Taipei American School Hosts Largest International AP Workshop for 2011
Dec. 2011
In September, 60 participants from many diverse areas of the globe, including Taiwan, China, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, traveled to Taipei, Taiwan for a series of AP® workshops hosted by Taipei American School (TAS).
“As I am new to AP, I had high expectations as to what was going to be included in the workshop. All expectations have been met,” said a workshop participant.
The large response from East Asia comes as no surprise. The International Institute of Education released its Open Doors 2011 report in November, showing that a majority of international students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions are from Asian countries such as China, India, South Korea and Taiwan. For students at TAS, the school’s K–12 curriculum is based on standards and benchmarks from the U.S. because parents of most students at the school encourage their children to attend U.S. universities and want them to experience American-style learning.
College Board International and TAS welcomed new and experienced AP Teachers and school administrators to learn more about teaching AP courses and program best practices from seasoned AP Consultants. Courses covered included pre-AP Science and AP Biology, AP English Language and Literature, and AP US History and AP World History.
“I have been to 3 summer sessions before, but the (AP Consultant I had) is so far ahead of everyone else. She is golden,” said one AP US History and AP World History workshop attendee.
College Board International will continue to co-host AP Workshops in Spring 2012 starting with Jakarta International School and Shanghai American School in February. Visit College Board’s International Professional Development Events page for more information.
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