| Advanced
Placement Summer Institute 2009
Calculus AB
Location
and time
June
22-25, 2009 (4 days)
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Mon.-Thurs, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
This
institute takes place at the University of Delaware Downtown
Center, 8th and King Streets, Wilmington. (Click
here for driving directions.)
Instructor
Gail
Kaplan, Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics, Towson University
Dr. Gail
Kaplan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics
at Towson University. Her primary research interest is the
development and dissemination of active approaches to learning
mathematics. After many years teaching at the university level,
Dr. Kaplan began to teach at the secondary level. Not only
did close to one hundred percent of Dr. Kaplan's AP Calculus
students earn passing grades on the national AP exam, but
80% of the students in her most recent class earned 5's and
the rest earned 4's. They are following in the footsteps of
their witty, concerned teacher whose stellar high school and
college performance led to Phi Beta Kappa honors at Goucher
College. Her highest collegiate honor was the Marian Tory
Prize in Mathematic, presented "for creative imagination
and the ability to present ideas clearly" only in those
years when there is a deserving student. In 2001 her innovations
in the secondary classroom led to a Presidential Award for
Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. In 2006 her work
in the college classroom led to an MCTM, Maryland Council
of Teachers of Mathematics Award for Outstanding College Mathematics
Professor. Dr. Kaplan shares her passion for innovative, creative
teaching by infecting prospective teachers at Towson University
and in-service teachers around the world with her delight
in mathematics, motivating and inspiring them to draw the
best from their students.
Course
description
The primary
goal of this workshop is for teachers to explore the techniques
which enhance student learning Advanced Placement Calculus
courses. The workshop will focus on classroom strategies that
encourage teachers not only to enjoy teaching calculus, but
also to learn how to creatively engage students in mathematical
investigations that enable the students to "discover"
the major concepts. We will examine a variety of strategies
and skills that can be used to explore the fascinating world
of teaching AP Calculus. The activities and projects are designed
to enhance your understanding, appreciation, and practical
experience of a student centered classroom for calculus
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