During this AP® Biology you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP® resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP® Exams by the new fall deadlines.
By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP® Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP® Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP® teacher community, and the AP® question bank.
SPEAKER
MARY WUERTH
Aloha From Ms. Mary Wuerth!
Welcome to the Second Annual Hawai‘i Advanced Placement® Summer Institute (APSI).
Ms. Mary Wuerth teaches AP Biology and Integrated Science at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA. Ms. Wuerth earned her B.S. in Biochemistry from UCLA, then did neurobiology research at UCLA before beginning her teaching career in south Los Angeles. Mary did graduate work in cell and molecular biology at San Francisco State University and has an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University. She has served as a mentor teacher for her district, taught biology at College of Marin, was the life science subject matter expert for student teachers in the education program at Dominican College. Mary currently serves on the advisory board for the single-subject credential program at Dominican College.
Mary was selected as one of 25 Lead Teachers for WGBH-TV’s Evolution Project and was awarded a RadioShack National Teacher Award for the use of technology in the classroom. Mary received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and is an Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Biointeractive Ambassador.
Mary is a workshop consultant for the College Board where she has served as an AP reader and table leader for the AP Biology exam. She has been presenting AP Biology workshops for the College Board since 1999.
Mary embraces the Aloha Spirit - compassion and kindness to all with whom we cross paths in our everyday lives.
Mahalo,
Mary