APSI 2020 – online sessions
2020 AP® Summer Institute and TCU’s Institute for Teaching Excellence
Thank you for a great summer! Please check our Fall Virtual Seminar Offerings by clicking HERE.
Important!
Summer 2020 will see several changes as the College Board redefines how their Pre-AP program and the corresponding professional development. Courses formerly listed as “Pre-AP”, (high school and middle school) will now be listed as courses in the Institute for Teaching Excellence. These newly labeled courses will either be held in the four APSI weeks, or in the stand alone week of June 29 – July 2 and should not be confused with the College Board’s new Pre-AP program. TCU’s Institute for Teaching Excellence: Elementary Education will be a two-day institute will be moved to the Fall semester with more information coming. Each of these three PD categories will have a different registration form. Please let us help you through these changes and are always happy to answer any questions.
Please note that the College Board is registering our AP participants through their Cvent site, which will require an extra step during the registration process.
Who: All AP, formerly known as Pre-AP, and educators grades K-12
What: TCU’s Summer Institute: A comprehensive PD opportunity
When: 5 consecutive weeks beginning June 15, 2020
Where: Online
Why: TCU has innovative and unique professional development course offerings taught by instructors who are leaders in their disciplines. Thousands of AP teachers and advanced academic K-12 educators leave our professional learning each year inspired and better prepared as classroom educators.
Etc… Additional details can be found on our registration page or in the sidebar general information tab. Hover over the Programs tab in the header to see our other professional development programs, or just contact us at ap.tcu.edu or 817.257.7130.
2020 Registration Forms
1. Click here to download the APSI 2020 registration form.
2. Click here to download the Institute for Teaching Excellence: High School (formerly known as Pre-AP) 2020 registration form. (Use this form if you are registering for ITE: MS English.)
3. Click here to download the Institute for Teaching Excellence; Middle School (formerly known as Pre-AP) 2020 registration form. (except for MS English)
APSI course offerings (online summer 2020):
Week 1 online: June 15-19, 2020
AP Environmental Science Brian Kaestner
AP Human Geography (exp. teachers)* Chris Hall
AP Music Theory (new teachers) Blaise Ferrandino
AP U.S. Government and Politics (new and exp. teachers) Ulrich Kleinschmidt
Joe Stewart
Jim Riddlesperger
Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS Algebra 1 Brad Purtle
Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS Algebra 1 Bev Malke
Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS Algebra 2/Pre-Calculus Robert Cole
Joe Stewart
Jim Riddlesperger
*TCU added an additional section of AP Human Geography. Click here to register.
Click here to register online for APSI Week 1.
Click here to register for online for the Institute for Teaching Excellence.
Week 2 online: June 22-26, 2020
| AP Art History | Marsha Russell |
|---|---|
| AP Biology (exp. teachers) | Joy Killough |
| AP Biology (new and exp. teachers) | Mark Welch |
| AP Biology (new teachers) | Karen Davis |
| AP Calculus AB (new) | Dixie Ross |
| AP Calculus AB (exp.) | Scott Pass |
| AP Calculus BC | Bryan Passwater |
| AP Comparative Government | Karen Waples |
| AP English Literature( new teachers) | Elizabeth Davis with Roy Smith as a guest presenter |
| AP English Literature (combined) | Jackie Stallworth with Roy Smith as a guest presenter |
| AP English Literature (exp. teachers) | Andy Shipe with Roy Smith as a guest presenter |
| AP English Language (new teachers) | Timm Freitas with Daniel O'Rourke as a guest presenter |
| AP English Language (combined) | Jim Jordan with Dan O'Rourke as a guest presenter |
| AP English Language (exp. teachers hers) | Carlos Barrera with Dan O'Rourke as a guest presenter |
| AP French Language and Culture | Christophe Barquissau |
| AP Music Theory (exp. teachers) | Blaise Ferrandino |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: High School English (new teachers) | Brook Bullock |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS English (combined) | Lynne Weber-Schwartz |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: High School English (exp. teachers) | Stephanie Woolley-Larrea |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: MS English (new teachers) | Ayn Grubb |
| Institute for teaching Excellence: MS English | Ann Jackson |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: Middle School English (experienced teachers) | Robin Hedges |
Click here to register online for APSI Week 2
Click here to register online for the English Institute and here for the AP English course description.
Click here to register online for the Institute for Teaching Excellence and here for ITE English course description.
Week 3 online: July 6-10, 2020
| AP Art and Design | Phyllis Burstein |
|---|---|
| AP Calculus AB (new teachers) | Dixie Ross |
| AP Calculus AB (exp. teachers) | Scott Pass |
| AP Calculus BC | Bryan Passwater |
| AP Chemistry (new teachers) | David Wentz |
| AP Chemistry (new teachers) | Casey Akin |
| AP Computer Science A (new teachers) | Rob Schultz |
| AP Computer Science A (exp. teachers) | Judith Hromcik |
| AP Computer Science Principles | Jill Westerlund |
| AP Environmental Science (new and exp. teachers) | Tony Villereal |
| AP German | Katrina Griffin |
| AP Human Geography (new teachers) | Valerie Mervine |
| AP Macro Economics | Nora Seager |
| AP Micro Economics | Patti Brazill |
| AP Physics 1 (new teachers) | Greg Jacobs |
| AP Psychology | Jill Compher |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture (exp. teachers) | Jorge España |
| AP U.S. History (new teachers) | Bill Polasky |
| AP U. S. History (exp. teachers) | Ted Dickson |
| AP World History (new teachers) | Kara Macsuga |
| AP World History (exp. teachers) | Colin Ramsay |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: Algebra 2/Pre-Calculus | Cedric French |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: Chemistry (exp. teachers) | Lisa McGaw (with John Gelder) |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: Spanish | Ann Mar |
Click here to register online for APSI Week 3.
Week 4 online: July 13-17, 2020
| AP Art and Design (new teacher focus) | Tamera Westervelt |
|---|---|
| AP Art and Design (exp. teacher focus) | Phyllis Burstein |
| AP Chemistry (exp. teachers) | John Gelder with Lisa McGaw |
| AP Music Theory (new teachers) | Blaise Ferrandino |
| AP Physics Institute: AP Physics 1 | Nicholas Park |
| AP Physics Institute: AP Physics 2 | Jeff Funkhouser |
| AP Physics Institute: Physics C | Rebecca Howell |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture (new teachers) | Cameron Stephen |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture (exp. teachers) | Jorge España |
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | Kerry Sullivan |
| AP Statistics (exp. teachers) | Michael Legacy |
| AP Statistics (new teachers) | Sara Johnson |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS Geometry | Melissa Burkhead |
| Institute for Teaching Excellence: HS Biology | Mark Welch |
Click here to register online for APSI Week 4.
Click here to download the 2020 APSI registration form
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