3RD ANNUAL ADVANCED PLACEMENT SUMMER ACADEMY
Directed by the Office of Continuous School Improvement of Central
Intermediate Unit # 10Dr. J.Hugh Dwyer, Executive DirectorBobbie W. Pfingstler, Ed. D. – Director
Luann Boulton – Administrative Assistant
July 30, 31 and Aug. 1, 2, 2012
HOST SITE BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL
Bellefonte Area School District Superintendent: Dr. Cheryl Potteiger Assistant Superintendent: Michelle Saylor CIU # 10 Board of Director: George Stone High School Principal: Jennifer Brown Vice Principal: Daniel Besch, Jr. High School Office: Bonnie Gephart and Carol Olson Computer Technician: Paul DeMille Head Custodian: William Cain
REGISTRATION
OUR AP CONSULTAN
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Left to Right:Kenn Pendleton: AP StatisticsMichael White: AP CalculusMaureen Nosal: AP BiologyEd Austin: AP US HistoryPeter Drewniany: AP English LiteratureVince Lankewish: AP English Language
13 AP TEACHERS FROM CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE UNIT # 10
SCHOOL DISTRICTS Name Course District
Mandy Biddle Biology Bald Eagle AreaDaniel Sharp Biology Bellefonte AreaJo Ellen Simcox Biology Philipsburg-Osceola AreaCharles Vipond Biology Philipsburg-Osceola AreaPaul Keser Calculus Clearfield AreaGregg Kohlhepp English LanguageBellefonte AreaRoxanne Miller English LanguageMoshannon ValleyKate Hoffman English Literature State College AreaJennifer Richardson English Literature Bellefonte AreaSusan Besch Statistics Bellefonte AreaDaniel Craig Statistics Bald Eagle AreaKristofer Albright US History Clearfield AreaBryan Bechdel US History Philipsburg-Osceola Area
“Small schools striving to raise academic expectations and
standards need to do more than just tell
students they value academic excellence. They need to show
them.”
AP BIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR: MAUREEN NOSAL
Last Name:Bay
First Name:Courtney
Email Address: [email protected]
Biddle Mandy [email protected] Bowser Yvonne [email protected] Gesin Stephen [email protected]
Hartman Bob [email protected]
Kennedy Bridget [email protected] King Nathan [email protected] Lyle Sarah [email protected]
Nagarajan Raj [email protected] Perkins Wendy [email protected]
Pete Benjamin [email protected] Prokopchak Julie [email protected]
Sharp Daniel [email protected] Shriver Scott [email protected] Simcox Jo Ellen [email protected] Tasco Tom [email protected]
Verhovsek Karyn [email protected] Vipond Charles [email protected]
Vorse-Yu Sharon [email protected] Voytek David [email protected]
BIOLOGY LAB
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BIOLOGY LAB
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BIOLOGY LAB
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BIOLOGY(CONTINUED)
TAKING A
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“It is just as much that sixth grade teacher’s
business how the kids do in 12th grade as it is the
12th grade teacher’s business.”
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION INSTRUCTOR:
VINCE LANKEWISH
Hackenberg Diane [email protected]
June Kelly [email protected]
Kohlhepp Gregg [email protected]
Miller Roxanne [email protected]
AP ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
“From day one I tell students that their AP
experience will be incomplete unless they take
the AP exams.”
AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE(CONTINUED)
“The institute blew me away. I came back on fire. It made me such a better teacher. Now I challenge myself just as much as I challenge my students.”
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION INSTRUCTOR:
PETER DREWNIANY
Douglas Theresa M. [email protected]
Hoffman Kate [email protected]
McClain Dina [email protected]
Richardson Jennifer [email protected]
Smith Joseph [email protected]
Taylor Megan [email protected]
ENGLISH
LITERATURE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
AP US HISTORY INSTRUCTOR: ED AUSTIN
Albright Kristofer [email protected]
Bechdel Bryan [email protected]
Chester Molly [email protected]
Dickerson Michelle [email protected]
Getty Cheryl [email protected]
Walters Zimmerman Truly [email protected]
AP US HISTORY
AP US HISTORY
“AP boosted my confidence in my ability to succeed. Even though I attended a rural high school, I know I got the best education through
AP.”
AP CALCULUS INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL WHITE
Kakaley Michael [email protected]
Keser Paul [email protected]
Oravec Mike [email protected]
Peachy Crist [email protected]
Whysong-Krentz Myra [email protected]
Williams Wendy [email protected]
AP CALCULUS
AP CALCULUS
“According to a recent U.S. Department of
Education study, a high school program of high academic intensity and quality --- precisely the kind offered by AP --- is
the single best predicator of college
success.”
AP STATISTICS INSTRUCTOR: KENN PENDLETON
Besch Susan [email protected]
Borowski Peter [email protected]
Craig Daniel [email protected]
AP STATISTICS
AP STATISTICS
AP STATISTICS
AP STATISTICS
“Readers like me, from a school in the coal fields
of West Virginia, can share ideas on an equal basis with teachers from
larger states and international experts.”
FEEDBACK COMMENTS FROM THE EVALUATIONS
Biology “Couldn’t teach the new curriculum rearrangement without this workshop.”“By far, the most informative teacher development conference I have been to. Very crucial for all the new AP Biology changes. Maureen is great.”“I will redesign my AP Bio Labs to be more inquiry based and will rewrite curriculum to match College Board’s new curriculum.”“The instructor helped to build confidence and confirmed that I am already doing a lot of great things in my AP course.”“I plan on spending time reorganizing my course and how I teach. The emphasis on inquiry will become more central in my approach to teaching. Please continue to offer the AP Summer Institutes.”English Literature and Composition“Really gained ideas for teaching poetry and analysis in class, along with a formalist approach to short, close readings for analysis.”“My week at the institute was enjoyable, well organized, and the IU Directors were friendly. Thanks for recruiting high quality instructors.”Calculus“Mr. White is a fantastic instructor with an abundance of valuable ideas.”“The graphing calculator presentations were well done.”“This was amazing. I know I have a lot of work to do, but I can see so many ways I can improve my teaching.”“I would love to have Mike White spend more time with me and my entire math department.”
English Language and Composition“Vincent stuck to the time, giving us all we asked for, was flexible with what we needed, and was incredibly generous with ALL – and his time.“Bring him back.”US History“Edmund Austin - excellent presentations and amazing presenter.”“Ed was very knowledgeable and offered practical solutions and suggestions to help students be successful in AP.”“Awesome! I have been teaching for 25 years and got so much out of this seminar.”Statistics“I really enjoyed and learned more about linear regression, the connections of the (x2) chi-square test and matrices, and also simulations.”“Thanks to Bobbie, Luann and Kenn for a great week.”“Would like a second Statistics class to this one.”
FEEDBACK COMMENTS FROM THE EVALUATIONS
“AP courses not only improve students enrolled in them with outstanding academic opportunities, but they also
can have the added benefit of raising the academic standard for the entire school because
AP teachers are strongly trained, they will better serve
all students, not just those taking AP. It’s important that students both in large school districts and rural ones have
access to AP.”
