MANCHESTER – School District representatives were able to demonstrate their high achieving programs at the Ocean County Advanced Placement (AP) Colloquium at Ocean County College.
Hosted by the Ocean County Curriculum Consortium, the AP Colloquium brings Advanced Placement (AP) teachers from across the county together six times in October for sessions focused on specific subject areas. Manchester Schools volunteered to present as the October 6 AP Colloquium as keynote presenters in the subject areas of AP Math and AP Computer Science.
The goal is for AP educators to share best practices and inspire each other.
School Superintendent John Berenato said, “the Manchester Township School District was delighted and honored to participate in the AP Colloquium as keynote session presenters. Our district has a tremendous amount of students who participate in our AP programs and a staff who are deeply dedicated to supporting student achievement in all areas of their education.”
One of the topics of the Colloquium concerned the Manchester Township High School staff having instituted an AP Boot Camp that prepares students for the structure of the AP courses, manages student learning expectations and reinforces their need for personal commitment to the rigor of the course, and communicates teacher expectations.
The students take part in mock AP exams so they know what they’re getting into before they sign up for the classes. This helps prepare them for the road ahead.
“Sharing research-based best practices at (the) AP Colloquium that are directly used within the Advanced Placement classrooms helps to best support and serve our student populations based on their individual needs,” said Diane Pedroza, Director of Curriculum, Manchester Township Public Schools.
“The timing of this month’s learning sessions allows for teachers to immediately begin applying what they learn to their classrooms this school year,” she added.
Manchester Township High School staff hosted workshops at the AP Colloquium in various subject areas, including AP Calculus AB/BC (Lauren White), AP Statistics (Ed Hudak), AP Computer Science Principles (Rachel Kelly), and Sarah Thiffault, MTHS Vice Principal.
