• Course: Physics
  • Dates: June 21-24
  • Instructor: Terri McMurray, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, email - tmphysics@earthlink.net - Participant Letter

  • Terri has been teaching in the North Carolina public school system since 1988. She has been a reader for the College Board AP Physics Exam since 2001, and a table leader and consultant since 2004. Terri has conducted several one-day workshops and AP summer institutes for the College Board. She is a National Board Certified Teacher with a Master of Education degree in physics. She served on the editorial board of The Physics Teacher and was the first to serve as Pre-College Member-At-Large for the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (NCS-AAPT). In 2006, Terri received the Walter C. Connolly Award for Excellence in Pre-College Teaching presented by the NCS-AAPT.

  • Included:
    • Workshop Handbook
    • Textbooks
    • Labs and activities
    • Lunch & Snacks
  • Emphasis:
    • The AP Physics B and C Programs: goals, objectives, content, and resources
    • AP Physics course development: syllabi, lesson plans, and assignments
    • The AP B and AP C Exams: development, scoring and student preparation
    • Labs and activities that engage student learning and promote higher order thinking skills
    • Sharing classroom activities, labs and demonstrations