AP Calculus: Integrating Conceptual Understanding with High Achievement

The session will focus on methods to integrate AP-style questions into instruction and assessments in AP calculus to achieve high pass rates for the exam. She will lead a discussion on how to also help students gain conceptual understanding on a deeper level for the calculus concepts, even while under the time expectation for the May exam. There will be a discussion and comparison to college-level calculus 1 and 2 and how to teach the course so that students come away with better problem-solving skills and approaches.