Bring PBL to Your Classroom
The AP Project-Based Learning Series helps AP teachers implement an engaging and student-centered project-based instructional approach in their classrooms. The projects in the series drive student learning of content and skills outlined in the AP course framework.
The AP Project-Based Learning Series will help you:
Identify how AP content and skills are developed within and across the course projects.
Apply high-quality PBL design elements and teaching practices.
Simulate and model PBL practices using examples from the course projects
Adapt and prepare to implement the projects with your students.
Academic Year Support Included in the AP Project-Based Learning Series
The AP Project-Based Learning Series offers opportunities to attend professional learning throughout the school year. The series includes:
Project Implementation Guides that provide adaptable course planning and pacing, recommended assessments, and assignments that encompass the entirety of the course.
4 days of professional learning during the AP Summer Institute (30 hours), including access to project implementation guides and instructional materials.
5 optional online, 90-minute support sessions on evening during the school year. You'll be able to choose from several dates and times for each session.
You can earn continuing education units (CEUs) for attending the AP Summer Institute and additional CEUs for attending support sessions throughout the year.
Please note: The Silver State APSI handles all payments and financial settlements. All questions regarding payment and registration status must be directed to Silver State APSI. Please submit offline payments (school checks or purchase orders) directly to Silver State APSI, not the College Board.
For questions, please contact Silver State APSI at 702-799-0781.
Instructor: Kelly Predham
Syllabus: AP Business with Personal Finance
Kelly Predham is a Business and Marketing educator at Ridgefield High School in Connecticut, where she teaches AP Business Principles and advises one of the state’s most successful FBLA chapters. Named Ridgefield High School’s 2024–2025 Teacher of the Year, she is known for designing rigorous, project-based learning experiences that connect students with authentic business challenges, industry partners, and leadership opportunities.
Kelly serves on the College Board’s AP Business Principles Project-Based Learning Development Committee, contributing to course design, field testing, and professional learning resources for educators nationwide. She is also a member of the Connecticut FBLA Board of Directors and has grown her chapter from a small program into a statewide leader, producing extensive state and national competitors.
In addition to her work in secondary education, Kelly has taught college-level dual-enrollment business courses and is a certified University of Connecticut Early College Experience instructor in Personal Financial Literacy. Her professional focus centers on preparing students for college, careers, and leadership through competition-based learning, community partnerships, and innovative AP and PBL instruction.