English Literature and Composition - New Teachers
Course At A Glance
Format:
Live-Online & Asynchronous
New Teachers Only
Length:
4 days, Monday - Thursday
Dates:
June 21 - 24, 2021
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$525 Standard Registration Fee (ends May 31)
$575 Late Registration Fee (begins June 1)
College Board APSI Materials
In order to guarantee your College Board APSI materials, registrations must be received four weeks prior to the course start date.
Course Overview
This workshop explores the world of teaching AP® Literature and Composition for New AP English Literature and Composition teachers. Some of the areas that will be covered will include the Course Framework, passage analysis strategies, close reading methods, and practices, drawing inferences, and importance of purpose or effect in analysis as well as novel unit organization suggestions and activities. Creation of challenging analytical tools for major works, teaching and scoring student writing, creative discussions, strategies for multiple-choice testing, holistic scoring, and simulated AP® exam grading will be included. Participants will also have opportunities to share best practices as well in this asynchronous and synchronous interactive workshop.
What You Will Learn
- How to help students develop an analytical interpretive voice rather than a voice of mere summary
- How to teach composition strategies found in the "6" essay
- How to help students develop a sophisticated syntax-weaving grammar into the writing process
How You Will Benefit
- Design instruction that provides students with objective feedback regarding reading and writing skills
- Implement strategies that demystify for the weakest students the intellectual movements of top students
- Create a classroom instructional environment that seeks regular moments of 100% engagement and physical movement
How Online Workshops Will Work
No one wants to sit and watch a 32-hour long webinar, so we are working closely with our consultants to develop a modified course schedule that allows you greater flexibility, but still getting the knowledge and skills you need.
Live-online instruction will be conducted through Zoom while asynchronous learning assignments will be managed through Canvas, the University’s learning management system (LMS).
Once you register, we will provide you with more details on how to access the platforms as well as your materials.
To register, please visit our registration portal.
Meet the Instructor
Christine Carson
Christine Carson has been a teacher at Rio Rancho High School, her alma mater, for the last 17 years, teaching AP and Pre-AP for the last 12 years. She holds a B.A in Secondary Education with endorsements in English and Social Studies from the University of New Mexico and an MS in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment from Walden University. Mrs. Carson has been serving as an AP Literature and Composition reader for 10 years; 6 of the last 10 as a table leader and more recently, sample-selector. She was awarded Staff Member of the Year in 2014, and was inducted into Rio Rancho High School’s athletic hall of fame in 2017, as she was the head coach and choreographer of the Varsity Dance Team for 15 years. She describes herself as a diligent, enthusiastic educator who seeks genuine, authentic connections with students to encourage them to grow into mature readers, writers, and thinkers.
How to Register
To register, please visit our registration portal. Attendees will need to register using their College Board login credentials.
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please reference invoice number on check.
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
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