
Consultant: Barbra Watson
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP French Language & Culture - 15SAPI2007
Consultant: Kately Demougeot
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP English Middle School - 15SAPI1008
Consultant: Katherine Baer
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP Math High School - 15SAPI2008
Consultant: John Brunsting
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP History and Scoial Sciences - 15SAPI1009
Consultant: Judy Rowell
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP U.S. Government & Politics - 15SAPI2009
Consultant: Douglas Henderson
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP Science Middle School - 15SAPI1010
Consultant: Maureen Dugan
Lab Course Fee: $585
AP Spanish Language & Culture - 15SAPI2010
Consultant: Raquel Rios-Gonzalez
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP Spanish Literature & Culture - 15SAPI1011
Consultant: Ramon Lopez
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP U.S. History - 15SAPI2011
Consultant: James Smith
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
AP World History - 15SAPI1012
Consultant: Paul Philip
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP English High School - 15SAPI2012
Consultant: Sandra Effinger
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
Pre-AP World Geography - 15SAPI1013
Consultant: Susan Hollier
Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
® College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP Vertical Teams, Pre-AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the
College Board. Used with permission. For more Information, go to apcentral.collegeboard.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION SUMMARIES (FULL DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT PPP.UTEP.EDU)
Contact: Sylvia Monsisvais at (915) 747-7578 or samonsisvais@utep.edu
Register Online: ppp.utep.edu • Phone: (915) 747-5142 • Mail / Onsite: P3, Kelly Hall Suite 212, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas 79968
AP® Biology
This course will cover various topics, to include: CB philosophy
of student participation, new topic outline of four big ideas
and their supporting framework, how to emphasize inquiry in
labs, overview of all labs with hands on practice, preparation
for the exam, review of supplies and equipment needed for
labs, and sharing best practices.
AP English Literature & Composition
This course will provide ample resources to anchor the
curriculum and to guide the progress of students. The
workshop leader will place particular emphasis on activities
involving higher-order thinking skills and student-centered
teaching. Topics include: close reading and annotation, writing
about literature, composition, AP test content, grammar, use
of visual aids, and specific strategies. Please purchase, read
and bring Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the institute. If you teach
a Shakespeare play other than this in your course bring that
play, and we will construct a unit designed for AP.
AP European History
The focus will be methods of the new course: a new short
response section, a revised DBQ writing model, and a shift
in focus for the free response question and the multiple
choice questions. An equal focus will be placed on skills
students need to maximize scoring opportunities on the essay
portions of the new exam. The centerpiece of the institute
will be the DBQ, the writing for both short response and free
response, and analytical skills associated with these. Portions
will also relate to course content and preparing for the new
style multiple-choice section of the exam. Analysis of visual
documents and work with abstraction techniques will also be
covered.
Pre-AP Math Middle School
Work with fellow participants on algebra, geometry, statistics,
and number sense standards. Learn to model instructional
strategies with a focus on incorporating the rule of 4 in
math classes throughout all middle school grades. The “Big
Ideas” in concepts will include: ratio and proportion, rate and
change, linear functions, area and accumulation, and data
and variability. The “Big Ideas” in the instruction will include
how to introduce and use strategies to help students build
on their prior knowledge and help them make connections
across grades and topics: rule of 4 link sheets, webs, concept
splashes sorting, classifying, matching, Frayer models for
vocabulary development, partners, group work, math labs
and learning stations, formative, and summative assessments.
AP Microeconomics
New and experienced teachers will gain hands-on experience
through an intensive review of curriculum content, textbook
evaluations, testing details and time management. Examine
a set of teaching materials that will form the basis of
preparation for aiding students in successful completion of
the AP Economics exams and enrichment of the classroom
experience. Learn to add a variety of starter activities and
“real world” applications to classroom activities and share
best lesson or tip adding to a model for effective lessons to
teach challenging economic concepts.
AP Music Theory
This session will cover the basics of a year-long curriculum
which includes all appropriate topics essential to the APMT
Exam. This includes strategies for teaching fundamentals,
ear-training, sight singing, part-writing, melodic and harmonic
dictation, as well as discussion of textbooks, other resources,
and the AP Exam.
