James Sabathne

James Sabathne (MA) teaches AP U.S. History and AP World History at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Illinois. He has served as an AP U.S. History reader, table leader, and exam leader since 2001. He sat on the SAT II United States History Subject Test Development Committee from 2008-2011 and the AP U.S. History Test Development Committee from 2013-2017. He presented at numerous conferences including five AP annual meetings, the American Historical Association annual meeting, Best Practices Night at the AP US reading, and the Organization of American Historians Conference. His publications include Past Forward: Articles from the Journal of American History Volumes I and II, (Oxford University Press, 2016); Course Planning and Pacing Guide resource for Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty 3rd Edition, (WW Norton, 2014), and Strive For A 5: Preparing for the AP* World History Exam, (Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013).

Alma Gonzalez

AP Spanish Language and Culture for New Teachers in Week 3: July 24-28, 2023

Alma L. González has been teaching in public schools for over 30 years. Served as Department Head of the Foreign Language Department for 18 years. Has served as a Spanish AP Reader for 9 years and has served as a Table Leader as well. She has experience in teaching Spanish Language AP and Spanish Literature AP. She has been an adjunct professor and the University of Texas-Brownsville for 10 years and at Gladys Porter High School in Brownsville, TX. For 28 years. This will be her 20th year as a consultant for College Board. Currently works with the University of Texas Rio Grande as a part-time lecturer for the department of education.

Ken Keller

AP Human Geography for New Teachers in Week 2: July 17-21, 2023

Kenneth H. Keller is an instructor of Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography and AP European History at George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, GA. He has taught AP Human Geography since its inception in 2000-2001. He is currently a question leader for the operational exam at the APHG scoring and has also worked in other multiple roles at the reading since 2002. Ken is a past member of the AP Human Geography Test Development Committee (2006-2010). He served as President of the National Council for Geographic Education during the year 2019-2020. He has been teaching AP Human Geography weeklong summer institutes and one day workshops for teachers since 2004. He is also a 2004 recipient of a National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching award. Ken is also Past-President of the Connecticut Council of Social Studies.

Ken is one of the co-authors of the new AP Human Geography textbook published by Bedford, Freeman and Worth. Ken is also one of three co-founders of iScore5 LLC, an AP test prep app for smart devices.

Marc Reif

AP Physics 1: Algebra-based for New Teachers in Week 2: July 17-21, 2023

Marc Reif teaches science at Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He has been teaching AP Physics for more than twenty years and over the last, fifteen or so years has presented around 50 AP physics workshops. Mr. Reif is an AP Reader, AP item writer, and has contributed to several College Board publications. In 2016 he was the recipient of the College Board Southwest Region AP Award.

Dixie Ross

AP Calculus AB for New Teachers in Week 1: July 11-14, 2023

Dixie Ross has taught AP Calculus for 32 years in Texas public schools and has trained other AP Calculus teachers for the College Board for 27 years. She has served as a reader and helped to develop materials and resources that are published on AP Central. She has a strong interest in providing access to advanced mathematics to students who have traditionally been under-represented in those classes.

Carlos Gomez

AP Spanish Language and Culture for New Teachers in Week 1: July 11-14, 2023

Carlos is a native of Colombia. He has been teaching various levels of Spanish, including AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture. However, AP Spanish Language has been his primary focus for the last nineteen years. He taught at Trinity Preparatory School for twelve years, where he was the World Languages Department Chair and has been teaching at The Canterbury School of Florida for the past fourteen years, where he is also the World Languages Department Chair. He has been a grader for the AP Spanish Language Exam for seventeen years, and has acted as a Table Leader for the last fifteen years. For the past nine years, he has worked as an Endorsed Spanish Consultant to the College Board, leading numerous summer institutes and one-day workshops across the southeast region. He was also the co-author of “Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Examination”.