AP Summer Institute 2024
The University of Texas at Arlington
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Over the course of the 4-day workshop, all teachers, both new and seasoned will gain something to bring back to their classroom. Participants in this in-depth training will increase their knowledge of and comfort level with the AP Biology Curriculum, including an in-depth review of the AP Biology Course and Exam Description (CED), and they will learn how to plan their course around the CED. We will perform some of the labs from the new lab manual, conduct some effective and inexpensive labs, and discuss how to tweak labs you currently use to make them student-driven and inquiry-based. Various instructional and learning strategies will be introduced in order for participants to fully integrate the science practices into their daily classroom. In addition, time will be spent familiarizing ourselves with the format, sample questions, and grading of the AP Biology exam along with some FRQ tips and tricks. We will also look at the scope and sequence of the course with time being dedicated to your own course syllabus and lesson planning.
Linda Alloju’s teaching career has been centered in Plano ISD in Plano, Texas since 2006. She has taught all high school grade levels and every science course offered by the district. Linda currently teaches AP Biology at Plano West Senior High School and was named the 2022 Experienced Teacher of the Year. She holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin and her Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biology from The University of Texas at Dallas. Linda’s passion is teaching and learning as well as supporting all teachers in their teaching endeavors. She has presented both at the district and national level on formative assessment and how to engage all learners. She serves as a campus and district new teacher mentor, is a district curriculum writer for AP Biology, and AP Biology Reader.