Megan nevilleMegan Neville (she/her) has been teaching English language arts just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, for over 20 years. She is a National Writing Project Teacher Consultant, a National Board Certified Teacher, and an exam reader/table leader for AP Literature and Composition. She is currently the English Department Coordinator at Cuyahoga Heights High School, where she also teaches AP Research, Honors English 2, and Sports Literature and advises Model U.N. and the GSA. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Rust Belt Love Song (Game Over Books, 2019) and the award-winning poetry collection The Fallow (Trio House Press, 2022).
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Course Description:
Forget what you think you know about online professional development – this APSI will keep you engaged in a professional yet convivial environment where you will complete meaningful activities that you can take right into your own classroom when school starts. We will explore the Course Skills and Enduring Understandings in the Course and Exam Description (CED) and use them as guiding principles for developing a practical and enjoyable syllabus of content to challenge your students with. Each day we will conduct and critique lesson simulations to gain new insights about how to teach writing and facilitate a more nuanced understanding of short fiction, poetry, and longer works of fiction and drama in your classroom. We’ll consider creative ways of approaching assessment and reflection with your students while still preparing them for the AP exam, and we will also strategize ways to address issues of equity and access within your institution and your own course. We’ll round it all out by learning how to navigate and implement College Board resources such as AP Classroom and AP Daily. You will leave this APSI feeling empowered, supported, and excited to teach AP Literature and Composition!
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Forget what you think you know about online professional development – this APSI will keep you engaged in a professional yet convivial environment where you will complete meaningful activities that you can take right into your own classroom when school starts. We will explore the Course Skills and Enduring Understandings in the Course and Exam Description (CED) and use them as guiding principles for developing a practical and enjoyable syllabus of content to challenge your students with. Each day we will conduct and critique lesson simulations to gain new insights about how to teach writing and facilitate a more nuanced understanding of short fiction, poetry, and longer works of fiction and drama in your classroom. We’ll consider creative ways of approaching assessment and reflection with your students while still preparing them for the AP exam, and we will also strategize ways to address issues of equity and access within your institution and your own course. We’ll round it all out by learning how to navigate and implement College Board resources such as AP Classroom and AP Daily. You will leave this APSI feeling empowered, supported, and excited to teach AP Literature and Composition!
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