Call for Proposals
AP Annual Conference 2009
July 15-19, 2009
San Antonio, Texas
Still Accepting Proposals!
While the call for proposals deadline has passed, we are still accepting proposals for the following subject areas only:
German
Government and Politics: Comparative
Japanese
Latin
Pre-AP for Science
Pre-AP for World Languages and Cultures
Statistics
To submit a proposal by fax, download the Call for Proposals form (.pdf/1.5M). Requires Adobe Reader (latest version recommended). The contact information is on the form.
Thank you to all who have already submitted a proposal.
Call for Proposals
The Advanced Placement Program® and the AP® Annual Conference Steering Committee invite you to actively participate in developing the program for the College Board's AP Annual Conference 2009 by submitting a proposal for a main conference session.
As members of the AP and Pre-AP® communities, we share a commitment, and we must work together to ensure educational excellence for all our students. The conference is an opportunity for colleagues to come together from across the world to share experiences.
The steering committee welcomes your submissions. We recognize that conference participants are professionals who value learning in interactive sessions with audience involvement.
In choosing among proposals, we favor presenters who respect and encourage a diversity of views. We also look for those who demonstrate teaching strategies that help all students to access and understand the concepts and knowledge inherent in the various academic disciplines and to acquire and practice the skills that demonstrate their understanding. And we favor proposals that demonstrate clear learning outcomes and engage the participants in classroom activities.
Areas of interest include:
- Topics specific to particular AP subjects
- Topics specific to particular Pre-AP areas
- Access and equity in the AP Program, including Pre-AP as an equity tool
- Building support for the AP teachers of the twenty-first century
- Differentiated instruction
- Building curriculum for college success
- Best practices for administrators, AP Coordinators, and counselors
- Strategies incorporating AP into "nontraditional" school systems (e.g., virtual schools, block scheduling)
- Pre-AP strategies in middle school and early high school to diversify and expand an AP program
- State-level AP initiatives
Guidelines and Procedures
- Submit a proposal only if you have secured funding from your institution to attend the conference and only if you are available to present at any time during July 17 and 18.
Please note:- Presenters are responsible for their own travel and hotel arrangements and expenses.
- Presenters must register for the conference at the special presenter rate.
- Submit no more than two proposals, either as a main presenter or as a copresenter.
- Your proposal description should be concise and informative. It should discuss the content, the presentation plan, and the expected benefits for the attendees. The title of your proposal should be no more than 10 words and the description no more than 80 words. The AP Annual Conference reserves the right to edit session titles and descriptions for clarity and accuracy.
- All main conference sessions are scheduled to run for 75 minutes. Plan your session to allow for sufficient Q&A time.
- Get prior consent before you list other individuals as copresenters and provide their contact information.
- As a lead presenter, you are ultimately responsible for sharing with your copresenters all information you receive from College Board staff about conference policies and logistics.
Please note that proposals promoting the purchase of books, materials, and services will not be considered for the conference program. If you wish to promote a product, contact Christine Schmidt at Cschmidt@collegeboard.org to discuss exhibition or sponsor opportunities.
Please keep in mind that because of the need for a balanced program and because of time and space limitations, the committee cannot accept every good proposal. If your proposal is not accepted for this year's conference, please submit one next year.
The AP Annual Conference Steering Committee will review all proposals and notify you of its decision in February 2009.
Questions? Please write to apnc@collegeboard.org.
