LEE FERGUSON"Lee was fantastic. I highly recommend taking her institute. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience." "Lee was professional, engaging and very supportive! I would highly recommend her training to anyone!" |
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LEE FERGUSONLee Ferguson (she/her) is a nationally recognized AP Biology teacher and science education leader. She currently teaches AP and Honors Biology at The Episcopal School of Dallas in Dallas, Texas, where she also serves as the Upper School Diversity Coordinator. Lee previously taught AP Biology at Allen High School. She has taught AP Biology for 23 of her 30 years in education. Lee helped develop the AP Biology Course and Exam Description, training materials for AP consultants, and various instructional materials for AP Biology.
Lee has been an AP Biology consultant since 2016 and serves as one of the College Board’s Lead AP Biology Consultants. She is a long-time AP Reader and Table Leader. Most recently, Lee was named to serve on the AP Biology Exam Development Committee. She also serves as an HHMI BioInteractive Ambassador. A science education leader at the state and national levels, Lee is a Past President of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers. She currently serves as the NABT Region VII Coordinator/Director.
Lee enjoys building capacity in teachers through professional development. She founded the DFW AP Bio PLC in 2012 to provide teacher-driven professional development for AP Biology teachers in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro area. Through the work she does with teachers, she hopes to spark a sense of wonder and curiosity in students as they explore biology framed in real-world contexts and based in active inquiry learning. Her workshops show teachers that teaching AP science can be fun, help students develop deep thinking and analysis skills, all while creating a learning environment that empowers students to grow as learners and scientists
AP BIOLOGY WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
After this week’s learning, participants will:
After this week’s learning, participants will:
- Understand the structure of the AP Biology Course, including content and skills.
- Learn to utilize each aspect of the AP Biology Course and Exam Description as a planning, teaching, and assessment tool.
- Discuss how to spiral and scaffold the AP Biology Science Practices throughout their instruction.
- Develop instructional approaches for teaching content and skills.
- Examine and understand the Exam Description to aid in class assessment preparation.
- Use AP Classroom to plan, teach, and assess student learning.
- Learn to leverage the assignment reports in AP Classroom to design and refine instruction.
- Explore various instructional strategies for developing student mastery of the AP Biology Science Practices and course content.
- Begin preparing a course syllabus.
- Practice using materials to assess student progress and understanding.
- Perform selected laboratory investigations & share ideas for implementing these activities in the classroom.
- Analyze exam data from the Instructional Planning Report and Chief Reader Report to find ways to refine class instruction.
- Become a member of the AP Community.
- Network and develop a support system with other workshop participants.
AP Biology Course Description
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
Unit 2: Cells
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
Unit 5: Heredity
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
Unit 7: Natural Selection
Unit 8: Ecology
Participants in this week-long intensive training will receive immersive instruction in the AP Biology Course and Exam Description. They will learn to leverage the tools in the CED to plan, teach, and assess student learning in the course. Participants will also use AP Classroom and the tools available within the platform for formative and summative assessment to gauge student mastery of course content and the science practices. You will complete inquiry-based labs and activities focused on developing students’ learning of the science practices daily. You will engage in learning experiences that will show you how to help students make connections between units. There will also be dedicated time to a deep dive into the question format and scoring of the exam, and using exam data from Instructional Planning Reports and the Chief Reader Report to design and refine instruction to help you move students toward success. Finally, there will be time to use what you have learned about the course scope and sequence to plot a course calendar and your course syllabus.
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
Unit 2: Cells
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
Unit 5: Heredity
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
Unit 7: Natural Selection
Unit 8: Ecology
Participants in this week-long intensive training will receive immersive instruction in the AP Biology Course and Exam Description. They will learn to leverage the tools in the CED to plan, teach, and assess student learning in the course. Participants will also use AP Classroom and the tools available within the platform for formative and summative assessment to gauge student mastery of course content and the science practices. You will complete inquiry-based labs and activities focused on developing students’ learning of the science practices daily. You will engage in learning experiences that will show you how to help students make connections between units. There will also be dedicated time to a deep dive into the question format and scoring of the exam, and using exam data from Instructional Planning Reports and the Chief Reader Report to design and refine instruction to help you move students toward success. Finally, there will be time to use what you have learned about the course scope and sequence to plot a course calendar and your course syllabus.