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Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Purpose

CB logoThe Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) is designed to help new, beginning, and current Advanced Placement (AP) high school teachers plan and implement more effective AP programs in their schools.

The AP Summer Institute will have both online and in-person options (see below). This year we are offering AP Capstone sessions as well.

All workshops are an intensive training on the curriculum and teaching methods of AP courses. Each course workshop also explores the content, structure, and grading of the AP exams. In addition, the workshops afford teachers the opportunity to interact with colleagues and to discuss issues and concerns surrounding the AP courses they will teach.

Teachers who attend an AP Summer Institute will be able to:

  • Understand the Course
    • The course framework defines the scope of the course and specifies what students must know and do to be successful on the AP Exam.
  • Plan the Course
    • Sequencing, pacing, and scaffolding are essential for building students’ understanding and their ability to transfer and apply knowledge and skills.
  • Teach the Course
    • Effective instructional strategies help students to develop a mastery of course content and skills over time.
  • Assess Student Progress and Understanding
    • Learning requires time, practice, and regular feedback

2026 Registration & Policies

*Teachers must register themselves with their College Board account, administrators CANNOT register teachers. Teachers, if you do not have a College Board account, you can create one when registering.

  • APSI Online $700 ($615 early bird)
    • Includes Digital Course & Examination Description (CED)
  • APSI In-Person $925 ($850 early bird)
    • Biology include extra $25 Lab fee
    • Includes Print Course & Examination Description (CED) & Binder
    • Includes Lunch & Coffee/tea each day
  • AP Capstone Courses (AP Research & AP Seminar)
    • These session prices are determined by College Board
      • Online $799
      • In-person $1075

Dates and Courses

Week 1 - June 23-26 - Online     (Registration closes 6/15/26)

  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Economics - Macro & Micro (combined)
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP Research *AP Capstone
  • AP Seminar *AP Capstone
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture
  • AP U.S. History
  • AP World History

Regular Price - $700 (Early Bird until 5/1/26 - $615); AP Capstone Price - $799

Register Here for Week 1

Week 2 - June 30-July 3 - Online     (Registration closes 6/22/26)

  • AP Art and Design
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP Government and Politics - Comparative
  • AP Government and Politics - U.S.
  • AP Music Theory
  • AP Physics 1
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Seminar ELA (English 10) *AP Capstone
  • AP Spanish Language and Culture

Regular Price - $700 (Early Bird until 5/8/26 - $615); AP Capstone Price - $799

Register Here for Week 2

Week 3 - July 7-10 - Online     (Registration closes 6/29/26)

  • AP African American Studies
  • AP Art and Design
  • AP Art History
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP Environmental Science
  • AP European History
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Physics C Combined (Electricity, Magnetism, Mechanics)

Regular Price - $700 (Early Bird until 5/15/26 - $615)

Register Here for Week 3

Week 4 - July 14-17 - In-Person     (Registration closes 6/29/26)

  • AP Biology (+$25 Lab fee)
  • AP Calculus AB/BC combined
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Research *AP Capstone
  • AP Seminar ELA (English 10) *AP Capstone
  • AP U.S. History

Regular Price - $925 (Early Bird until 5/22/26 - $850); AP Capstone Price - $1075

Register Here For Week 4

Week 5 - July 21-24 - Online     (Registration closes 7/13/26)

  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP European History
  • AP French Language and Culture
  • AP Music Theory
  • AP Psychology
  • AP Spanish Literature and Culture
  • AP Statistics
  • AP World History: Modern

Regular Price - $700 (Early Bird until 5/22/26 - $615)

Register Here for Week 5

Week 6 - Aug. 11-14 - Online     (Registration closes 8/3/26)

  • AP Research *AP Capstone
  • AP Seminar *AP Capstone
  • AP Seminar ELA (English 10) *AP Capstone

AP Capstone Online Price - $799

Register Here for Week 6

 

How do payments work? Schools or Administrators Paying?

Many schools will pay for their teachers' registrations. If you are an administrator or school staff that is trying to pay for your teachers' registrations, we have a few options for you.

  1. Please have your teachers register for their session first.
  2. Ask them to forward you the confirmation email.
  3. Payment Options:
    1. Mail checks, including invoice(s) to: Center for Gifted Education - APSI, PO Box  8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187
    2. Pay by Credit Card at our Payment Portal 
    3. Email cfgepd@wm.edu a Purchase Order if one is needed to make payment.

*There are no refunds for cancellations made within 3 weeks of the session start date.