Course Description 

During this AP Precalculus 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.

Course Objectives

In this AP Precalculus APSI, participants will learn all about AP Precalculus from a broad view of the course down to specific units, topics, and learning objectives. Participants will explore AP Classroom, the 2024 and 2025 AP Exams and scoring guidelines, instructional planning reports, and explore many activities, resources, and strategies that can prepare them to teach the AP Precalculus course with confidence. Teachers will walk away from the workshop with a beginning long-term course plan, myriad lessons and activities, comfort with the CED, places to find other resources, and connections with peers in the AP teaching community.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to

  • understand the structure of the Course and Exam Description
  • understand the layout and format of the AP Precalculus Exam
  • find and incorporate AP exam task models and scoring guidelines in their classrooms
  • improve equity and access to AP Precalculus in their schools
  • use AP Classroom to find and create resources and assessments
  • find and utilize teaching and assessment resources and strategies from other teachers
  • create a beginning course plan by unit and topic
  • identify student strengths and weaknesses using tools like AP Classroom and the Instructional Planning Report

About the Presenter

David Hornbeck is a teacher and Math Team coach at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology in Conyers, Georgia. He currently teaches Precalculus, AP Precalculus, and AP Statistics. He previously taught at Eastside High School in Covington, GA for 7 years. David is a member of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (GCTM) and the Georgia Association of AP Mathematics Teachers (GAAPMT), which he serves on the board of. He was an AP Statistics exam reader from 2019-2023, but made the switch to Precalculus for the 2024 reading, where David was an early table leader. He has presented numerous sessions at the Georgia Mathematics Conference and is passionate about helping educators create their own lessons, assessments, and other materials that can engage their students in mathematical thinking and make mathematics come alive for them. David received the Teacher of Excellence Award from GCTM in 2023, is a recipient of two Yale Distinguished Educator awards, and has received the Georgia STAR award three times. In his free time, David enjoys spending time with his wife, MaryBeth, and his 3-year old son, Cedric. He also enjoys woodworking, playing guitar, and doing crossword puzzles.