FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Participants will explore in detail the AP French and Culture program and examination and the available resources. Of equal importance, the consultant and participants will share best practices to improve or implement a good vertical articulation throughout their French program. This session will benefit not only AP teachers but all French teachers. All the competences necessary to perform well on the AP exam will be discussed, and successful lesson plans and assessments will be shared. Participants will work collaboratively to create their own lesson plans.
Each of the 4 days– 2 hours of synchronous in morning – 2 hours in afternoon, and 4 hours asynchronous - morning and afternoon, repeated over 4 days. This schedule will provide the 30 hours required by the College Board.
JOUR 1 – matinée
Synchronous
• Organisation et protocole sur Zoom
• Explication du projet final présenté le dernier jour
Bénéfices du nouveau programme AP – Inclure tous les élèves (Equity and access)
Discussion en groupes (breakout rooms) et ensemble (whole group)
• Témoignages des professeurs AP de notre groupe qui ont déjà enseigné le nouvel AP
• Comment utiliser « LE GRAND CONCOURS » programme, préparation AP
• Survol du nouveau programme AP Langue et Culture et de son examen
• Les six thèmes du cours.
• La partie Q.C.M
• Les 4 réponses libres
Asynchronous
• Interpretive reading»? Dès les petits niveaux
• Presentational and interpersonal writing »? Dès les petits niveaux
• Interpersonal speaking »? Dès les petits niveaux
• Presentational speaking »? Dès les petits niveaux
Asynchronous
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-french-language-and-culture-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-french-language-and-culture

I keep working in various other academic fields: I served as a member and co-chair of the College Board AP French Language and Culture development committee and participate every year in the AP French reading as a table leader.
I have been a College Board consultant since 1998 and, each summer, I train French teachers to implement rigorous AP programs in their schools.
Additionally, I chair the National French Contest (Grand Concours) since 2002. This is a secondary national exam that is offered to French students each spring.
I became a National Board-certified teacher in 2002 and renewed my national license in 2012.
I received the Ordre des PALMES ACADEMIQUES in 2001, which is a public award given by the French government for public service of merit.
I co-authored textbooks currently used in many Advanced Placement classrooms:
• Vista Higher Learning – Thèmes.
An overview of the structure and content of the thematically organized AP French Language and Culture exam will be provided. Relevant materials and specific instructional techniques for teaching the curriculum will be presented, discussed, and evaluated.
Participants will explore the new AP resources that will help them plan/focus instruction and provide them with feedback throughout the year for areas where individual students need additional focus: unit guides, personal progress checks, and the AP question bank.
Participants will develop materials for use in the extensive practice by reviewing the rubrics and the achievement level descriptors that are used by the AP readers in assessing the Interpretive and Interpersonal Communication segments of the AP exam.
Considerable time will be devoted to reviewing and interpreting assessment performance from the June 2022 exam’s student samples. Information about the required AP syllabus will be shared by presenters and participating AP teachers.
Throughout the week, participants will gain deeper insight in the following key takeaways: Understanding the Course, Teaching the Course, Assessing Student Progress, and Planning the Course.
JOUR 2 – matinée
• Partage en groupe.
• Breakout rooms and as a group: Quel matériel utiliser pour le programme AP.
• https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-french-language-and-culture
• Autres ressources disponibles : Vista THÈMES, Ladd, Barron’s, APprenons, T’es Branché
Asynchronous Explore the AP classroom
Jour 4 - matinée
Synchronous
Breakout rooms : participants pratiquent la Comparaison culturelle
Asynchronous: Exploration du Syllabus et des ressources sur AP central (new teachers only).