Click on the link below to download the Spring Newsletter.
NCAAPMT.ORG – Valuable resources for AP Calculus
Members looking for more great resources to aid in teaching AP mathematics should check out the website for the North Carolina Association of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers.
This resource is especially valuable for AP Calculus teachers as many of the articles are written by the current Chief Reader Stephen Davis of Davidson College. The link on the left under “Presentation Archive” has many great article including one written by Davis on the scoring of L’Hospital’s Rule. Click the link below to read this article.
2017 GAAPMT at GMC
October 20, 2017
The Georgia Mathematics Conference at Rock Eagle is fast approaching, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage each of you to attend. The highlight of the conference for AP teachers is on Friday, October 20 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Gas Building. Keynote speakers will address topics in AP Calculus and AP Statistics, and there are several sessions for each discipline. These speakers all have extensive experience in the field and are there to bring you best practices and new ideas that will encourage and excite you about teaching AP. My motto as a teacher has always been, “If I think I know it all, I need to quit!” Through 30+ years of teaching, I have always been able to glean wonderful ideas from speakers at this conference dedicated to AP teachers and mathematics teachers. The following grid gives you the schedule for our part of the GMC on Friday.
| Gas Room 1 | Gas Room 2 | |||
| 8:00 – 9:15 |
More Fun Calculus Activities Sandy Burlingame Fannin County High School (Retired) |
Barbie Bungee Jump, Pool Noodle Javelins, and Other Activities to Get Your Statistics Students Outdoors Billy Esra Bishop Hall Charter School |
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| 9:30 – 10:45 | AP Calculus—By the Standards Storie Atkins Columbus High School |
Seeing Random Variables in AP Statistics Vicki Greenberg Atlanta Jewish Academy & Kennesaw State University |
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| 11:00 – 12:00 | Appropriate Assessment in AP Calculus Dr. Chuck Garner Rockdale Magnet School |
Short Meaningful Activities with Applets for AP Statistics Vicki Greenberg Atlanta Jewish Academy & Kennesaw State University |
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| 12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch and Business Meeting | |||
| 12:30 – 2:00 | AP Calculus Reading Report Marshall Ransom, Chuck Garner, Dennis Wilson |
AP Statistics Reading Report Billy Esra, Debbie Kohler, & Jean Linner |
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| 2:15 | Closing Session for GMC in Auditorium | |||
I hope you will make plans to attend! Go to www.gctm.org and look for GMC at Rock Eagle to register. Or you may go directly to the site with this link:
http://new.gctm-resources.org/gctm/dv7/?q=gmc.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Debbie M. Kohler
President, GAAPMT
August 2017 Newsletter
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Preview 2017 AP Calculus Reader’s Report
The 2017 AP Reader’s Report is coming soon to Rock Eagle. Get a preview here with Marshall Ransom’s report on how the hot potato was handled.
New AP Stats 2017 Reader’s Report
Click here to see a preview of the AP Statistics Reader’s Report for 2017. Come to GAAPMT at Rock Eagle to get the full report!
Spring 2017 Newsletter
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2016 AP Calculus Reader’s Report
The 2016 AP Calculus Reader’s Report has been added. We hope to see you all at Rock Eagle on Friday!
GAAPMT at GMC
October 21, 2016
The Georgia Mathematics Conference at Rock Eagle is fast approaching, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage each of you to attend. The highlight of the conference for AP teachers is on Friday, October 21 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Gas Building. Keynote speakers will address topics in AP Calculus and AP Statistics, and there are several sessions for each discipline. These speakers all have extensive experience in the field and are there to bring you best practices and new ideas that will encourage and excite you about teaching AP. My motto as a teacher has always been, “If I think I know it all, I need to quit!” Through 30+ years of teaching, I have always been able to glean wonderful ideas from speakers at this conference dedicated to AP teachers and mathematics teachers. The following grid gives you the schedule for our part of the GMC on Friday.
| Gas Room 1 | Gas Room 2 | Gas Room3 | ||
| 8:00 – 9:15 |
Sergio Stadler The New AP Calculus Standards & Connections with PreCalculus |
Billy Esra Teaching the p-value alone is not enough: p-hacking and pitfalls |
Steve Stodgill Nspire your students to mbrace Technology in AP Statistics |
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| 9:30 – 10:45 | Starting Calculus Off Right: A Non-Traditional Approach | Chris Franklin Assessment |
Dennis Wilson Setting Bounds – Coping with Approximation Errors in Calculus |
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| 11:00 – 12:00 | Storie Atkins Using Best Practices in AP Calculus |
Debbie Kohler Using Best Practices to Engage Students in AP Statistics |
Marshall Ransom Approaching Limits: Visualizing, Calculating, Defining and Using L’Hopital’s Rule |
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| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Lunch and Business Meeting |
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| 12:30 – 2:00 | AP Calculus Reading ReportMarshall Ransom |
AP Statistics Reading ReportBilly Esra, Debbie Kohler, & Jean Linner |
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| 2:15 |
Closing Session for GMC in Auditorium |
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I hope you will make plans to attend! Go to www.gctm.org and look for GMC at Rock Eagle to register. Or you may go directly to the site with this link:
http://new.gctm-resources.org/gctm/dv7/?q=gmc.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Debbie M. Kohler
President, GAAPMT