AP Summer Institute

The AP Summer Institute (APSI) at Eastern Kentucky University is one of the most intensive, engaging professional development opportunities available!

During this week-long session, attendees will engage in at least 30 hours of content-specific instruction and collaboration designed to strengthen their effectiveness in the classroom. Each APSI course is taught by a College Board certified consultant.

Your expert consultant will guide you through resources such as designing your courses, reviewing samples of student work and scoring guidelines, as well as examining feedback from the most recent exams.

The training is expected to be held in-person as well as online, depending on the session. Please be sure to confirm if your session will meet in-person or virtually. The in-person training will be conducted in compliance with all university, local, state, and national public health guidelines.

AP Course Offerings

During these AP Summer Institute courses, you will 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.

These sessions will be held in person at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY the week of June 9, 2025.

Biology
Consultant: Audra Brown Ward
Calculus AB and BC
Consultant: Tom Tudor
Chemistry
Consultant: Tom Greenbowe
English Language & Composition
Consultant: Mary Jo Zell
English Literature & Composition
Consultant: John Williamson
Environmental Science
Consultant: Marian Dewane
Human Geography
Consultant: Rita Crone Hines

Physics 1
Consultant: Connie Wells
Precalculus
Consultant: Paul Gruber
Psychology
Consultant: Joe Swope
U.S. Government & Politics
Consultant: Stephen Meinhold
U.S. History
Consultant: Susan Pingel
World History: Modern
Consultant: Chris Budano

Register for In-Person Session

These sessions will be held in a virtual setting the week of July 28, 2025.

Calculus AB
Consultant: Kelly Hemmerling
Comparative Government & Politics
Consultant: Scott Rivinius
English Language & Composition
Consultant: Brandon Abdon
English Literature & Composition

Precalculus
Consultant: Chris Tyler
Psychology
Consultant: Justin Vogel
U.S. History
Consultant: Noah Lipman

Register for Online Session

Sample In-Person Schedule

NOTE: This is a sample schedule based on the 2024 on-campus EKU APSI but represents the approximate amount of time to expect synchronous meeting time and the general times during the day when to expect those sessions.

Instructors will share a course-specific schedule closer to the AP Summer Institute.

7:15am-8:30am: Registration/Check-In for Participants – Science Building

8:30am-12:00pm: Class – Science Building

12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch – Case Dining Hall

12:30pm-4:30pm: Class – Science Building

4:45pm: Graduate Credit Course Informational Meeting – Science Building

8:30am-12:00pm: Class – Science Building

12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch – Lower Case Dining Hall

12:30pm-4:30pm: Class – Science Building

Sample Online Schedule

NOTE: This is a sample schedule from the 2024 virtual EKU APSI but represents the approximate amount of time to expect synchronous meeting time and the general times during the day when to expect those sessions.

Instructors will share a course-specific schedule closer to the start of the online AP Summer Institute.

9:00am-10:30am
Morning Meeting via Blackboard Collaborate

Introductions
Overview of the Week and Expectations
The AP Course and Course Materials

10:45am-12:45pm
Breakout Discussions via Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms

Small Group Discussions
Small Group Activities

1:15pm-6:00pm
Individual Activities via Blackboard Collaborate

Readings and APSI Workbook Activities
Discussion Boards

9:00am-10:30am
Morning Meeting via Blackboard Collaborate

Review and Discuss Homework
Daily Lesson

10:45am-12:45pm
Breakout Discussions via Blackboard Collaborate Breakout Rooms

Small Group Discussions
Small Group Activities

1:15pm-6:00pm
Individual Activities via Blackboard Collaborate

Readings and APSI Workbook Activities
Discussion Boards

9:00am-12pm
Morning Meeting/Wrap Up via Blackboard Collaborate

Whole Group Discussions
Whole Group Activities

Professional Development
Graduate Credit

Professional Development

The EKU APSI is an opportunity recognized by the Kentucky Department of Education and may count toward required professional development hours.

Participants will receive certificates of completion on the last day of the APSI, and may submit certificates to their school districts for 3 CEU hours for no additional cost.

For more information or for an additional copy of your APSI certificate, please contact Keeley Gadd (Keeley.Gadd@eku.edu) with your name and the course you were enrolled in.

Earn Graduate Credit at the APSI

EKU Graduate credit is available for participants registered in the 2025 In-Person APSI @ EKU for an additional cost of $200.00. To receive graduate credit, enrolled participants must complete a supplemental 3-hour ESE 807 class. Assignments for the graduate course must be submitted by August 8, 2025.

Students develop pedagogical content knowledge and learn effective strategies to teach Advanced Placement© (AP) courses. Through an analysis of the AP curriculum frameworks and assessments, students will develop a syllabus, course calendar, and assessment plan.

Please indicate on the APSI registration form if interested in this opportunity.

Participants interested in earning graduate credit for the APSI (and who are not currently admitted as graduate students at EKU) will need to apply to the Graduate School as a Non-Degree Seeking Graduate Student prior to attending APSI.

The application can be found here.

Registration Information

We can’t wait for you to join us at the 2025 EKU APSIs! The in-person AP Summer Institute is held during the week of June 9th. The online AP Summer Institute will occur during the week of July 28th.

Navigate to the EKU On-Campus registration site.
Navigate to the EKU ONLINE registration site.
Log in with your College Board professional account. If you do not have one yet, please create an account here.
Complete the registration information. If you try to register on behalf of another individual, the registration and all communications will be directed to you. Thus, that individual will not be officially registered.

NOTE: Only register if you intend to be the participant attending the session. Do not register on behalf of a participant.

