REGENTS REPORT
REGENTS REPORT
South Dakota Higher Education: Good Investment. Great Future. NO. 96, 04/30/99
The South Dakota Board of Regents will host Advanced Placement (AP) Institutes in six disciplines this summer. The Institutes are being hosted in response to requests from K-12 leaders. The purpose of the institutes is to provide high school teachers with the content, teaching approaches, and information about the AP examinations needed to prepare their students to take the College Board’s AP examinations. The institutes are supported in part with university Reinvestment Through Efficiencies resources. The Reinvestment Through Efficiencies plan calls for universities to be more efficient and innovative by redirecting financial and human resources to specific system-wide goals. One of those goals is increased collaboration with the public elementary and secondary schools.
Disciplines |
Locations |
Dates |
| Calculus AB | South Dakota State University, Brookings | July 19-23 |
| Chemistry | Northern State University, Aberdeen | July 12-16 |
| Computer Science | Center for Public Higher Education, Sioux Falls | July 19-23 |
| English Literature & Composition | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City | June 20-24 |
| Physics | South Dakota State University, Brookings | July 12-16 |
| United States History | University of South Dakota, Vermillion | July 25-30 |
Requirements for Teaching AP Courses
The College Board does not require that high school teachers, who teach the AP courses, have any special training, but it does encourage attendance at workshops and courses. Teachers learn subject content, teaching methods, and information about the AP exam. High school teachers who enroll in the AP institutes have the option of earning two hours of graduate credit.