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AP Italian Language and Culture: Chat with a Content Expert
We’re set up to help! Schools can schedule both one-to-one and group Zoom chats with a content expert about offering AP Italian Language and Culture.
Whether you’re considering AP Italian Language and Culture, 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 Italian Language and Culture, including how the course aligns with your state’s standards
- How the course fits in your Italian language sequence, and which grade level should take it
- What teachers should do to prepare to teach AP Italian Language and Culture, and what resources are available to support a successful course launch
- What the course’s target-language expectation means for instruction, and how authentic sources address cultural products, practices, and perspectives across the 6 thematic units
- What the individual course project involves, and how it culminates in the exam-day Project Presentation and Project Q&A
- What instructional shifts matter most when moving from a traditional or honors Italian course to AP Italian Language and Culture, and how to support students who are new to advanced coursework
- What the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam assesses across its listening, reading, speaking, and writing sections, and how to align instruction and formative assessments to it
Meet the Content Experts for AP Italian Language and Culture
Get to know our AP Italian Language and Culture 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.
| Maria Gloria Borsa | |
| Role: AP Italian Language and Culture teacher, AP reader, AP Summer Institute consultant Home State: Texas School Setting: Urban Expertise: Large urban school implementation, instructional strategies, support for students new to AP Schedule a Chat with Maria Gloria |
| Ida Wilder | |
| Role: AP Italian Language and Culture teacher, AP Summer Institute consultant Home State: New York School Setting: Suburban Expertise: Curriculum development, course planning and pacing, instructional strategies Schedule a Chat with Ida |