Mark Kiraly has taught at Ryan High School in Denton, TX since graduating from Michigan State University in 1993. Over the years he has taught nearly every mathematics class offered at Ryan in addition to a couple of years of physics. He has been teaching AP Calculus AB and BC since 1998. Mark was first an AP Reader in 2005 becoming a Table Leader in 2010. Starting in 2013, Mark was a Question Leader and has been an Exam Leader since 2020 through the 2025 exam. He has enjoyed helping to set standards and train readers on the reading of specific problems, including both secure and operational forms of the AB and BC exams.
Mr. Kiraly has been consulting since 2015 and enjoyed the opportunity to work with local teachers and those outside of Texas (ten states and counting). Since the spring of 2020, he and his good friend Virge Cornelius have been able to collaborate on the Calculus AB AP Live videos broadcasting on YouTube for 45 minutes each day (33 lessons in 2020 and 8 each in 2021-2024) to help hundreds of thousands of students worldwide prepare for the AP Calculus Exams. In the fall of 2020, he was named the Lead Teacher for AP Daily, a series of short videos in AP Classroom aligned to each topic from Calculus AB in the Course and Exam Description (CED). He is an active member of the online AP community working as admin on the AP Calc TEACHERS AB/BC Facebook group of over 10,000 teachers. In 2025, Mark joined the author team for the 2027 publishing of Demana Waits Kennedy Bressoud Boardman Kiraly Edition of Calculus - Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 7th edition.
Mark enjoys working with others passionate about mathematics. He lives in Denton with his wife, an AP Biology teacher, their son and daughter, their pets and some poultry.
Mr. Kiraly has been consulting since 2015 and enjoyed the opportunity to work with local teachers and those outside of Texas (ten states and counting). Since the spring of 2020, he and his good friend Virge Cornelius have been able to collaborate on the Calculus AB AP Live videos broadcasting on YouTube for 45 minutes each day (33 lessons in 2020 and 8 each in 2021-2024) to help hundreds of thousands of students worldwide prepare for the AP Calculus Exams. In the fall of 2020, he was named the Lead Teacher for AP Daily, a series of short videos in AP Classroom aligned to each topic from Calculus AB in the Course and Exam Description (CED). He is an active member of the online AP community working as admin on the AP Calc TEACHERS AB/BC Facebook group of over 10,000 teachers. In 2025, Mark joined the author team for the 2027 publishing of Demana Waits Kennedy Bressoud Boardman Kiraly Edition of Calculus - Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic 7th edition.
Mark enjoys working with others passionate about mathematics. He lives in Denton with his wife, an AP Biology teacher, their son and daughter, their pets and some poultry.
MARK KIRALY
Mark can be contacted at: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
AP CALCULUS AB COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Institute will focus on the Calculus curriculum as outlined by The College Board. It will include a study of four major components: limits, rates of change, indefinite integrals, and accumulation using definite integrals. We will discuss the framework for AP Calculus as outlined by the College Board in the 2019-2020 Course and Exam Description.
We will investigate the concepts using numerical, graphical, symbolic, and verbal perspectives. Concepts and lessons that promote student understanding of major ideas will be emphasized. Each participant will receive classroom-tested worksheets, programs, and activities. Special attention will be given to assessment of written student responses in light of current AP scoring standards. Change and reflections from the reading of the new hybrid format will of course be shared.
The TI-83/84 family of graphing calculators and Desmos will be used for instruction but all others are welcome and some support provided. Each participant should bring their text book (digitally is okay), a device to receive digital documents, and a graphing calculator.
AGENDA
Mark Kiraly – 4 Day Calculus AB APSI Agenda
This is simply a road map. One way to complete our journey. I will allow your input and the conversations of the day lead to tangential day trips whenever we feel the need. As calculus teachers we should be very open to tangential paths.
Day 1
Synchronous Session – Welcome/Introduction & Workshop Details
Previewing the Mathematical Practices – Opening Activity Breakout Rooms
Asynchronous: College Board Slide Deck Day 1 – CED and Exam Content
Quizziz Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Spiraling/Scaffolding/Rebuilding/Instruction
Asynchronous: Functions and Derivatives in the Newspaper
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session - Answer questions and debrief
Day 2
Online APSI Mark Kiraly 1
Synchronous Session – Websites and Online Resources (bring your favorites to
share).
Asynchronous: College Board Resources– Unit Guides & AP Classroom
Synchronous Session - Circuits. Limits.
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Pacing/Scheduling; Recent Changes; Riemann Sums
Rule; AP Reading
Asynchronous: Planning & Scheduling / Office Hours
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session - Answer questions and debrief
Day 4
Synchronous Session – Rectilinear Motion / Related Rates
Asynchronous: College Board Broadening Access
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Area / Volume Participants’ Choice / Share
Asynchronous: Investigative Tasks & Office Hours
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief
This Institute will focus on the Calculus curriculum as outlined by The College Board. It will include a study of four major components: limits, rates of change, indefinite integrals, and accumulation using definite integrals. We will discuss the framework for AP Calculus as outlined by the College Board in the 2019-2020 Course and Exam Description.
We will investigate the concepts using numerical, graphical, symbolic, and verbal perspectives. Concepts and lessons that promote student understanding of major ideas will be emphasized. Each participant will receive classroom-tested worksheets, programs, and activities. Special attention will be given to assessment of written student responses in light of current AP scoring standards. Change and reflections from the reading of the new hybrid format will of course be shared.
The TI-83/84 family of graphing calculators and Desmos will be used for instruction but all others are welcome and some support provided. Each participant should bring their text book (digitally is okay), a device to receive digital documents, and a graphing calculator.
AGENDA
Mark Kiraly – 4 Day Calculus AB APSI Agenda
This is simply a road map. One way to complete our journey. I will allow your input and the conversations of the day lead to tangential day trips whenever we feel the need. As calculus teachers we should be very open to tangential paths.
Day 1
Synchronous Session – Welcome/Introduction & Workshop Details
Previewing the Mathematical Practices – Opening Activity Breakout Rooms
Asynchronous: College Board Slide Deck Day 1 – CED and Exam Content
Quizziz Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Spiraling/Scaffolding/Rebuilding/Instruction
Asynchronous: Functions and Derivatives in the Newspaper
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session - Answer questions and debrief
Day 2
Online APSI Mark Kiraly 1
Synchronous Session – Websites and Online Resources (bring your favorites to
share).
Asynchronous: College Board Resources– Unit Guides & AP Classroom
Synchronous Session - Circuits. Limits.
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Pacing/Scheduling; Recent Changes; Riemann Sums
Rule; AP Reading
Asynchronous: Planning & Scheduling / Office Hours
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session - Answer questions and debrief
Day 4
Synchronous Session – Rectilinear Motion / Related Rates
Asynchronous: College Board Broadening Access
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief
Lunch Break
Synchronous instruction: Area / Volume Participants’ Choice / Share
Asynchronous: Investigative Tasks & Office Hours
Consultant will be available to answer questions.
Synchronous Session
Answer questions and debrief