AP Physics 1
Review major topics, paying special attention to concentrations
such as torque, rotation, and angular momentum. This course
emphasizes the art of the inquiry lab along with strategies and
tips for converting current labs into the inquiry style that will be
necessary to prepare for the new AP Physics 1 exam. Bring a
laptop and smart phone, as we will also work on physics labs that
employ video analysis using videos taken by students.
Pre-AP English Middle School
A foundation based on best instructional practices in reading,
writing, vocabulary, and syntax will be the focus of this course.
Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of Pre-AP classwork
and their active participation in encouraging students to develop
the skills necessary for high school. Confidence in the power of
vertical teaming between middle and high school teachers will
provide a framework for the participants.
Pre-AP History and Social Sciences
Topics for this course will cover American History, World Cultures, and
Government. Time will be allotted for participants to work in groups
of like disciplines to adapt skills and lessons to their own classrooms.
Participate in hands-on experiential learning and bring your favorite
lesson to share.
Pre-AP Science Middle School
This course incorporates challenging hands-on activities designed
to increase students’ critical thinking, observational, and inquiry
skills relating to AP Science practices. In addition, groups will
work through challenges presented to students by working with
other teachers, sharing additional activities that have worked in
classrooms, and how and when to integrate these activities and
inquire challenges into a curriculum.
AP Spanish Literature & Culture
This course addresses tips for success on the questions and
writing formats of the exam. Assignments will be interactive and
participants are encouraged to bring their classroom textbooks
and a sample lesson for peer reviewing. A laptop will be beneficial,
but is not required. Bring five different colored highlighters in
order to practice suggested reading, annotating strategies and
peer editing practices. Learn to select a appropriate textbooks
and become knowledgeable about the grading process of AP
essays.
AP World History
This course is for novice and intermediate teachers. The class
will highlight changes in international framework, their causes
and consequences, and comparisons among major societies.
Partial focus will be on Nigeria and The Economics of Violence.
Discussions will explore African countries through the wealth of
their people and lands and how they have become the target for
colonialism and modern economic exploitation. Attention will also
be on the course guide, skills and geography, syllabus structuring,
writing/essays, taking multiple choice test, enrichment and
helpful hints. Mornings are devoted to pedagogy and afternoon
focus on content.
Pre-AP World Geography
This course will focus on helping teachers prepare to teach PreAP World Geography or World Cultures class. Employing a
blend of content presentations, effective teaching strategies, and
technology, gain an overview of the systematic study of patterns
and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and
alteration of the Earth’s surface. Topics include: the role literature
plays in the geography classroom, using current events daily to
strengthen critical-level thinking, strategies to create an exciting,
innovative classroom atmosphere, incorporating writing methods
that actually improve students’ skills, and tap local resources to
bring the world into your classroom.
COURSE DESCRIPTION SUMMARIES (FULL DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT PPP.UTEP.EDU)
Contact: Sylvia Monsisvais at (915) 747-7578 or samonsisvais@utep.edu
Register Online: ppp.utep.edu • Phone: (915) 747-5142 • Mail / Onsite: P3, Kelly Hall Suite 212, 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas 79968
AP® Art History
This course will give ideas on how to get students to become
deeply engrossed and absorbed in art to be able to analyze
them, both visually and contextually. Learn to identify the skills
and knowledge that the exam will assess, and identify the tasks
and materials for which students might need more preparation.
AP Physics 2
Become familiar with the new curriculum and learn to offer
guidance, strategies, and resources for successfully teaching
through inquiry based labs. Focus on preparing for the audit
and the new inquiry-based pedagogies. Special attention will
be given to activities that promote student understanding,
assessment of student written responses, and exam
preparations. A particular focus will be the developing of
new classroom material (especially regarding electromagnetic
induction) that needs to be treated with significantly more
depth than in the AP Physics B course. Although a non-calculus
approach will be used, AP Physics C teachers will also benefit
from the discussion of these topics, as this has been area of
weakness for students in the past on the AP Physics C exam.
