Advanced Placement Summer Institute

 

One-week Institute
for High School Teachers of AP* Courses

All courses meet Monday through Friday
June 22-26, 2009

The Advanced Placement Summer Institute focuses on Biology, Calculus, Economics, English, French, U.S. Government (Poli. Sci.), U.S. History, and Spanish. Classes are taught by top quality UW-Madison faculty in partnership with experienced high school AP course teachers.

Some workshops have limited enrollment to allow for personalized instruction and stimulating interaction among faculty and participants, so early application is encouraged. See Admission and Enrollment, Online Application.

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Biology

Entomology 875: Special Topics—Insects as Model Organisms to Teach Advanced High School Biology

9:00 am–4:30 pm
Two or three university credits • Enrollment limit: 12

Insects are ideal organisms with which to teach and learn biology. The most diverse group of organisms to inhabit the earth, they are common, display relatively rapid life cycles, are “hardy” enough to do well in laboratory cultures, and are excellent subjects for a wide range of lab and field-learning situations. Through hands-on lab exercises in suborganismal concepts and molecular techniques, lectures, demonstrations, and field trips to examine organismal biology, you begin to discover answers to the two most commonly asked questions about an insect or any other organism: What is it and what does it do? At the same time, you develop new skills and understanding of biology concepts that you can integrate into your own biology, advanced biology or AP* biology curricula. You may earn a third credit by completing a project related to advanced-level biology.

Instructors:
Walter Goodman, professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology, 740 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706; goodman@entomology.wisc.edu; 608-262-6919, fax 608-262-3322

Daniel Young, professor, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology, 445 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706; young@entomology.wisc.edu; 608-262-2078, fax 608-262-3322

Tom Richardson, University School, 2100 W. Fairy Chasm Rd., Milwaukee WI 53217; trichardson@usm.k12.wi.us; 414-352-6000

Economics

Agricultural and Applied Economics 875: Teaching AP* Economics
Teaching AP* Macro and Microeconomics

8:30-11:30 am and 1:00-4:00 pm
Two or three university credits • Enrollment Limit: 20
This seminar is designed for high school teachers of AP*

Economics and considers both microeconomics and macroeconomics. The seminar offers opportunities for beginning and experienced teachers to share information on structuring a class, classroom techniques, textbook and resource material, and preparing students for both AP* exams and college economic courses. The seminar includes faculty presentations to deepen participants’ understanding of economic theory and to clarify troublesome economics concepts.

The morning portion of the seminar will focus on macroeconomics. Topics include basic economic concepts, measurements of economic performance, national income and price determination, loanable funds market, foreign exchange markets, inflation, unemployment, and stabilization policies, economic growth and productivity, and international trade and finance.

The afternoon portion of the seminar will focus on microeconomics. Topics will include basic economic concepts, the nature and function of product markets, factor markets, market failure and the role of government, economic decision making, and using graphs, charts, and data to explain economic concepts.

Participants must enroll for a minimum of two credits. Two credits will be earned by attending—and completing assigned work in—both morning and afternoon sessions. Paticipants may earn a third credit by preparing an independent study on a topic related to teaching AP* economics. In the past, most participants have developed or expanded some aspect of their curriculum for the third credit.

Instructors:
Marv Johnson, emeritus professor of agricultural and applied economics, UW-Madison, 515 Taylor Hall, Madison, WI 53706; marv.johnson@gmail.com; 608-262-0699; recipient CALS Excellence in Teaching Award and UW’s Steiger Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Wayne McCaffery, Stevens Point Area Senior High, 732 West River Dr., Stevens Point, WI 54881; wmcca@hotmail.com; 715-341-7510; longtime AP* teacher/grader/consultant who annually gets more than 50 students through the AP* econ exam with mostly 4’s and 5’s.

English

English 712 AP* Language and Literature

9:00 am-12:30 pm and 1:00-4:00 pm
Two or three university credits

This seminar provides a workshop for both beginning and experienced teachers of high school courses charged with the task of preparing students to earn exemption from certain university requirements or for actually earning credit toward university degrees by examination. Students who complete the course earn two or three graduate credits and will receive a certificate certifying that they have completed training for teachers of AP* English courses. The course is particularly helpful for teachers of any high school courses aimed at advanced preparation of students for success in college.

The morning session is directed more toward the subject matter examined in the English Language and Composition format by the College Board*; the afternoon session more toward the English Literature and Composition format. Our instructors have extensive experience scoring the AP* English essay exams and share this knowledge with participants. Beginning teachers charged for the first time with teaching advanced courses and experienced teachers seeking to refresh and renew their methods both will find a chance in these seminars to share ideas and compare solutions, while learning what current university practices are.

