1.ANCCS news - AP Chinese Workshops & Summer Institute will be held at Chinese Culture Center from 6/17/08 Tues to 6/22/08 Sunday hosted by ANCCS. Dr. Richard Chi 齊德立博士 will be the consultant and presenter. OCAC $300 subsidy plus San Francisco State University 3 Credits for each teacher have been arranged and approved. Please see the attached files for your information.
AP Chinese workshop registration form.doc
AP Chinese workshop registration form.pdf
2.Dear AP Colleague:
Summer is just around the corner. Why not include an International AP
Summer Institute in your plans this year?
Come learn about best practices for specific subject areas and discuss
critical issues in introducing, developing, and supporting AP programs
at your institution. Bring your colleagues and learn as a team. The International
AP Summer Institutes are an ideal way for you to stay informed.
The week-long institutes offer experienced and new AP teachers and administrators
course-specific training in AP course content, organization, and methodology.
At most institutes, participants will also be eligible to earn valuable
graduate credits.
Click on the titles of the following 2008 International AP Summer Institutes
to register. Please note early registration deadlines for each Institute
for maximum savings.
Summer
Institutes in China
Dates and Locations: Various
Scheduled sessions include: AP and Pre-APR Chinese Language and Culture,
AP World History
AP
Summer Institute in Taxco, Mexico
June 16–20, 2008
Scheduled session: Spanish Language
June 23–27, 2008
Scheduled session: Spanish Literature
AP
Summer Institute in Seville, Spain
June 23–July 4, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: Spanish Language, Spanish Literature
AP
Summer Institute in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 30–July 4, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: AP Administration, Art History, Biology, Calculus,
Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English Language and Literature,
European History, French Language, Human Geography, Italian Language and
Culture, Latin, Music Theory, Physics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics,
Studio Art, U.S. History, and World History.
Sessions in Pre-AP: Strategies in English, Pre-AP: Strategies in Mathematics,
Pre-AP: Strategies in Science, and Pre-AP: Strategies in Social Studies
will also be offered, as well as a session for administrators.
AP
Summer Institute in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
July 7–11, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English
Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Economics,
Environmental Science, European History, French Language, Human Geography,
Japanese Language and Culture, Physics, Spanish Language, Studio Art.
Sessions in Pre-AP: Topics for Vertical Teams in English and Pre-AP: Topics
for Vertical Teams in Mathematics as well as an Administrator session
will also be offered.
AP
Summer Institute in Oxford, England
Two sessions: July 20–25 and July 27–August 1, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: English Literature and Composition
AP
Summer Institute in Hawaii
July 21–25, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English
Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Japanese
Language and Culture, Physics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Literature,
Studio Art, U.S. History, World History.
A session for Administrators and AP Coordinators will also be offered.
AP
Summer Institute in Asia—Seoul, South Korea
July 28–August 1, 2008
Scheduled Sessions: Calculus, Economics, English Language and Literature,
U.S. History/World History, and Skills and Strategies for AP Science Courses
Teachers outside the United States, please continue to visit Professional
Development for Teachers for updates on AP Workshops worldwide or
contact the International Services Office with any questions at intl@collegeboard.org.
Teachers interested in AP Workshops in Canada can contact:
George Ewonus
Advanced Placement Program
Suite 550-2950 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8T 4N4
1 (800) 667-4548 or (250)-472-8561
Email: gewonus@ap.ca
Website: http://ap.ca
For information about other AP Summer Institutes and Workshops in the
United States, please visit AP
Central.
Thank you and best regards,
International Services
College Board
intl@collegeboard.org
3.AP® Chinese Language and Culture No. 11 Newsletter
apcentral.collegeboard.com/chinese
About This Newsletter
AP Central periodically sends newsletters to members who have elected to receive information about recent developments in AP Chinese Language and Culture. (To unsubscribe or select other course newsletters to receive, see the instructions at the bottom of this newsletter.)
Seeking AP Readers
The AP Program is now accepting applications for high school and college
faculty to serve as Readers at the annual AP Reading to be held in June
2008. AP Readers network with and learn from over 9,500 highly skilled
high school and collegiate educators who participate annually. Readers
are paid a stipend for their work, provided with housing and meals, and
reimbursed for travel expenses. Readers who teach at the high school level
can receive certificates awarding professional development hours and Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) for their participation in the AP Reading.
