Southern California AP* Institute

Faculty


	AP* CALCULUS BC Cathy Want history Catherine Want was a high school math teacher for 33 years. She has taught every level of mathematics. She was with Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego County, California for 15 years and Irvine Unified School District in Irvine, California for 18 years. Catherine also spent a year as a Fulbright Exchange Teacher in England. Catherine taught AP Calculus for 25 years and AP Statistics for 9 years. She was an AP Calculus Reader and/or Table Leader for thirteen years. Catherine has presented at workshops in California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, New York, Alaska and Hawaii. She has also conducted workshops overseas in Saipan, Thailand, Indonesia, Germany and India. Catherine received commendation from University of California, Irvine. She was a Siemans Teacher Excellence Award winner in 2003 and she was named a Teacher of Merit by INTEL in 2005. contact You can e-mail Catherine at cwant@cox.net. session outline The Calculus BC session will cover topics on the AP* Calculus BC syllabus with emphasis on the BC only topics. Strategies for presenting the material for student understanding will be modeled and discussed. I will share teaching techniques as well as go over the content. The sharing of projects that develop an understanding of a concept is also part of the plan for the week. Sample problems will be given and solved together to develop an understanding of the material and the College Board* philosophy. If you have a graphing calculator, please bring it with you. I normally use a TI-84. I will bring old AP* exams and their rubrics for you. I will ask publishers for textbooks so you can peruse them. We will discuss what is important if you are selecting a textbook. Time will be allowed for the sharing of ideas. So, if you have anything that has worked well for you, please bring it along to share with the other participants. If you have any questions before we get together, please feel free to contact me. The schedule is tentative and will be adjusted to the participants. Participants will become familiar with the AP scoring rubrics including the 2010 rubric. Monday Introductions Series Tuesday More Series Wednesday La Grange Error Parametric Equations Vector Equations Polar Equations Thursday Other BC topics Preparing for the AP* Exam 2010 Exam Rubric After the A.P.* Test [ Art History ] . [ Biology ] . [ Calculus AB ] . [ Calculus BC ] . [ Chemistry ] . [ Economics ] . [ English Language ] . [ English Literature ] . [ Environmental Science ] . [ European History ] . [ French Language ] . [ Physics ] . [ Psychology ] . [ Spanish Language ] . [ Spanish Literature ] . [ Statistics ] . [ U.S. Government ] . [ U.S. History ] . [ World History ]

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