Participants must enroll for a minimum of two credits. Two credits will be earned by attending—and completing assigned work in—both morning and afternoon sessions. An additional credit is awarded for those students who prepare a written project with the assistance of the staff.

All participants who complete the course will receive a certificate of training as well as an official transcript showing credits earned from UW-Madison.

One of the strengths of these seminars is that participants in the past have come from a wide variety of school environments (urban and rural; public and private; large and small; wealthy and impoverished; middle, secondary, or college) and from nearly every state in the U.S. and many foreign countries, to meet for a week in a pleasant, collegial setting, with teachers who likewise share their desire to give advanced students a better grasp of English language and literature. For more
information, e-mail any of the instructors listed below.

Instructors:
Michael Bernard-Donals, Nancy Hoefs professor of English, 7187 H.C. White; mfbernarddon@wisc.edu; 608-263-2948

Jerry McGinley, DeForest High School, 500 Linde St., DeForest WI 53712; mcginleyjerry@hotmail.com; 608-846-4134

Mike Knoedler, Dodgeville High School, 5324 Weaver Rd.,Dodgeville WI 53533; redmike50@yahoo.com; 608-935-5237

Tom Reynolds, Hononegah High School, 307 Salem St., Rockton IL 61072; treyno@hotmail.com; 815-624-2070, ext. 5210

French Language

French 821: Teaching French Migration in AP* and Advanced French Courses

9:00 am-noon and 1:15-4:15 pm, Monday through Friday
Two or three university credits

This seminar will help French teachers build a content-rich Advanced Placement, or other upper-level French course. Work will focus on the timely issue of migration in France and its historical and contemporary social impact. Migration from North African countries to France will be featured through film, news reports, social and political cartoons, songs, and written texts. Notions of stereotyping and human relationships will be featured.

This seminar has two goals: (1) to introduce teachers to the format and expectations of the AP* French language exam and to share pedagogical information about teaching AP* courses, and (2) to provide teachers with knowledge and materials about French migration for use as content in AP* or advanced courses. The course assumes that to build an AP* French program, teachers need to develop their curriculum from the first course through the final AP* course. Therefore, some of the materials about migration will also be useful at the lower levels.

In the seminar, we will work through a packet of text and digital materials containing excerpts from various media. These materials are selected for direct use in your classes and to help you integrate the 5 Cs of the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning into your curriculum. We will also read a short novel (Azouz Begag’s Le Gone du Chaâba) and view three feature-length films and excerpts from other films that address migration issues and questions. You will receive information about how the AP* French language exam is graded and work through sample exams. We will share suggestions about how to use the migration material to help students prepare for the exam.

This seminar is two credits, with a third-credit option for a class unit based on material presented in the seminar prepared independently after the seminar week. Units are due on Friday, July 10.

Taught in French.

Instructors:
Sally Magnan, professor of French, UW-Madison, Department of French and Italian, 618 Van Hise, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706; ssmagnan@wisc.edu; 608-262-9741; fax 608-265-3892

Margaret Bussone, experienced AP* teacher, Homestead High School, 5000 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon, WI 53092; mbussone@mtsd.k12.wi.us; 262-238-5917.

History: United States

History 974: Seminar in U.S. History

8:30-11:30 am and 1:00-4:00 pm
Two university credits. A third credit is available through History 975 (see below)

History 974 is designed to provide all high school history teachers, whether they teach AP* U.S. history or not, with fresh directions in American history and pedagogical methods centered around the use of primary sources. The course is pitched to expand experienced teachers’ knowledge of U.S. history and polish their classroom techniques while providing inexperienced teachers with a solid foundation for teaching advanced-level students.

The morning session consists of a graduate-level seminar dealing with recent scholarship on and contemporary accounts of historical events. Discussion concentrates on deepening participants’ knowledge of historical issues and introducing new perspectives into the classroom. In 2009 the seminar will treat race in American history. None of the material will have been offered previously. Participants will receive a packet of reading materials in advance of the seminar so that they can prepare ahead of time.

The afternoon session centers on teaching techniques. Topics include: integrating primary sources and their analysis into daily assignments, preparing students for the document-based question, structuring the syllabus around select historical themes, and improving students’ skills in research and writing.

Registrants in 974 can earn an additional credit by registering for History 975 in which they will prepare a unit on some aspect of American history for use in their own class. The project should include a delineation of the unit’s scope and pedagogical goals, a list of assigned readings, the means of evaluating student work, and a five-page essay explaining why the unit was created and how it fits into one’s own course. Those interested will discuss their proposals with the instructors during the week of class, and the project will be due by Friday, July 10.

The 2008 syllabus is available at http://history.wisc.edu/cohen/.