The early bird registration fee for each participant is $800 for non-lab courses and $850 for lab courses if registered by May 11, 2025. Regular registration for each participant is $900 for non-lab courses and $950 for lab courses if registered by June 1, 2025. Late registrations begin on June 2, 2025 and must contact apsievents@eku.edu directly. Late fees will apply.

Additional updates will be communicated to participants directly.

The early bird registration fee for each participant is $900 if registered by June 29, 2025. Regular registration for each participant is $1000 if registered by July 20, 2025. Late registrations begin on July 21, 2025 and must contact apsievents@eku.edu directly. Late fees will apply.

Additional updates will be communicated to participants directly.

Once registered, participants are sent an invoice via the email address provided within 10 EKU business days of registering. The invoice can be paid by check (made to Eastern Kentucky University), card, or purchase order.

Please refer to the directions listed on the invoice for how to submit payment. Participants who have not received a scholarship or grant funding are required to submit full payment for the Summer Institute by the first day of the APSI, if not submitted in advance. If full payment is not received by registration/check-in, you will not be eligible to participate in the Summer Institute.

If a registration needs to be cancelled, the participant should log back into the registration website and cancel it individually. Cancellation dates and refund policies for each APSI are the following:

In-Person: There is a $100.00 cancellation fee if canceled by May 4, 2025; a 50% cancellation fee if canceled by May 25, 2025; and no refund if canceled after May 25, 2025.

Online: There is a $100.00 cancellation fee if canceled by June 22, 2025; a 50% cancellation fee if canceled by July 14, 2025; and no refund if canceled after July 14, 2025.

Participant Grants to Attend APSI

Each year, the College Board awards scholarships for qualifying teachers to attend an AP Summer Institute (APSI). For additional information, please visit the AP College Board webpage available here.

Teacher must be teaching an AP course in the 2025-26 academic year.
Teachers teaching at schools where at least 50 percent of the student population consists of underrepresented minorities AND/OR at least 50 percent of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Not have any additional sources of funding (for example, state funding) for professional development.

AP Participant Grant Application

To qualify, you must:

Teach an AP course in the upcoming school year
Not have attended an APSI or received an APSI scholarship in the past 3 years in the same AP subject
Not receive professional learning funding from your state, district, or school
Teach at a school in the United States, a DoDEA school, or a school located in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands

Note: College Board is committed to increasing teachers’ access to professional learning opportunities. We will prioritize applications from new AP teachers in schools with large populations of underrepresented minority students (African American, Hispanic/Latino, and/or American Indian) and students who qualify for free- and reduced-price lunch. In partnership with STARS College Network, College Board will also give $300,000 in grants to teachers in rural areas who meet the eligibility criteria.

College Board APSI participant grants cover the cost of tuition and lab fees (if applicable) at a College Board endorsed APSI fitting the criteria of the grant. After APSI sessions start, APSIs invoice the College Board directly for the cost of tuition and lab fees (if applicable). The College Board then pays the tuition cost directly to the APSI.

Please note: Participant grants only cover the cost of tuition and lab fees (if applicable) up to the scholarship amount; all other APSI costs, including but not limited to tuition cost above scholarship amount, lodging, and food, are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient and should be billed to the scholarship recipient, not College Board.

Kentucky Teachers: For those who qualify, check with your local AdvanceKY and GEAR UP representatives for more information about opportunities for financial support.

For questions and support about the AP Fellows and AP Rural Fellows scholarships, please email College Board at appl@collegeboard.org.

Once registered, participants are sent an invoice via the email address provided within 10 EKU business days of registering. The invoice can be paid by check (made to Eastern Kentucky University), card, or purchase order.

Please refer to the directions listed on the invoice for how to submit payment. Participants who have not received a scholarship or grant funding are required to submit full payment for the Summer Institute by the first day of the APSI, if not submitted in advance. If full payment is not received by registration/check-in, you will not be eligible to participate in the Summer Institute.

If a registration needs to be cancelled, the participant should log back into the registration website and cancel it individually. Cancellation dates and refund policies for each APSI are the following:

In-Person: There is a $100.00 cancellation fee if canceled by May 4, 2025; a 50% cancellation fee if canceled by May 25, 2025; and no refund if canceled after May 25, 2025.

Online: There is a $100.00 cancellation fee if canceled by June 22, 2025; a 50% cancellation fee if canceled by July 14, 2025; and no refund if canceled after July 14, 2025.

Attendee Reviews

The discussions were invaluable. I feel like I’m walking away with so many great ideas for how to cover the skills in a cohesive way. This is such a terrific experience that I’ve done three times now. Each time, I walk away feeling more confident, but this time, I truly feel like I have direction that will be meaningful for my students.

I feel more confident about teaching this course than I have from any other workshops or mentorship.

The lessons were on target with what we needed to know, and the discussions and group work were very informative and necessary. The resources are what we need and organized in a user-friendly fashion.

EKU is a super caring group that has gone out of its way to help all APSI attendees, despite COVID-19 constraints. Thank you all SO much! I’m definitely looking forward to seeing you in future APSIs.

EKU AP Teachers’ Choice Award

Each participant at an EKU AP Summer Institute has the opportunity to nominate one of their AP students for a $500.00 scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University!

The EKU AP Teachers’ Choice Award allows AP educators/coordinators who attend the EKU APSI to recognize one AP student of their choice for academic excellence, hard work, and dedication in the participation of an AP course and exam.

Certificates and guidelines are distributed at the end of the final day of an EKU AP Summer Institute.
Please submit award nominations to Keeley.Gadd@eku.edu.

Contact Information

Center for Educator Excellence

Donovan Building Annex
Room 4001

859-622-7158
keeley.gadd@eku.edu

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