Earn a Digital Badge at AP Summer Institute!
Register for the optional 3 units of academic credit ($150) at this year's AP Summer Institute and earn a digital badge to showcase your achievement in APSI, AP Capstone, or AP Project-Based Learning (PBL) offerings! This is a great opportunity to enhance your professional development and share your commitment to excellence in teaching.
Calling All AP Educators! Get Ready for APSI 2026.
Since its inception in 1999, our APSI program has served more than 5,500 teachers nationwide, helping them enhance their skill sets through best practices and experienced instruction from seasoned APSI consultants to teach the best of the best APSI students. Registration closes June 30, 2026.
Dates, Deadlines, and Discounts*
- Program Dates and Time
- APSI Online: July 13-17, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. PT
- AP Capstone (Onsite): July 20-23, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. PT
- AP Capstone (Online): July 27-30
- AP Project-Based Learning (Onsite): July 13-16, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. PT
- AP Project-Based Learning (Online): July 20-23
*Early Bird and Group Discounts apply to the online APSI program only. Not valid for AP Capstone or AP Project-Based Learning (PBL) offerings.
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ENGLISH
English Language and Composition - New & Advanced Teachers
Prepare students to take the AP Exam, concepts in rhetoric, and analyzing reasoning and expression of ideas in prose passages; expository, analytical, and argumentative writing. Discuss writing for college and life success.
English Literature and Composition – New & Advanced Teachers
Examination of content, focus, and assessment of the AP Exam, and ways to use poetic devices and character analysis to analyze literary texts. Explore instructional strategies and discuss challenges presented by our current culture of frequently distracted nonreaders.
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Government and Politics - U.S.
The AP U.S. Government and Politics course (redesigned in 2023) explores the new curriculum, which combines disciplinary skills with a deep understanding of political concepts. The content is aligned with a one-semester introductory college course, prepares students for advanced political science coursework, and helps them become active, informed participants in our constitutional democracy. Learn how to introduce key political subjects that characterize the constitutional system and political culture of the U.S. today.
Human Geography
Learn to guide your AP students to become more geoliterate, more engaged in contemporary global issues, and more multicultural in their viewpoints. Understand the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface.
U.S. History
Methods for teaching AP U.S. History through both a chronological and thematic approach from colonial America to the present, with particular focus on building the writing skills necessary for students to be successful.
MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Calculus AB Explore topics of AP Calculus AB, including the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The ability of technology to quickly compute an approximation to a definite integral has opened up easy solutions and new approaches to old problems.
Computer Science Principles Examine the foundational concepts of computer science, including how computing and technology can impact the world, and explore the major areas of study organized around creativity, abstraction, data and information, algorithms, programming, and global impact.
Precalculus The content of the AP Precalculus syllabus, curriculum framework, AP classroom, mathematical practices and instructional approaches will be analyzed. Strategies for presenting solutions on the Advanced Placement test will also be presented. This professional learning experience equips you with a deeper understanding of the course framework, exam, and instructional supports.
Statistics Statistical procedures and concepts in exploratory data analysis; linear and nonlinear regressions; student projects; use of technology; assessment practices and design of studies using random selection and statistical inference. AP Exam preparation and grading, issues related to pacing, the web, and implementing hands-on classroom activities are incorporated throughout the course.
SCIENCES
Biology Covers curriculum content, strategies, criteria, materials, the required labs and methods for using biotechnology, probe-ware and computers when teaching AP Biology. Discuss content in three major topics: molecules and cells, heredity and evolution, and organisms and population.
Psychology An introduction to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Explore and apply psychological theories, key concepts, and phenomena related to topics such as the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, and more.
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURE
Spanish Language and Culture The AP exam, how it is scored, and how to prepare students to take it are discussed through an analysis of student work. Many materials written in Spanish, including newspapers, magazines, and modern literature, are studied.
AP PROJECT-BASED LEARNING AND CAPSTONE
AP Project-Based Learning
AP Project-Based Learning (PBL) integrates hands-on, real-world investigations into Advanced Placement courses to deepen understanding of the content and improve exam scores. It shifts from lecture-only methods to student-centered, inquiry-driven projects that foster collaboration and critical thinking. Teachers receive 4 days of online or in-person professional learning during an AP Summer Institute, up to 5 online support sessions throughout the school year, and access to project implementation guides aligned to the course framework. Learn more about how it works.
- Online: July 20-23
- Onsite at Extension University Village (EUV): July 13-16
Register for Online: July 20-23
Register for Onsite: July 13-16
AP Capstone
AP Capstone™ is a diploma program based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. These courses are designed to complement other AP courses that the AP Capstone student may take. Instead of teaching specific subject knowledge, AP Seminar and AP Research use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the critical thinking, research, collaboration, time management, and presentation skills students need for college-level work. Learn more about how it works.
- Online: July 27-30
- Onsite at Extension University Village (EUV): July 20-23
Register for Online: July 27-30
Register for Onsite: July 20-23
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