The College Board-endorsed AP Summer Institutes provide teachers with in-depth training in AP courses and teaching strategies. Participants engage in at least 30 hours of pedagogical and content rich training led by College Board-endorsed consultants and receive printed materials, including course outlines ; content -related handouts; and student samples, scoring guidelines, and commentary for the most recent AP Exam free-response questions.
The Silver State AP* Summer Institute is offering the following AP sessions. Please note some AP sessions are split by participant's years of teaching the specified AP subject; this may be different than years of experience teaching. Please register according to the following requirements:
New is designed specifically for teachers with 0-3 years of experience teaching the specified AP subject.
Experienced requires the participants have taught the specified AP subject for a minimum of 3 years.
Please understand that years teaching AP may be different than total years of teaching experience.
Instructor: Martin Loftus
Syllabus: AP Art & Design
Marty Loftus has been teaching visual art for 30 years, and continues to be actively engaged with College Board and AP Art and Design program. Marty has served as an AP Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader, has curated the AP Art and Design Exhibition, and has delivered the 3D Art and Design presentation at multiple AP readings. In addition to developing syllabi for College Board, and materials for the AP Art and Design mentorship program, Marty created online content for students and teachers during the pandemic as well as videos for AP Daily. Marty is a College Board consultant for AP Art and Design, a member of the AP Annual Conference Steering Committee, and serves as Director of Visual Arts at Denver School of the Arts in Denver, Colorado.