2025 AP CALCULUS AB. AP® Summer Institute APSI
Union High School, Camas, WA
AUGUST 5-8, 2025
Presented by Mark Littlefield
Agenda
During this AP Calculus AB Summer Institute, we will explore Units 1 – 8 of the Course and Exam Description (CED):
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Basic Derivative Rules
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change
Unit 7: Differential Equations
Unit 8: Applications of Integration
The concepts and applications of the topics in AP Calculus AB will be done by addressing topics through multiple representations – analytically, graphically, numerically, and verbally. Time will be spent completing and discussing both multiple-choice and free-response problems. This will include looking at the preparation for the AP exam as well as the scoring of free-response problems. Technology will be used to discover concepts, enhance instruction, and to solve problems. We will also look at a variety of textbooks, useful resources, and technology for use in the classroom. Participants are encouraged to share any lessons, activities, and resources that they have found effective in the classroom.
Throughout this workshop, participants will:
- Discuss each section of the Course and Exam Description (CED).
- Outline the instructional plan by Unit and Topic in an academic calendar.
- Discuss examples of how AP Classroom can be utilized to develop each practice/skill.
- Practice interpreting data within the Instructional Planning Report to identify student strengths and weaknesses.
- Identify and explain various instructional strategies and tools that teachers can incorporate in their lesson plans to teach the content and skills.