Instructors:
Charles Cohen, professor, UW-Madison Dept. of History, and recipient of the Emil Steiger Distinguished Teaching Award and a Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award; Who’s Who Among American Teachers; 4115 Humanities Bldg., 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706-1483; clcohen@wisc.edu; fax 608-263-5302.

Thomas Howe, coordinator, Wisconsin New Teacher Project (Teacher-on-Loan to UCSC from Monona Grove High School), 1995 Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year; U.S./Russia/Ukraine Excellence in Teaching Award; Outstanding American History Teacher, Madison DAR; Who’s Who Among American Teachers; Contact: Wisconsin New Teacher Project, 101 School Dr., Waunakee, WI 53597; Thomas_Howe@mononagrove.org; 608-849-2493.

Mathematics

Math 903: Seminar in Math Education—AP* Calculus AB and BC

9:00 am-noon and 1:15-4:15 pm
Two or three university credits • Enrollment limit: 24

In this seminar, the group focuses on both the College Board*’s AP* calculus AB and BC courses, with emphasis on the content, teaching, and assessment of the calculus AB course. You will discuss the AP* calculus course outline, grading the AP* calculus exam, calculus instruction and testing, developing multiple-choice and free-response questions, and calculus resources available on the Web. Graphing calculators used in calculus courses are available for your use during the seminar.

To earn a third credit, you complete a project related to the teaching of AP* calculus. This course is geared to accommodate both new and experienced teachers.

Instructors:
Keith Chavey, professor, UW-River Falls Dept. of Mathematics, 401 S. Third St., River Falls WI 54022; keith.l.chavey@uwrf.edu; 715-425-3160, fax 715-425-3203

Vic Levine, James Madison Memorial High School, 201 S. Gammon Rd., Madison WI 53717; vlevine@wisc.edu; 608-663-6174, fax 608-442-2199

Political Science/U.S. Government

Poli Sci 900: Seminar in American Politics

9:00 am-noon and 1:30-4:30 pm, M‑F, June 22-26 (2 credits), an optional independent study is available for an additional credit. Two to three university credits. Enrollment limit: 20

This course covers a range of issues of interest to high school teachers of AP*, honors, or accelerated classes in American Politics and Government. One of the real strengths of this class is the extent to which we all learn from each other. David Canon is an award winning teacher and has taught the Introduction of American Politics for 20 years to more than 8,000 students. John Eyster is a retired high school teacher (Janesville Parker) who has extensive experience with AP* and College Board*, both as a consultant and table leader for grading the AP* exam.

Morning sessions: We discuss substantive content for classes on American politics and government. Specifically we cover the topics of Constitution and the Founding period, federalism, civil liberties, civil rights, democracy and capitalism, interest groups.

Afternoon sessions: We will discuss how to utilize various policy simulations, how to structure classroom debates on “hot button” political issues, explore other classroom exercises that participants in the seminar share with each other, discuss how to prepare your students for the AP* exam (including going over the most recent exam), and provide hands‑on exercises involving data searches of various governmental and political Web sites.

This course is offered for two credits. You may earn an additional credit by preparing a project in the two weeks following the course. This project involves developing the curriculum for an AP* Government course.

Instructors:
David Canon, UW-Madison Dept. of Political Science, 110 North Hall 1050 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706; dcanon@polisci.wisc.edu; 608‑263‑2283

John Eyster, 122 Cox Rd., Edgerton, WI 53534; jweyster1@msn.com; 608-868-3585

Spanish Language and Literature

Spanish 712: Special Topics–AP* Seminar

9:00 am–noon and 1:00 pm–4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Two or three** university credits • Enrollment limit: 15

This seminar is for high school Spanish teachers who are interested in offering AP Spanish language and/or literature courses or in expanding the communicative element and/or literature components of regular or honors upper-level courses. High school teachers of all levels (whether AP*-experienced or not) are welcome. Taught in Spanish.

Morning session focus: Expanding the Communicative Element in AP* Language and Other Advanced-Level Spanish Courses. We will cover a range of issues of interest to high school teachers of AP*, honors, and other advanced-level Spanish classes. The focus is on selecting and developing course materials to help students improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while also increasing their cultural knowledge. A discussion of the scoring and make-up of the AP* Language Exam will be included.

Afternoon session focus: Teaching Literature in AP* and Other Advanced-Level Spanish Courses. We will focus on several well-known Spanish and Spanish American authors, most of whom are included in the AP* Spanish Literature reading list. Participants will gain insights that will help them better understand the works and will receive information and materials they can use to present these works in their own AP* or advanced Spanish courses.

