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About AP/Pre-AP Programs

About APTTI

Schedule

General Information

Registration

Links

Belin-Blank Center

Center for Credit Programs

The College Board

Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy

Advanced Placement Incentive Program

All 2006 APTTI classes will be held in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. APTTI classes will be held at the Pappajohn Education Center (1200 Grand Ave., Des Moines) and/or at the Des Moines Public Schools Central Campus (1800 Grand Ave., Des Moines).

Registration

Early registration is requested; on-line registration will be available beginning March 1, 2006 at www.education/uiowa.edu/belinblank/aptti/reg.html. Participants may register for one class per session (July 10–14 and July 17–21). Those wishing to register using a paper registration form may download a printable form from our Website or request a registration form by calling 800-336-6463 or 319-335-6148 or via e-mail at belinblank@uiowa.edu.

Classes are subject to cancellation if enrollments are insufficient.

Fees

Early registration class fee for the AP Teacher Training Institute is $395 per session; participants may register for a class in each session. Class fees include:

• Instruction from College Board-endorsed consultants
• Course materials
• Sample textbooks
• Certificate of Participation
• College Board reception (to feature an overview of the new AP Program Audit process
• Lunches (Tuesday through Friday), with optional luncheon discussions on
        o Beginning a new AP Program at your school
        o AP Potential and preparing students for success through AP

Late Registration Fees (received after June 23 for Session I or after June 30 for Session II) will be $445 per session. Cancellations are subject to a $50 cancellation fee, if received prior to one week of the start of the session. Cancellations after that time are non-refundable.

Academic credit, travel, and lodging expenses are the responsibility of the participant and are not included in the APTTI registration fee.

Lodging

Participants are responsible for arranging their own lodging. Conference rates for APTTI have been negotiated with the Hotel Fort Des Moines, which is located within short walking distance of each class center. Rooms will be available at the conference rate ($69/night—single or double occupancy; $89/night for a suite) on a first-come, first-served basis until June 11, 2006. To receive the conference rate, please indicate you are attending APTTI when making your reservations. Please make your reservations directly with the Hotel Fort Des Moines.

Hotel Fort Des Moines
1000 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: 800-532-1466 or 515-243-1161
FAX: 515-243-4317

For information about Des Moines, visit the Website of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau: www.seedesmoines.com.

Travel

The Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is just 20 minutes from downtown Des Moines and is served by most major airlines. For more information about the airport and ground transportation, please visit their Website: www.dsmairport.com.

Optional Academic Credit for the AP Teacher Training Institute

Teachers who register for APTTI may enroll for optional academic credit. Each AP workshop offers two graduate-level credit hours.

University enrollment forms will be available at APTTI Registration, to be held in the new John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center on the opening day of each session, between 10:00 am and noon. University credit is NOT included in the cost of APTTI, but a substantial grant from the Belin-Blank Center is supporting over half of the cost of university tuition. Teachers will only pay $300 (less than half of the total cost) for two graduate-level credit hours.

Participants may earn an additional credit hour by enrolling in an optional credit session that will help participants understand the needs of their highest ability students in the context of the AP classroom. The optional credit session will be held on Tuesday evenings during the Institute; the University will bill participants full tuition ($332) for the extra credit hour.

Each of the AP content areas provides credit in the State of Iowa Talented and Gifted Endorsement (programming strand).