The College BoardŐs Advanced Placement Program¨

AP¨ German TeachersŐ Conference

 

Saturday, January 26, 2008

 

T. C. Williams High School

3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

 

Dear Colleague:

 

On Saturday, January 26, 2008, the AP German Development Committee will present a conference on AP German Language. The conference, which is free of charge, will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Rotunda at T. C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302.

 

You and your colleagues are cordially invited to attend the Development CommitteeŐs program, which will feature presentations on teaching AP German Language. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a question-and-answer session and to exchange information with the high school and college faculty who are responsible for designing the AP German Language course and exam and with the Chief Reader, who supervises the evaluation of studentsŐ essays and speech samples. A copy of the agenda is enclosed. You may wish to post it on your departmentŐs bulletin board.

 

To register for the conference, please complete the enclosed form and return it to Michele Miller by e-mail (mmiller@ets.org), fax (609-683-2800), or mail (MS 18-N, ETS, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541) by January 18, 2008. By registering in advance, you will ensure that those planning the conference provide a sufficient number of publications and handouts. We also encourage you to include any questions you would like to have answered at the conference. You will not get a confirmation of receipt of your registration form, but your registration assures you of a place at the conference.

 

We sincerely hope that you and your colleagues will be able to participate in this program and take advantage of the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with the AP German Development Committee. We look forward to seeing you in January.

 

Margaret Hampton, Chair

AP German Development Committee

 

AP German Development Committee for 20072008:

 

            Margaret Hampton, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, Chair

            Mary Ashcraft, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

            Kerstin Helbing, Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, CA

            Adam M. Levine, T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA

            Juan Carlos Morales, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Miami, FL

            Jamie Rankin, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

            Anja Restenberger, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

                           

The Chief Reader for AP German is Wiebke Strehl of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.  

The Chief Reader Designate is Johanna Watzinger-Tharp of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Consultants from Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, are Ulrike Johnson and Dorothy David.


 

 

 

REGISTRATION FORM

 

The College BoardŐs Advanced Placement Program¨

AP¨ German TeachersŐ Conference

 

Saturday, January 26, 2008

9:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.

 

T. C. Williams High School

3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

 

 

Return by January 18, 2008, to Michele Miller by e-mail (mmiller@ets.org), mail (MS 18-N, ETS, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541), or fax (609-683-2800) so that provisions can be made for seating, refreshments, and materials.

 

(Please Print)

 

NAME _______________________________________________________________________________

 

TITLE ________________________________________________________________________________

 

INSTITUTION ________________________________________________________________________

 

ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________________

 

PHONE NUMBER __________________________E-MAIL ___________________________________

 

 

I presently teach an AP German course:  ____  

 

I am considering teaching an AP German course: ____  

 

This registration form may be used to register more than one person. Please list below the
names and addresses of any others who plan to attend.

 

How many others plan to attend? ____

 

Names _______________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

Please use the space below to submit any questions you would like discussed at the conference.

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

The College BoardŐs Advanced Placement Program¨

AP¨ German TeachersŐ Conference

 

T. C Williams High School

3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

 

CONFERENCE THEME

Teaching AP German Language

 

DATE

Saturday, January 26, 2008

 

TIME

9:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.

 

 

PROGRAM

 

 

                        8:30–9:00 a.m.                        *          Coffee/breakfast

 

                        9:00–9:15 a.m.                        *          Developing the AP German Examination

 

                        9:15–10:00 a.m.                      *          2007 Exam Results; Grading of the Exam

 

                        10:00–11:30 a.m.                    *          Development of the AP Course, Teaching
                                                                                    Strategies, and Classroom Exercises

 

                        11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.             *          Program News

 

                        12:00–12:30 p.m.                     *          Questions and Answers; Best Practices

 

Return to: Virginia Chapter AATG