AP Calculus AB: Chat with a Content Expert

Whether you’re considering AP Calculus AB, have committed to offering it and want practical advice on getting started, or have questions about what the course offers your students and how it supports your school’s goals, our content experts can help. 

You can schedule a one-to-one Zoom chat for your own questions, or a group chat to bring teachers and school leaders into the same conversation, so everyone hears the same answers. There’s no charge and no commitment to decide anything.   

You can ask the experts:    

• What your school or district should consider before adopting AP Calculus AB, including how the course aligns with your state’s standards 
• How AP Calculus AB fits in your math pathway, including how students move into it from AP Precalculus and how schools decide between AP Calculus AB and BC 
• What teachers should do to prepare to teach AP Calculus AB, and what resources are available to support a successful course launch 
• How the course’s multi-representational approach works, including how students move among graphical, numerical, analytical, and verbal representations
• How to make graphing calculators part of everyday instruction so students are ready to use them on the AP Exam
• What instructional shifts matter most when moving from a traditional or honors calculus section to AP Calculus AB, and how to support students who are new to advanced coursework 
• What the AP Calculus AB Exam assesses, and how to align instruction and formative assessments to it 

Meet the Content Experts for AP Calculus AB 

Get to know our AP Calculus AB content experts and their areas of expertise. Schedule a chat—you’ll choose a one-to-one or group session and a time that works for you.

Jonathan Arndt
	Role: AP Calculus AB teacher, AP Precalculus teacher, AP reader Home State: Indiana School Setting: Rural Expertise: Instructional strategies, vertical alignment, broadening student access to AP, support for teachers new to AP Schedule a Chat with Jonathan

Bryan Passwater
	Role: AP Calculus AB teacher, AP Calculus BC teacher, AP Precalculus teacher, AP Statistics teacher, AP reader, AP Summer Institute consultant Home State: Indiana School Setting: Urban Expertise: Instructional strategies, vertical teaming strategies, support for students new to AP, broadening access to AP Schedule a Chat with Bryan

Jamil Siddiqui
	Role: AP Calculus AB teacher, AP Calculus BC teacher, AP reader, AP Summer Institute consultant Home State: Massachusetts School Setting: Suburban Expertise: Large-scale implementation, instructional strategies, vertical alignment Schedule a Chat with Jamil