Please take this opportunity to apply for one of the best professional
development opportunities available for secondary and postsecondary educators.
Instructors who teach the AP Chinese course or a college-level equivalent
are eligible to apply. The Reading will convene at the Kansas City Convention
Center in Kansas City, Missouri, from June 9 through June 15, 2008. For
more information and the AP Reader application, visit the link below.
2008 AP Chinese Exam Administration Information
AP Chinese Language and Culture Exams in 2008 will be delivered on CD,
not via the Internet as were the May 2007 exams. However, the structure
and content of the exam, including the number of each type of exam question,
remain unchanged. Each student works at an individual computer, listening
through headphones, typing answers to questions, and speaking into a microphone.
Chinese text may be viewed in either traditional or simplified characters,
and the student can type using either of two input methods: the MicrosoftR
Pinyin IME (MSPY), which is based on Hanyu Pinyin, or the Microsoft New
Phonetic IME, which is based on Zhuyin Fuhao (Bopomofo).
The exam is approximately three hours long and consists of two sections.
Section I contains multiple-choice questions that assess students' skills
in the Interpretive mode of communication. Section II contains free-response
questions that assess students' skills in the Interpersonal and Presentational
modes of communication. Further details can be found in the AP Chinese
Language and Culture Description.
AP
Chinese Language and Culture Course Description (.pdf/3.65M).
Exam Procedures
Schools will not need to conduct the extensive technical preparation that
was required last year. An overview of AP Chinese Exam procedures can
be found in the AP Coordinator's Manual. Please make sure that your school's
AP Coordinator is aware of these procedures. A supplementary AP Chinese
and Japanese Exam Instructions Manual, with complete information about
the exams, will be available on the College Board website for education
professionals next month.
AP
Coordinator's Manual 2008 (.pdf/3.13M)
Reminder
Encourage your AP Coordinator to order exams by March 11 in order to receive
the AP Chinese/Japanese Setup CDs by April 4. The Setup CD is used to
prepare testing computers to administer the exam. The CD also contains
sample exam questions, which can be used as part of a preparation session
for students, helping them to become familiar with the question types,
exam flow, and exam interface/tools.
Fourth Annual AP Report to the Nation
More than ever before, educators are enabling a wider and more ethnically
diverse proportion of students to achieve success in AP. However, significant
inequities, which jeopardize traditionally underserved students' chances
at college success, remain. By presenting a combination of state, national,
and AP Program data, the AP Report to the Nation highlights each state's
efforts to improve access to, and performance in, college-level course
work and exams. Read more about the AP Report to the Nation on the AP
Press page.
New Resources for the AP Chinese Course
New resources for teaching AP Chinese are now available on AP Central.
The AP Chinese Course Home Page contains links to all content for the
course on AP Central, including the following, available for the first
time as a free AdobeR PDF:
The APR Chinese Language and Culture Teacher's Guide, authored by Miao-Fen Tseng of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, is now available. The Teacher’s Guide is filled with information about the AP Chinese Language and Culture course and exam as well as advice for AP Chinese teachers. Sample syllabi from AP courses and equivalent college courses along with practical suggestions from many AP teachers and college faculty members from across the United States are included, as well as resources for classroom materials including websites, literature, readers, films, radio plays, and supplementary textbooks.
AP
Chinese Language and Culture Course Home Page
Other new resources available on AP Central include several new reviews
of classroom materials in the Teachers' Resources section. Visit the link
below to find reviews of teaching resources.
Teachers' Resources Search
2008 AP Annual Conference in Seattle
Register now for the AP Annual Conference 2008 and save up to $180.
The 2008 AP Annual Conference will be held from July 16 through July 20
at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and the Sheraton Seattle
Hotel in Seattle, Washington.
This conference is the centerpiece of the AP Program's professional development
efforts. The AP Annual Conference is our annual opportunity to come together
from across the world to share our experiences. Each year, more than 3,500
AP professionals attend, taking advantage of relevant and engaging sessions
for teachers of all AP courses, including AP Chinese Language and Culture.
The conference also offers sessions in Pre-APR strategies.
For more information, visit the link below.
Update on the AP Course Audit
Changes and Important Dates:
Please note the following important dates for 2007–08 and 2008–09 audit
participation.
