AP® Calculus AB with Karen Sleno of Flushing, Michigan
Ms. Sleno has taught AP® Calculus for 18 years and has been an exam reader for 11 years. Her workshop will focus on exploration of the subject of calculus using the expectations of the College Board as a lens. Her own high school experience was spent in a school of fewer than 400 students, so she is excited to bring the opportunity of AP® courses to rural Montana schools and giving Montana students the best possible preparation for college and for life. Ms. Sleno holds a master of arts in mathematics from Oakland University (1998) and a bachelor of science degree from Saginaw Valley State University (1991). She has been teaching math at Flushing High School in Flushing, Michigan, for 23 years, where she has also served as department chair, education association representative, Quiz Bowl coach, and Mu Alpha Theta advisor. In addition, she is an adjunct instructor at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. Her College Board/AP® Experience includes three years as an AP® Calculus Consultant, five years as an AP® Calculus AB Reader, and seven years as an AP® Calculus AB Table Leader.
AP® Calculus AB Tentative Syllabus
Monday, June 25, BIG IDEA: LIMITS AND THE MPAC
For a full brochure with course information, instructors, pricing, schedules, download flyer.
Ms. Sleno has taught AP® Calculus for 18 years and has been an exam reader for 11 years. Her workshop will focus on exploration of the subject of calculus using the expectations of the College Board as a lens. Her own high school experience was spent in a school of fewer than 400 students, so she is excited to bring the opportunity of AP® courses to rural Montana schools and giving Montana students the best possible preparation for college and for life. Ms. Sleno holds a master of arts in mathematics from Oakland University (1998) and a bachelor of science degree from Saginaw Valley State University (1991). She has been teaching math at Flushing High School in Flushing, Michigan, for 23 years, where she has also served as department chair, education association representative, Quiz Bowl coach, and Mu Alpha Theta advisor. In addition, she is an adjunct instructor at Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. Her College Board/AP® Experience includes three years as an AP® Calculus Consultant, five years as an AP® Calculus AB Reader, and seven years as an AP® Calculus AB Table Leader.
AP® Calculus AB Tentative Syllabus
Monday, June 25, BIG IDEA: LIMITS AND THE MPAC
- Opening/Introductions (30 minutes).
- Overview of the Workshop (30 minutes).
- Participant Inventory (20 minutes).
- The AP® Calculus Teacher’s Resource Toolkit.
- Big Idea: Introduction of Limits.
- Limits Activities (inserted as appropriate during #4 and #6) (1.5 hours).
- Applying the MPACs to the study of Limits.
- Building a Unit on Limits.
- Recap of Day One (15 minutes).
- Equity and Access: Open Table Discussion (30 minutes).
- Big Idea: Derivatives.
- Applying the MPACS to the study of derivatives.
- Derivative Activities (inserted as appropriate during #2, #3, and #5).
- Spiraling Limits through the Study of Derivatives.
- Building a Unit on Derivatives (30 minutes).
- Recap of Limits and Derivatives (20 minutes).
- Big Idea: Integrals (3 hours).
- Applying the MPACS to the Study of Integrals (2 hours).
- Integral Activities (to be selected from the following) (45 minutes).
- Spiraling Limits and Derivatives through the Study of Integrals (30 minutes).
- Building a Unit on Integrals (45 minutes).
- What Have We Learned so Far? (30 minutes).
- Big Idea: BC Topics (time will vary depending on workshop participant needs).
- Proficiency with the MPACs (2 hours).
- The Five Commandments of Calculus and Their Application to Written Responses (1.5 hours).
- Practice Reading of Free Response Questions (1 hour).
- Planning Your AP® Calculus Course (2 hours).
- AP® Central, Teacher Communities, and Becoming an AP® Reader.
- Final Thoughts/Evaluations/Closing (30 minutes).
For a full brochure with course information, instructors, pricing, schedules, download flyer.
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