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APSI Nova Southeastern University AP Calculus Workshop

APSI Nova Southeastern University AP Calculus Workshop. Workshop Consultant: Tom Ahlschwede Lincoln, NE www.iqmath.com/nova tahlsch@gmail.com. Overview of the Week - Logistics. Breaks are at 10:00 and 2:30, lunch is from noon to 1, we end at 4:00 Lunch is on our own

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APSI Nova Southeastern University AP Calculus Workshop

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  1. APSI Nova Southeastern University AP Calculus Workshop Workshop Consultant: Tom Ahlschwede Lincoln, NE www.iqmath.com/nova tahlsch@gmail.com

  2. Overview of the Week - Logistics • Breaks are at 10:00 and 2:30, lunch is from noon to 1, we end at 4:00 • Lunch is on our own • Morning session I, II, afternoon session I, II • Afternoon session II will be group work and group presentations • I expect you to have fun and learn as you will see me having fun and learning also.

  3. Overview of the Week - Curriculum • AP Syllabus with break out focus on several specific topics • Pacing guides, AP Exam prep, AP grading philosophy • Focus on instructional strategies for specific contents • Computer lab, electronic resources available • We will discuss content in four ways – symbolic, numeric, graphic, and descriptive

  4. Overview of the Week – Curriculum (cont.) • This is a two way street – I will learn probably more from you than you learn from me. • No schedule is set in stone. I will take input from you in many ways and adjust as needed to help you reach your goals. • Everything we do will be available at http://www.iqmath.com/nova

  5. I will be using and showing you how to use: Graphing calculators Geogebra Wiki pages Blogs Excel for calculus Web sites, applets Overview of the week – Instructional Technology

  6. Day 1 – AP Calculus AB OverviewSyllabus and Pacing • Content Overivew • We will progress through the course, approximately one quarter per day • What resources do we have available to us? • What is AP calculus?

  7. Morning - The Acorn and AP Exam • Syllabus • Goals • Topic Outline • Calculator Guidelines • Showing Work on the Free Response • Writing for specificity, concise-ity, non-wordy-ity • Interlude to AP Central Web page, exam format

  8. Afternoon – Syllabus, Pacing, Content Topic 1 • Exam Resources and Program Information • Sample Syllabi • How do we handle homework • Test prep? • Multiple choice?

  9. Topic I - The Acorn and the AP Exam • Syllabus • Goals • Topic Outline • Calculator Guidelines • Showing Work on the Free Response • Supporting our claim • Interlude to AP Central Web page, exam format

  10. Topic II - Syllabus and Pacing • How do you address grades in your class? • Categories? • Homework, projects, exams • Formative / Summative • Ideas to share • Pacing

  11. Afternoon Session Group Work • Collaboration is the key to success • When you are trying something new, find a buddy, bring them along with you • Share in your successes and non-successes.

  12. Day 1 Work Session • Content Guide: • Limits • difference quotient • Continuity • Power rule, product rule, quotient rule, trig rules • In a small group, create a “lesson” • Some artifact that you could use in your class this fall. • Could be a project, free response type question, scavenger hunt, extended problem set, game, review activity • Some ‘exploration’ that addresses essential objectives, kids would like, and we can use • I will scan these in for our webpage

  13. Your Homework • Free response on the AB Exam • Become a Reader • Why become a reader? • What did I learn becoming a reader? • Examples from the exam AB/BC 1 • AB / BC 2

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