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AP ® Calculus Power Session . Vicki Carter, NBCT West Florence High School AP Calculus Teacher vcarter@fsd1.org March 2014. Used the TI-81 initially (80’s) Switched to the TI-85 in mid-90’s.
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AP® Calculus Power Session Vicki Carter, NBCT West Florence High School AP Calculus Teacher vcarter@fsd1.org March 2014
Used the TI-81 initially (80’s) • Switched to the TI-85 in mid-90’s. • Switched to the TI-89 with my students in 1998 and they used it on the AP exam in May of 1999. • Transitioned to the TI-Nspire CAS in 2008. Technology in my AP Calculus class
Rich explorations What if …. Let’s Try …. What happens when …. TI-Nspire in my classroom
“I wish my teachers had shown me this before I got to calculus.” “Let’s do a Quick Poll. I understand this stuff when you explain the answers we are supposed to get.” What my students say
3 High School, 3 College, CB Advisor • Tom Becvar and Don King • Jenny Wexler and Jon Kawamura • James Sellers and Gail Burril AP Calculus Development Committee
Work on the Exam about 2 years • in Advance • Meet 3-4 times a year – • Princeton, NJ; Atlanta, GA; • sometimes at the location of APAC AP Calculus Development Committee
2 QTM’s to assist each QL • Responsible for making sure the question can be and is graded fairly and consistently for all students AP Calculus Readingserving as a QL