Calculus AB
AP 507.401 | In-Person| Jim Bohan
During this in-person AP Calculus AB APSI, you’ll explore the course framework, the
exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give
you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional
focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start
of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will
help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines.
By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways,
among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess
Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific
attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal
progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.
Jim Bohan
Dr. Jim Bohan is a retired assessment specialist and member of the core team of the Pennsylvania Value-added Assessment System (PVAAS). Jim also has served as the chair of the core team of the Pennsylvania Standards-Aligned System in Mathematics. He is a veteran of 38 years of high school mathematics teaching and has served as a K-12 mathematics coordinator in two school systems. Jim has been an adjunct instructor of mathematics and statistics at several colleges and universities in Illinois and his present home of Pennsylvania. Jim is a consultant to the College Board for AP Calculus and AP Statistics. He has served as a reader for both Calculus and Statistics and as a table leader for Statistics. In addition, he has served on the AP Statistics Test Development Committee. He continues to be a frequent presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics annual meetings. Jim has published numerous manuscripts dealing with issues of mathematics and statistics education, data-informed decision making, assessment and other topics. In addition, he has published his syllabus in the AP Statistics Teachers’ Guide, an AP Statistics Review through Amsco School Publishing, and the Mathematics Chapter for the ASCD Curriculum Handbook. Jim has earned an M.A. in mathematics from Loyola University in Chicago and an M.S. in applied statistics at Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA. He also has successfully completed a doctoral program in educational leadership from Immaculata University, PA.