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Kristi Sutton
"Kristi is amazing and wonderful! I love her clear communication and positive energy." "Kristi was able to answer my many questions and made the challenges I felt about teaching AP much easier" |
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KRISTI SUTTON
Kristi Sutton earned her undergraduate degree in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. After working in the environmental testing field for a short time she returned to school at Syracuse University where she was awarded a Master of Science in Science Teaching. For 20 years Kristi taught AP Biology, Freshman Biology and Leadership in the Bellevue School District and for the last few years she has been an instructional coach. Kristi also ran the Debate Team for 5 years, was a LINK coordinator, served as Science Department Head, was a mentor teacher, and advised more clubs than she can remember.
In addition, Kristi has developed district-level curriculum in both Biology and AP Biology, as well as working collaboratively to develop a curriculum for teaching AP Biology using a problem-based learning focus. This work was funded through a grant from the Department of Education. She has also helped to create online resources in epigenetics and evolution for the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. In 2006 Kristi received her National Board Certification, which was renewed in 2015.
Kristi has been an AP Biology Reader for 16 years, serving as a Table Leader for nine. In addition, she has written and reviewed questions for the new AP Biology exam. She resides in Bellevue, Washington with her husband and two children.
She can be contacted at [email protected]
Kristi Sutton earned her undergraduate degree in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. After working in the environmental testing field for a short time she returned to school at Syracuse University where she was awarded a Master of Science in Science Teaching. For 20 years Kristi taught AP Biology, Freshman Biology and Leadership in the Bellevue School District and for the last few years she has been an instructional coach. Kristi also ran the Debate Team for 5 years, was a LINK coordinator, served as Science Department Head, was a mentor teacher, and advised more clubs than she can remember.
In addition, Kristi has developed district-level curriculum in both Biology and AP Biology, as well as working collaboratively to develop a curriculum for teaching AP Biology using a problem-based learning focus. This work was funded through a grant from the Department of Education. She has also helped to create online resources in epigenetics and evolution for the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. In 2006 Kristi received her National Board Certification, which was renewed in 2015.
Kristi has been an AP Biology Reader for 16 years, serving as a Table Leader for nine. In addition, she has written and reviewed questions for the new AP Biology exam. She resides in Bellevue, Washington with her husband and two children.
She can be contacted at [email protected]
AP BIOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTION
During this workshop, AP Biology teachers will become familiar with the recently updated Course and Exam Description (CED) in AP Biology (2019). The updated CED organizes the course into eight commonly taught units:
1: Chemistry of Life
2: Cell Structure and Function
3: Cellular Energetics
4: Cell Cycle
5: Heredity
6: Gene Expression and Regulation
7: Natural Selection
8: Ecology
The major focus of this online Advanced Placement Summer Institute will be on the CED, lab investigations, and the new resources available to teachers. The updated course framework clearly connects each learning objective to specific essential knowledge and includes biology – specific science practices that build skills to help students learn to think and act like biologists. Particularly important will be the time and skill set necessary to support teachers in implementing more inquiry-based investigations and participants will be given tools and strategies for modifying traditional experiments into inquiry-based models. Participants will become familiar with both hands-on and virtual investigations, including many in the updated lab manual AP Biology Lab Investigations: An Inquiry-Based Approach (2019). We will also discuss tips, tricks, and alternatives to these lab investigations. Participants will delve into the new AP Biology exam design and essay grading. There will be time carved out for teachers to begin working on their AP Biology syllabus specific to their school’s daily schedule and calendar so the AP Course Audit process will be made easier.
Materials: Participants must bring a laptop or tablet with internet access
We will:
• Discuss teaching strategies for AP Biology labs.
• Design and conduct labs, both hands-on and using virtual lab tools.
• Conduct data analysis and identify options for student reporting.
• Learn how to use existing resources most effectively in implementing the changes in the Curriculum Framework.
• Share alternative and supplemental lab activities and CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) activities.
• Work together on preparing a course audit (as needed).
• Review pacing guides, sample syllabi, textbooks, and how to navigate the AP Central website, APClassroom, and the course audit portal.
Key Takeaways for Participants include the following:
1. Understanding the redesigned Course
2. Planning to teach the Course
3. Teaching the Course
4. How to assess student progress and understanding
5. Becoming a member of the AP Biology Community
AP by the Bay AP Institute – AP Biology Weekly Agenda 2022
*Agenda subject to change. Flexibility is the key☺
During this workshop, AP Biology teachers will become familiar with the recently updated Course and Exam Description (CED) in AP Biology (2019). The updated CED organizes the course into eight commonly taught units:
1: Chemistry of Life
2: Cell Structure and Function
3: Cellular Energetics
4: Cell Cycle
5: Heredity
6: Gene Expression and Regulation
7: Natural Selection
8: Ecology
The major focus of this online Advanced Placement Summer Institute will be on the CED, lab investigations, and the new resources available to teachers. The updated course framework clearly connects each learning objective to specific essential knowledge and includes biology – specific science practices that build skills to help students learn to think and act like biologists. Particularly important will be the time and skill set necessary to support teachers in implementing more inquiry-based investigations and participants will be given tools and strategies for modifying traditional experiments into inquiry-based models. Participants will become familiar with both hands-on and virtual investigations, including many in the updated lab manual AP Biology Lab Investigations: An Inquiry-Based Approach (2019). We will also discuss tips, tricks, and alternatives to these lab investigations. Participants will delve into the new AP Biology exam design and essay grading. There will be time carved out for teachers to begin working on their AP Biology syllabus specific to their school’s daily schedule and calendar so the AP Course Audit process will be made easier.
Materials: Participants must bring a laptop or tablet with internet access
We will:
• Discuss teaching strategies for AP Biology labs.
• Design and conduct labs, both hands-on and using virtual lab tools.
• Conduct data analysis and identify options for student reporting.
• Learn how to use existing resources most effectively in implementing the changes in the Curriculum Framework.
• Share alternative and supplemental lab activities and CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) activities.
• Work together on preparing a course audit (as needed).
• Review pacing guides, sample syllabi, textbooks, and how to navigate the AP Central website, APClassroom, and the course audit portal.
Key Takeaways for Participants include the following:
1. Understanding the redesigned Course
2. Planning to teach the Course
3. Teaching the Course
4. How to assess student progress and understanding
5. Becoming a member of the AP Biology Community
AP by the Bay AP Institute – AP Biology Weekly Agenda 2022
*Agenda subject to change. Flexibility is the key☺
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