**Participants must enroll for a minimum of 2 credits. Two credits will be earned by attending—and completing assigned work in— both morning and afternoon sessions. (Before enrolling, potential participants should bear in mind that they will be earning 2 graduate credits in an intensive one-week period and should be prepared to do a considerable amount of reading and homework outside of class during the week the class is in session.) A third credit may be earned by continuing to work independently following the week of the seminar on a teaching unit that relates to material covered in the seminar. This project must be completed and submitted by Friday, July 3. A proposal for the unit project must be presented to and approved by the first instructor during the week the class is in session. To earn the third credit, you must sign up for three credits.

Instructors:
Diana Frantzen, professor of Spanish, UW-Madison, 1060 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706;
dlfrantzen@wisc.edu; 608-263-0604 or 262-2093 (messages).

Theresa Calderon, West High School, 30 Ash St., Madison, WI 53726; tcalderon@madison.k12.wi.us; 608-204-4114.

 

College Board* Fellows Program

In the summer of 2009, all teachers selected as College Board* Fellows will be offered a $1,000 stipend. These stipends help pay tuition, room/board, and basic course materials. Because the stipends may not cover all expenses, inquire at your school district about reimbursement for additional costs before enrolling in an AP* Institute. Go to apcentral.collegboard.com/apgrants or e-mail apequity@collegeboard.com for more information. If your school qualifies, the deadline to apply for a scholarship is February 15, 2009.

 

Admission and Enrollment

You must complete two steps: admission and enrollment.

1. Complete the University Special Student application online at https://apply.wisconsin.edu (see detailed online application instructions below). Admission priority deadline is May 22.

2. After the admission application has been processed, you will be mailed class enrollment instructions. You will need to Web enroll by May 29. After you have enrolled, your tuition bill will be sent to you. Fees are due on or before the date on your bill. Credit cards are not accepted for tuition payment.

3. If you apply and then cannot attend, please call 608-262-5823 to cancel your application.

If you are currently enrolled in UW-Madison’s Graduate School, enroll for summer as a continuing graduate student.
Graduate fees apply. AP* Summer Institute courses are listed in the online Summer Timetable in late January, under respective academic department listings. Course numbers should match those listed in this brochure. The courses will be footnoted as open only to high school teachers of advanced-level courses.

Online Application Instructions

AP* Summer Institute

  1. Apply online no later than May 22. Go to https://apply.wisconsin.edu. Select Nondegree as your Reason for Applying and select UNPS as your Applying As option. Be sure to list Advanced Placement Summer Institute and your discipline for your academic plans.

  2. Wait to receive an admission packet from UW-Madison informing you that you have been admitted. Your admission packet will contain your student ID number and your Web enrollment instructions.

 

General Information

Fees and Tuition

Tuition: $317.19 per credit. This Summer Institute is specially priced—the out-of-state portion of the tuition has been waived. Students enrolling as continuing UW-Madison graduate students pay $628.16 per credit. Tuition includes use of library and recreational sports facilities; it does not include lodging, transportation, or meals. Credit cards are not accepted for tuition (checks or cash only). A tuition bill will be mailed to you after you have applied and Web enrolled.

In addition, each participant is required to purchase the AP* materials for an additional $30.

Lodging, Transportation and Parking

There are many hotels and motels on or near the UW campus. Call to make your lodging reservations at the location of your choice. Short-course Dorms, 608-262-2270 (e-mail dorms@cals.wisc.edu), and the Campus Inn, 608-257-4391, have reserved blocks of rooms for the AP* Summer Institute. There is no meal plan for participants. The Lowell Center, 608-256-2621, is another popular lodging facility on campus.

Madison is located conveniently off Interstates I-90 and I-94, providing easy access from all directions. The Dane County Regional Airport is well positioned to get visitors to and from Madison and the UW campus.

Campus parking is on a first-come, first-served basis for an additional fee. A campus parking application form will be provided to all applicants. Campus buses shuttle students to all areas of the campus on a regular schedule. For a campus map, see www.vip.wisc.edu/map.html. A public, city parking ramp is also available.

To allow sufficient time to make lodging and parking arrangements, early application is encouraged. Further lodging information will be provided to all applicants or contact Wendy Kerr at 608-262-5823; wkerr@dcs.wisc.edu.

Orientation Luncheon

The Division of Continuing Studies will sponsor a complimentary luncheon for all Institute participants and instructors
on Monday, June 22, 11:45 am at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

Questions?

Curriculum—contact the instructors directly for course content and extra credit requirements. The class descriptions tell you how to reach instructors.

Institute, application procedures, etc.—contact Wendy Kerr, Division of Continuing Studies, 21 N. Park St, 7th floor, Madison, WI 53715; wkerr@dcs.wisc.edu; 608-262-5823; fax 608-265-5627.

Timetable listings—see registrar.wisc.edu/timetable/ for Summer 2009 course listings.

UW-Madison—contact Campus Information and Visitor Center, 716 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53706; 608-263-2400
or askbucky@redgym.wisc.edu.

 

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