AP Summer Institute 2024 - English Literature and Composition (Online)
The online AP Summer Institute (APSI) at St. John Fisher University is designed for both new and experienced AP teachers looking to acquire knowledge of new strategies and methods to improve their instruction and student learning.
APSI Overview
The AP Summer Institute (APSI) at St. John Fisher University is an exemplary online professional development experience for both new and experienced AP teachers. 30 Professional Development (PD) hours will be earned by teacher participants for full attendance.
Dates: July 15th-18th, 2024.
The APSI will be a four-day online experience with hours on July 15th from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EST and July 16th-July 18th from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EST.
Registration deadline: Monday, July 1st, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. EST
*NOTE: To fully register for the APSI at St. John Fisher University, you need to register and pay here on the Fisher Next site and register with College Board. You will not pay any registration fees with College Board, but this is essential to receive the 30 professional development (PD) hours.
Please use the following link to register with College Board: College Board Registration Link
APSI Objectives:
- To familiarize teachers with syllabi, curriculum materials, and effective strategies used by AP teachers around the country
- To help teachers manage the scope, sequence, and timing of their AP courses
- To familiarize teachers with the AP examination and reading process
- To provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas and professional networking
- To generate improved student outcomes and opportunities in AP
Course Description: English Literature and Composition
The College Board-endorsed AP Summer Institutes provide teachers with in-depth training in AP courses and teaching strategies. Participants engage in 30 hours of pedagogical and content-rich training led by the College Board-endorsed consultant and receive digital materials, including course outlines; content-related handouts; and student samples, scoring guidelines, and commentary for the most recent AP Exam free-response questions.
This course will provide those new to teaching AP English Lit, as well as seasoned veterans, a clear roadmap to developing an AP syllabus, creating AP-level lessons, becoming familiar with the tasks on the AP English Literature exam, and balancing the demanding paper load. It will also introduce and explain the various resources available to teachers on the AP Central website so that teachers new and experienced can navigate the site with ease and confidence. Participants will not only learn from their consultant, whose experience includes forty-six years of secondary teaching, thirteen years as an AP grader, and over thirty years as an AP consultant in English Literature, but from their colleagues whose experiences in public and private institutions can reflect great diversity in the teaching environment.
Please contact apsummerinstitute@sjfc.edu for detailed information. Because these workshops are not managed by the College Board, IACET/College Board continuing education units cannot be offered to participants. You will receive a professional development certificate for 30 hours.
Liz Cecelia
My name is Liz Cecelia, and I am a twenty-three year veteran of the Upper St. Clair High School teaching faculty. I have taught the AP Literature & Composition course for the past twenty-two years and the AP Language & Composition course for eighteen years. In addition to teaching AP Literature & Composition, I teach an Honors level American literature class for juniors. For the past three years, I served as an at-home reader for the AP Literature & Composition exam. I am passionate about designing engaging student-centered instruction and helping all students succeed in Advanced Placement courses. This is my second year working as an AP Consultant.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations on or prior to June 24th, 2024 receive a full refund. Cancellations on or after June 25th, 2024 receive a refund minus a fee of $100. Lastly, cancellations after July 12th, 2024 will not receive a refund. This covers our expenses for participant fee/materials and any meals.
All refund requests should be emailed to next@sjfc.edu. If a refund is approved, the payment will be refunded to the payer using the same method by which the payment was received.
Please take note that this policy supersedes the Fisher Next refund policy.
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