The AP Annual Conference is the largest professional development gathering of the Advanced Placement Program® and Pre-AP® communities, AP Coordinators, school counselors and administrators from across the United States and throughout the world.

This year's conference promises to engage, inspire, and promote innovation in our schools.

Why You Should Attend
Share instructional strategies with colleagues that lead to AP success.
Enhance your classroom by exploring new resources and technology
Develop strategies for building and improving an AP and Pre-AP program in your school.
Participate in workshops and sessions focusing on AP courses and Pre-AP strategies for new and experienced AP teachers.
Hear results of the AP Exam and discuss student performance with AP Development Committee members.
Learn methods and policies to increase educational access and equity.
Network with colleagues from across the United States and around the world.
Explore exhibits featuring new textbooks and classroom technologies.
Earn continuing education units (CEUs).

Who Should Attend
AP teachers in all 34 AP subjects.
AP Coordinators and school counselors
Administrators, principals, superintendents, and school leadership
Higher Ed professionals

FULL PROGRAM
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FOCUS ON AP ITALIAN
JULY 10 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Italian Language and Culture: New and Experienced Teachers

Presenter: Ida Wilder, Greece Athena High School, Rochester, NY
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:

- Apply concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP Italian Language and Culture curriculum, drawing from the Curriculum Framework
- Develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, appropriately build students' proficiencies in the modes of communication as defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century and integrate "authentic materials" into language instruction
- Implement strategies to effectively prepare students for the AP exam
- Develop or revise a syllabus to align with course requirements

Workshop materials:

Each participant will receive a copy of the Workshop Handbook and Resources, which contains:

- AP Italian Language and Culture Course and Exam Description
- AP Course Audit information
- Sample syllabus for AP Italian Language and Culture and a Syllabus Development Guide
- AP Italian Language and Culture Practice Exam

Curriculum Module: Sfide globali: Diritti umani e Migrazioni e frontiere

The six themes of the AP Italian Language and Culture course allow teachers to present language concepts and skills within meaningful contexts. The lessons in this curriculum module focus on one of the themes: global challenges. Two lessons address the recommended contexts of human rights and migrations and borders. Chosen for their application to the modern, "real" world and for their use of historical and contemporary ideas, documents and language, these two exemplary teaching units offer students the opportunity to explore 21st-century issues through written, audio and visual resources. They cultivate Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Communicative skills and encourage open-ended responses on the parts of both teachers and students.

- See more HERE

FOCUS ON AP ITALIAN
JULY 11 - SESSIONS: 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

9:00am - 10:15am
Results from the 2014 AP Italian Language and Culture Exam
Presenter: Patricia Di Silvio, Tufts University, Medford, MA

10:45am - 12:00pm
a) Strategies to Strengthen Student Presentational Speaking
Presenter: Nicholas Manjoine, The Harker School, San Jose, CA

b) Teaching Visual Literacy in an AP Italian Language and Culture Curriculum
Presenter: Patricia Di Silvio, Tufts University, Medford, MA

c) Vertical Alignment and Writing in AP World Language and Culture Courses
Presenter: Mary Claire Kasunic, Oakland Catholic High School, Pittsburgh, PA

3:30pm - 4:45pm
d) Mastering the Interpretive Mode
Presenters: Ed Weiss, Haverford Township School District, Havertown, PA;
Lou Baskinger, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY

e) Scaffolding AP Tasks for Novice-Level AP World Language and Culture Classrooms
Presenter: Brian Scott, Lake Zurich High School, Lake Zurich, IL
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f) Strategies for Improving Spontaneous Interpersonal Speaking
Presenter: Jennifer Redmann, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

- See more HERE
FOCUS ON AP ITALIAN
JULY 12 - SESSIONS: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

9:00am - 10:15am
a) Technology-Based Activities for AP Italian
Presenters: Roberta Pennasilico, Naples Middle-High School, Naples, Italy;
Michela Ambruoso, Vicenza American High School, Venice, Italy

b) The Art of Teaching Free-Response Skills: Improving Performance on the Email and Cultural Comparison Tasks
Presenters: Ed Weiss, Haverford Township School District, Havertown, PA;
Lou Baskinger, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, NY

10:45am - 12:00pm
c) Podcasting in the AP World Language and Culture Classroom
Presenters: Terri Salsman de Rodriguex, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, CA;
Patricia Salsman, Retired Instructor, Saratoga, CA

2:45pm - 4:00pm
d) Finding the Best Online Resources to Utilize in Teaching French and Spanish AP Classes
Presenter: Ed Weiss, Haverford Township School District, Havertown, PA

e) Using Technology to Help Students Prepare for AP World Language and Culture Exams
Presenter: Timothy Stout, Waterford School, Sandy, UT

See abstracts and more information HERE

Source: Italian Consulate in Philadelphia