Mark Little had been a science teacher at Broomfield High School in Colorado for 32 years and has taught AP Biology for about 20 years and retired at the end of 2018. He has been very involved with the AP Biology re-design, including and not limited to field-testing some of the laboratory investigations and helping with the new CED. Mark has been an AP Reader and Table Leader for over fifteen years at the reading along with being an item writer for the exam. Mark received his BS degree from Colorado State University and his Masters from the University of Denver.
Mark incorporates the new curriculum framework ideas in his workshop and his focus for his institutes is to help the AP Biology come alive for students He incorporates the information learned in his workshops and stays current using research-based, pedagogically sound instructional strategies. Mark is involved with the AP Biology Teacher community and offers help to teachers directly in these groups. Mark is a National Board Certified and has been recognized for his teaching by receiving various awards, including the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for the state of Colorado in 2005. Since 2014, Mark has lead AP workshops in Alabama, Arizona, Minnesota, Montana and California. Mark was President of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) in 2013 and currently still very involved with the organization. He enjoys reading, fly fishing and golfing and traveling with his wife in his free time.
Mark: “I am looking forward to working with you all at the Oregon APSI this summer.”
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Why attend an in-person APSI? Meaningful discussions and collaborations! Opportunities to do hands-on activities and laboratory experiments.
Cellular respiration laboratory with peas experiment measuring temperature, concentration of oxygen gas, concentration of carbon dioxide gas as a function of time.
Doing this hands-on laboratory experiment during an APSI helps teachers develop an effective lesson for their students so that their students can be successful answers cellular respiration questions on an AP Biology Test.
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