February:
With the January 31 deadline now past, no additional new courses for 2007–08 are being accepted. The AP Course Audit website is shut down for scheduled maintenance and improvement throughout the month of February. You will not be able to access your account during this time. However, syllabus reviews will continue to be conducted. If you have a syllabus under review during this month, you will still receive notice of the review outcome.
March 4:
The AP Course Audit website will reopen for resubmission of syllabi
and Course Audit forms for 2007–08 and for initial submission of new course
syllabi for 2008–09.
Principals and AP Coordinators can begin the process of renewing authorizations
for 2008–09.
The following changes will take effect on March 4, 2008.
1. School administrators will be able to renew the authorization of their
schools' courses using their online Course Audit accounts. To streamline
the renewal of your course authorization for 2008–09, please alert your
school administrators to this information.
2. The faxing of AP Course Audit forms will be eliminated for 2008–09.
These forms will now be submitted electronically via the Web. Both the
principal and the teacher still need to initial and sign the form, and
either the principal or the teacher will be able to initiate the form's
movement through the system.
3. All syllabi will automatically be assigned an ID number. Teachers who
collaborate on the development of a common syllabus, or who submit a school-
or district-sanctioned syllabus, can provide this information when they
submit, ensuring that identical syllabi receive identical reviews.
Attend a College Board Workshop
The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds
of convenient locations across the United States and around the world.
Led by experienced teachers endorsed by the College Board, these workshops
will help participants:
Prepare all students to be college-ready and to succeed in AP courses
Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Focus on effective classroom strategies and student work using actual
2008 AP student exam samples, scoring commentary, and rubrics
Enhance their teaching for the full range of College Board programs, including
Pre-AP teacher professional development, PSAT/NMSQTR, College EdR, and
the SATR
We are pleased to announce that all participants attending College Board
AP Chinese workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused
on a specific instructional theme, Special Focus: Scaffolding Student
Interaction with Authentic Materials. This collection of articles focuses
on interpretive communication: reading.
To find an AP Chinese or related Pre-AP strategies workshop in your area,
go to the Institutes and Workshops search page.
Find an AP Summer Institute Near You!
AP and Pre-AP Summer Institutes offer 30-plus hours of subject-specific
professional development that will provide you with content and resources
to enhance your teaching of AP courses. These institutes also provide
an opportunity to exchange ideas and information with your peers worldwide
and become a member of an extended learning community that will provide
support throughout the academic year.
The 2008 endorsed AP Summer Institute information is available online
now. Visit AP Central to search the most up-to-date schedule and for registration
information.
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AP® Chinese Language
and Culture No. 10 October 2007
apcentral.collegeboard.com/chinese
About This Newsletter
AP Central® periodically sends newsletters to members who have elected to receive information about recent developments in AP Chinese Language and Culture. (To unsubscribe or select other course newsletters to receive, see the instructions at the bottom of this newsletter.)
2007 AP Chinese Exam Administration Information
After piloting Internet-based testing in spring 2007, the College Board
has decided not to continue Internet-based testing for AP Chinese. While
the vast majority of AP Chinese exam takers were able to test successfully
in 2007, it became clear that the technical requirements for these exams,
combined with the extensive pre-administration procedures, limited access
for many schools and students and required a significant investment of
time and effort on the part of AP Coordinators, technicians, and other
school staff.
It is essential to colleges that AP Exams measure students' abilities
to type characters in these languages. Therefore, the AP Chinese Exam
will be provided to each student on all-inclusive CDs beginning with the
spring 2008 exams, which will dramatically simplify the testing experience
for AP Coordinators. The structure and content of the exams, including
the number of each type of exam question, will remain unchanged.
Additional information will be available in the 2008 AP Coordinator's
Manual.
Seeking AP Readers
The AP Program is now accepting applications for high school and college
faculty to serve as Readers at the annual AP Reading to be held in June
2008. AP Readers network and learn from over 9,500 highly-skilled high
school and collegiate educators who participate annually. Readers are
paid a stipend for their work, provided with housing and meals, and reimbursed
for travel expenses. Readers who teach at the high school level can receive
certificates awarding professional development hours and Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) for their participation in the AP Reading.
Please take this opportunity to apply for one of the best professional
development opportunities available for secondary and post-secondary educators.
Instructors who teach the AP Chinese course or a college-level equivalent
are eligible to apply. For more information and the AP Reader application,
visit the link below.
AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Materials
The free-response questions, scoring guidelines, and grade distributions
from the 2007 AP AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam are now posted on
the AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam page. Scoring commentary, sample
student responses, student performance Q&A, and scoring statistics
will be posted by the end of October. This material joins an extensive
archive of exam information from past years.
AP Chinese
Language and Culture Exam
2008 AP Annual Conference in Seattle
The 2008 AP Annual Conference will be held July 16 to 20 in Seattle, Washington.
The conference is the centerpiece of the AP Program's professional development
efforts. More than 3,500 AP professionals attend this conference, taking
advantage of its relevant and engaging sessions for teachers of all AP
courses, including AP Chinese. Many sessions offering Pre-AP strategies
will also be offered at the conference. For details, choose the link below.
Update on the AP Course Audit
The inaugural AP Course Audit is now nearly complete, with more than 90
percent of the 132,000 courses submitted for review authorized to use
the AP label on student transcripts. The online ledger of authorized AP
courses, available to college admissions offices and the public in November,
will bear witness to this remarkable AP teacher achievement. Because no
AP courses will undergo significant change for 2008-09, teachers with
authorized courses will not need to participate again in the audit for
2008-09. Instead, principals will renew the authorizations for recurring
courses in their schools. Teachers moving from one school to another can
easily transfer their authorizations through their online AP Course Audit
accounts. See the AP Course Audit Information page below to learn more.
AP Course Audit Timeline for 2007-08
October Principals confirm ledger entries
November Ledger of authorized courses made available online
late January Deadline for submission of materials for 2007-08 authorizations
March Teachers begin submitting new courses to be taught in 2008-09
Attend a College Board Workshop
The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds
of convenient locations across the United States and around the world.
Led by experienced teachers endorsed by the College Board, these workshops
will help participants:
Prepare all students to be college-ready and to succeed in AP courses
Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Focus on effective classroom strategies and student work using actual
2007 AP student exam samples, scoring commentary, and rubrics
Enhance teaching for the full range of College Board programs, including
Pre-AP teacher professional development, PSAT/NMSQT, College Ed, and the
SAT
We are pleased to announce that all participants attending College Board
AP Chinese workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused
on a specific instructional theme, Special Focus: Scaffolding Student
Interaction with Authentic Materials. This collection of articles focuses
on interpretive communication: reading.
To find an AP Chinese or related Pre-AP strategies workshop in your area,
go to the Institutes
and Workshops search page.
Unable to Attend a College Board Workshop in Your Area?
Attend an online event from the comfort of your home or school and receive
the same high-quality instruction as participants at face-to-face College
Board workshops. Two upcoming online events may be of interest to AP Chinese
teachers:
Join Dr. Richard Chi, professor of Chinese language and linguistics
at the University of Utah, on October 27 for the "AP Chinese Language
and Culture Introductory Online Workshop." Learn about the AP Chinese
course and exam. Dr. Chi will provide insight into syllabus design, scoring
guidelines, and how students performed on the 2007 exam.
Ken C. Stewart, a teacher at Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, will conduct an online session on November 1 entitled "Getting
Started with AP World Languages." Stewart is an accomplished classroom
teacher (2006 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year) and will provide
great insight into developing an AP Chinese Language and Culture program.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/onlineevents
Contact your local College Board regional office to bring a workshop to
your school or district. (To identify your region and find the office's
contact information, visit the Regional Offices page linked below.)
http://www.collegeboard.com/about/association/regional/regional.html
Data Sources from AP Central-AP Chinese http://www.collegeboard.com/email/ap_central/ap_chinese_n12161.html
Data Sources from AP Central-AP Chinese http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap07_chinese_coursedesc.pdf
Info source: http://chineseworld.com/wj-sf-news.php?nt_seq_id=1493714
Teach
in elementary school.
Individuals who want to teach in elementary school in California must
earn a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Click
here to see the various routes to earn the Multiple Subject Teaching
Credential.
Teach
in high school. (Apply to AP Chinese Teacher Credential)
Individuals who want to teach in high school in California must earn a
Single Subject Teaching Credential. Click
here to see the various routes to earn the Single Subject Teaching
Credential.
Teach
special education students.
Individuals who want to teach special education students in California
must earn an Education Specialist Instruction Credential. Click
here to see the various routes to earn the Education Specialist Instruction
Credential.
Data resource: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/teach.html
Data Resource from OCAC AP Journal: http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/culture/biweekly/528/p.htm
