TCU hosts teachers from across U.S. for AP Summer Institute

Fort Worth, TX

6/19/2009

Over 1,300 advanced placement educators from across the country will be at TCU’s Advanced Placement® (AP) Summer Institute, presented during three week sessions from June 22 through July 17 by the Office of Extended Education. TCU’s AP Summer Institute, one of the first and largest in the country, has trained over 12,000 teachers, who in turn have educated over 120,000 students, since its inception in 1994.

“This program is critical to AP educators as it helps prepares new teachers and show innovative ideas to current teachers,” said David Grebel, TCU’s director of Extended Education. “It is also an excellent opportunity to represent TCU to educators and through them to future TCU students.”

Previous attendees have expressed the program’s value, with one even saying it was the best training they’d received in their 28-year career. Others have said, “I will be a much better teacher for having had the experience,” “Excellent! I learned more in this class about Java and teaching in general than any class I have ever taken,” and “I enjoyed the technology and the freedom to choose my own session and subject matter.”

Susan Harris, director of the AP Summer Institute, said, “Building relationships with the teachers and hearing them express enthusiasm about taking new ideas into the classroom are the most satisfying aspects of the institute.”

The AP Institute provides the opportunity for educators to discover new lecture materials and units, receive feedback from other AP educators, and hear the latest methods of improving students’ scores. The educators also will be provided tools and information necessary to start a new program or enhance an existing one.

Presenters, including TCU faculty and educators from across the AP Southwest Region (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico), will cover 50 AP sections, including virtually all currently available AP subjects. The AP Institute also provides professional development continuing education credit of 32 hours.

For more information on the AP Institute, contact the Office of Extended Education at 817-257-7132 or visit www.lifelong.tcu.edu.