During this AP Seminar 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.
Ashley Hutchinson is a National Board Certified educator and College Board–endorsed
consultant for AP Seminar and AP English Language and Composition, with more than 20 years
of experience in the classroom and as an instructional coach. She has served for over a decade
as an AP Reader and scoring leader for both AP English Language and AP Seminar.
Ashley currently teaches AP English Language and Composition, AP Seminar, and Journalism
at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina, and has previously taught at East
Carolina University and Pitt Community College. She has facilitated more than 40 AP Summer
Institutes and professional learning workshops for the College Board, the North Carolina AP
Partnership, and NMSI, and has presented at the AP Annual Conference as well as multiple
conferences for the North Carolina English Teachers Association (NCETA). She has also served
NCETA in several leadership roles, including Executive Director. Ashley is known for her
practical, engaging sessions that help teachers strengthen student voice, writing, and critical thinking.