AP Calculus AB
This course is for both new and experienced instructors. Topics
will be introduced by lecture and demonstration, problem
solving activities and cooperative learning. Group discussions
will focus on the needs and issues of teaching relating to
personal experiences of participants. Incorporating technology
and calculator active questions will be discussed. Reading AP
Calculus Free Response questions will be explored. Participants
are encouraged demonstrate techniques, lessons, software,
etc, which they have used successfully themselves. Please bring
a graphing calculator.
AP Chemistry
This course will focus on content that most students have
difficulty understanding. Topics include: periodicity and
atomic structure, bonding and molecular structure, reactions
thermodynamics, aqueous equilibrium, chemical kinetics and
electrochemistry. Learn hands-on activities and experiments to
help acquire a more fundamental understanding of the topics
above and discuss the exam in detail.
AP Computer Science
This course is for new and experienced teachers. Participants
will be exposed to varied APCS free response and multiplechoice questions and work with programming and coding
solutions to problems that employ algorithmic techniques
comparable to those students will use on the AP exam.
Activities include discussion, design, and creation of structured
sequential activity-based labs to support concepts. Program
multiple choice and free response question solutions with
algorithmic analysis and discussion of grading from rubrics. Lab
topics include strings, one and two dimensional arrays, lists/
array lists, generics, and object oriented programming. Basic
knowledge of the fava programming language in helpful but
not mandatory.
AP English Language & Culture
For new and experienced AP Language teachers, this
session will introduce the breadth of the course and focus on
developing curriculum that will enable students to understand
the principles of rhetorical theory and practice that underlie
the AP Language and composition exam. Participants should
bring copies of a successful strategy or a mini-lesson in critical
reading or writing to share with the group.
AP French Language & Culture
This topic can be addressed from both historical and
contemporary perspectives, and lends itself well to literary,
cultural and journalistic explorations. The lessons in this
curriculum implement strategies to effectively prepare
students for the AP exam. Develop activities and assessments
that present language in cultural context, appropriately build
students’ proficiencies in the modes of communication as
defined in the standards for foreign language learning in the
21st Century and integrate “authentic materials” into language
instruction.
Pre-AP Math High School
This course is designed to help teachers incorporate AP/PreAP strategies and concepts into their math curriculum. Learn
a variety of teaching strategies including activities, projects,
alternative assessments, and more.
AP U.S. Government & Politics
This course is designed to identify the skills and knowledge that
the AP exam will assess. Discussions on teaching techniques
will be divided equally between strategies for improving
student success on the AP Exam and the content necessary
to create an engaging and successful course. Participants will
explore classroom resources, such as online and multimedia
resources.
AP Spanish Language & Culture
This workshop is for both new and experienced teachers.
Learn themes that explore connections among language,
literature, and culture through diverse global perspectives.
Explore several course planning and pacing guides, develop
a class syllabus, and become familiar with the new exam
format and grading. Participants will be guided through
various sample activities to develop students’ proficiencies
in the lnterpersonal, lnterpretive, and Presentational modes.
General institute methodology will include lecture, discussions,
assigned readings, assigned homework, presentations, and
group activities/projects. Participants are encouraged to bring
laptops or tablets and a memory stick.
AP U.S. History
This course will provide an examination of the pedagogy and
content relevant to teaching AP U.S. History. Presentations
and discussions will be divided equally between strategies for
improving student success on the AP exam and the historical
content appropriate for creating an AP-level history class.
Strategies will focus on covering content in the time available,
helping students analyze historical documents, developing
student writing skills, and evaluating student writing.
Presentations on historical content will focus on general
historiography, as well as American political and economic
history.
Pre-AP English High School
Learn practical applications aligned with the Common Core
Standards for guiding students to higher-level thinking. Gain
strategy ideas that can be used in the classrooms for all
students while discussing the power of language and how to
empower students through reading and writing.
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REGISTER TODAY!
• Online: ppp.utep.edu • Phone: (915) 747-5142
• Contact: Sylvia Monsisvais at (915) 747-7578 or samonsisvais@utep.edu
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Ave. Kelly Hall Suite 212, El Paso, TX 79968-0602.
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Non-Lab Course Fee: $525
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SESSION ONE: June 15-18, 2015
SESSION TWO: July 13-16, 2015