Application Workshops

Workshop Schedule 2012

2012 WORKSHOP TITLES in printable format

All workshop weeks start on Monday at the Taft School. Boarders are scheduled to complete the registration process on campus on the Sunday before their workshops.

A Week: June 25 - June 29, 2012

B Week: July 2 - July 6, 2012

C Week: July 9 - July 13, 2012

D Week: July 16 - July 20, 2012

E Week: July 23 - July 27, 2012

A Week: June 25-29, 2012

AP

• AP BIOLOGY CURRICULUM AND LABS: NEW CHANGES FOR THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER (1 WEEK)
• AP BIOLOGY INTRODUCTORY: THE NEW/REVISED CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK & LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP CALCULUS BC
• AP CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP ECONOMICS
• AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION - INTRODUCTORY
• AP ENGLISH LITERATURE: SPECIAL FOCUS ON POETRY
• AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE- INTRODUCTORY
• AP EUROPEAN HISTORY- ADVANCED: INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENTS; HUMANISM - EXISTENTIALISM
• AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: ATMOSPHÈRE FRANCOPHONE: NOUVEAU FORMAT,NOUVELLES LECTURES, QUOI ET COMMENT
• AP SPANISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE: PREPARING FOR THE NEW EXAM
• AP UNITED STATES HISTORY

Non-AP

• COLLEGE COUNSELING: BEYOND THE BASICS
• COMPUTER SCIENCE: TEACHING THE FIRST COURSE
• DRAWING: THE COURSE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE
• GEOMETRY WITH TECHNOLOGY
• STATISTICS: TEACHING THE FIRST COURSE

B Week: July 2-6, 2012

AP

• AP BIOLOGY CURRICULUM AND LABS: NEW CHANGES FOR THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER (1 WEEK)
• AP BIOLOGY INTRODUCTORY: THE NEW/REVISED CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK & LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP CALCULUS BC
• AP CHEMISTRY - ADVANCED TOPICS AND UPDATE
• AP CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP ENGLISH LITERATURE- INTRODUCTORY
• AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -ADVANCED
• AP FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
• AP GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: TEACHING THE NEW COURSE
• AP LATIN: CAESAR AND THE NEW AP LATIN COURSE
• AP SPANISH LANGUAGE
• AP STATISTICS
• AP UNITED STATES HISTORY
• AP WORLD HISTORY

Non-AP

• 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY IN THE LATIN CLASSROOM
• CREATING THE RELEVANT LIBRARY PROGRAM - NOW!
• FORENSICS IN THE CLASSROOM
• MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS
• WRITING IN THE INTERNET AGE: THE RESEARCH PAPER

C Week: July 9-13, 2012

AP

• AP BIOLOGY: NEW COURSE REVISIONS FOR THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER (1 WEEK)
• AP BIOLOGY: REDESIGNED CONCEPTS AND LABS FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS (1 WEEK)
• AP CALCULUS AB
• AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION- INTRODUCTORY
• AP EUROPEAN HISTORY- INTRODUCTORY
• AP LATIN: TEACHING CAESAR
• AP MUSIC THEORY
• AP PHYSICS B
• AP PSYCHOLOGY
• AP SPANISH LANGUAGE
• AP STUDIO ART
• AP UNITED STATES HISTORY- INTRODUCTORY
• AP WORLD HISTORY

Non-AP

• A TEACHERS DIGITAL LIFE
• A WHOLE NEW ANIMAL? 21ST CENTURY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
• CHEMISTRY: TEACHING THE FIRST COURSE
• HISTORY AND FILM: ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS
• ONLINE VS. FACE TO FACE
• PHOTOSHOP SAVVY – LEARN TO EDIT PHOTOS LIKE A PRO
• TI-NSPIRE ACROSS THE MATH CURRICULUM
• USING WORDPRESS TO ENGAGE AND ENERGIZE STUDENTS FOR DEEPER LEARNING

D Week: July 16-20, 2012

AP

• AP BIOLOGY- INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP BIOLOGY: REDESIGNED CONCEPTS AND LABS FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS (1 WEEK)
• AP CALCULUS AB
• AP CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 Weeks)
• AP COMPUTER SCIENCE: ARRAYS, ARRAYLISTS, SEARCHES AND SORTS
• AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION - INTRODUCTORY
• AP ENGLISH LITERATURE- INTRODUCTORY
• AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE- INTRODUCTORY
• AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• AP LATIN: THE NEW COURSE
• AP PHYSICS C
• AP STUDIO ART
• AP UNITED STATES HISTORY- INTRODUCTORY
• PRE-AP ENGLISH

Non-AP

• IF YOU BUILD IT: PLANNING ESSENTIAL LIBRARY SPACES
• INTEGRATING LITERARY, STYLISTIC, AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS INTO LITERATURE AND FILM IN SPANISH
• IPAD IN THE CLASSROOM
• SPAIN: HISTORY AND CULTURE
• STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD OF YOUR STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY
• TEACHING MUSIC WITH SMARTBOARDS

E Week: July 23-27, 2012

AP

• AP ART HISTORY
• AP BIOLOGY- INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 WEEKS)
• AP BIOLOGY: REDESIGNED CONCEPTS AND LABS FOR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS (1 WEEK)
• AP CALCULUS AB
• AP CHEMISTRY INTRODUCTORY: CLASSROOM AND LAB (2 Weeks)
• AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
• AP COMPUTER SCIENCE: GRIDWORLD, INHERITANCE AND POLYMORPHISM
• AP ENGLISH LITERATURE: SPECIAL FOCUS ON TONE AND STYLE
• AP SPANISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE: PREPARING FOR THE NEW EXAM
• AP STATISTICS - INTRODUCTORY
• AP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Non-AP

• ARCHIVES IN THE SCHOOL
• COLLEGE COUNSELING: NEW TO THE FIELD
• DISSECTING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
• ENERGIZING YOUR STUDENTS TO SPEAK WORLD LANGUAGES
• LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE
• PHYSICS: TEACHING THE FIRST COURSE
• TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES