AP Biology Workshop New AP Teachers Rob Hamilton-consultant

Teacher Qualification Time Dedication Flexibility Summer Training Sessions Help Choose a session where they will cover all 12 of the recommended labs

Time Demands Generation of New Materials Creation of Concept Models Laboratory Preparation Grading Training Budgeting/Purchasing

Assistance for Teacher Two Preparation Periods Fewer Preparations Adequate Budget Patient Administration

Student Selection Semester A in Biology I Letter to Prospective Students (Invitation to AP Awareness Night)AP Awareness Night) AP Awareness Meeting with Parents (Video: Pathway to Success) “Walk Ons” One on One Discussions

Time Required to Teach AP Effectively Double Period Avoid Block 8 or Block 4 O Period After School Time Saturdays Be Innovative

Curriculum Organization Use the Acorn BookAcorn Book Cover Entire Curriculum Use the Lab Manual Use Past Essay Questions

AP Biology Textbooks (Any College Text) Biology by Campbell, Reece & Mitchell 5th. Addison Wesley Biological Sciences. Keeton and Gould 6th. W.W. Norton Biology. Raven & Johnson. McGraw-Hill Biology by Solomon & Biology by Arms and Camp. Saunders Publishing Biology by Starr & Taggart. Wadsworth

Advice on Labs 1-3 Make diagrams/take pictures of Lab Stationspictures Attend a Summer Session Lab 1: Reduce length of Dialysis Tubing, tie with dental floss, prep students with water potential handouts Lab 2: Skip 360 second trial. Increase Catalase solution to 1000 units. Do trials one at a time. Lab 3: Have students view Sordaria slides but get ideal data from handout

Labs 4-8 Lab 4: Have students practice using spec 20 by preparing an action spectrum. Incubate all the tubes together Lab 5: Use corn that has been germinating hours Lab 6: Too Much to Discuss Here. Get DNA Science Lab 6: Too Much to Discuss Here. Get DNA Science Lab 7: Use carbon dioxide tank to put flies out. Use handout to discuss Chi Square Lab 8: Prep students with many Hardy-Weinburg problems. Use squirrel sheet to differentiate between gene and genotypic frequencies. Use Data Tables that allow students to calculate P & q each generation

Labs 9-12 Lab 9: Use Plant with a woody stem Lab 10: Use automated blood cuffs. Use pencil tap method for determining heart rate of Daphnia Lab 11: Use different Choice Chambers Lab 12: Use Ankistrodesmus and Algae grow. Turn aquarium into dark bottle for minimum of 48 hours. Use corrected nomograph

Preparing for the Objective Portion of the AP Examination Collect Several Test Banks Find a Study Guide with Plenty of Multiple Choice Model Your Tests After the AP Examination

Preparing for the Essay Portion of the AP Examination Give student the opportunity to write Feed students a steady diet of past essays Use grading standards from past tests Make sure students know how to design a controlled experiment Make sure students can answer questions from Acorn book

Teaching Strategies No lecturing Use prepared notes Create conceptually rich models, videos and simulations Avoid “factoidal spew” Do all Labs

AP Biology Exam Stats and Grading See AP Examination informationAP Examination information 1999 Means: Q1 3.82, Q2 2.51, Q3 2.59, Q4 3.0 Clemson Reading 1999 & 2000 ETS Report by Morgan & Ramist

Where Can I Go for Help? Purdue,Ferris St, or U of D Summer Session Paula Herron & Ann Winship Midwest Regional Office (877) College Board Online: Rob Hamilton New Castle Chrysler High School 801 Parkview Dr. New Castle, IN Work (765) Home (765) Web Page

Ending the Program Questions, Comments & Concerns Picture Program Evaluation Thanks