During this AP Calculus AB and BC (combined) APSI, 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.
Steve Tyler is in his 33rd year of teaching, including eighteen years teaching AP Calculus. He has taught Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, Problem Solving, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC throughout his career. He has written and initiated new AP Calculus curriculum at multiple schools, along with creating a one semester BC course to come after a successful AB course and AP exam. Steve has been an AP reader for AP Calculus (either AB or BC) since 2012. Steve spent twenty years teaching in Indiana and is currently working in his twelfth year in Chicago, Illinois. He currently teaches at Francis W. Parker School, an independent school in Chicago. He has been and currently is a faculty presenter for technology in the classroom. He currently teaches from an iPad and uses multiple on-line programs to enhance his classroom, including One Note to house all his classroom information. Steve has presented at a DuPage County Math Teachers Institute and at an Illinois Teachers of Mathematics Conference. Besides working as an APSI Consultant, Steve has been working as an AP Mentor with the College Board since the beginning of this program for AP Calculus. Steve has also facilitated Calculus teacher summer workshops for KIPP Public Charter Schools, consulted for the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), facilitated Saturday study sessions for students, and coordinated instructor training for math teachers. Steve contributed in writing questions during the kickoff of AP Precalculus in 2022-2023. Steve earned his B.S. from Indiana University and his M.A.E. from Ball State University. In the summer of 2020, the University of Chicago recognized him with an Outstanding Educator Award.
You may reach Steve at styler@fwparker.org