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Home > Features AP Features Archive This archive includes articles, features, and stories that have previously appeared on the AP Central homepage. They are listed here in chronological order by posting date. We hope you enjoy them! Date Title Type Author 03/15/07 Beyond the Open Door Feature Diane Downey 07/06/06 A Focus on Fluid Mechanics Feature Greg Jacobs 06/06/06 Pre-AP Strategies in Spanish Feature Leslie Ogden 05/18/06 European Women Political Leaders Feature Jack Stovel 04/01/06 Interest Rates in AP Macroeconomics Feature Peggy Pride 03/22/06 Population Modeling in AP HG Feature Martha Sharma 02/23/06 Incorporating a Virtual "Pen" Feature Eric Griffin 02/14/06 Teaching the New Course Feature Rebecca Small 02/07/06 Calculator Simulation Activities Feature Floyd Bullard 01/26/06 A Brief Introduction to Energy Terms Feature Thomas B. Cobb 01/17/06 The Not-So-Peculiar Institution Feature Philip D. Morgan 01/11/06 Nonfiction Lesson Plan Feature Marianne Grisolano 01/03/06 Einstein's Brilliant Year Feature Dolores Gende 12/20/05 Approaches to Concentration Feature Jerry Stefl 12/13/05 A Focus on France Feature Thomas Lenihan 12/07/05 New Features in Java 5.0 Feature Cay Horstmann 11/29/05 Engaging the Eyes and Ears Feature Nancy Rogers 11/17/05 A Guide for The Bluest Eye Feature Lorri Horn 11/02/05 The World Languages Initiative Feature Marcia Wilbur, Thomas Matts 10/25/05 The Atlantic Migration, 1500-1800 Feature Carole Shammas 09/21/05 Psychology in the Courtroom Feature Brenda Russell 09/08/05 Quotation Dos and Don'ts Feature Sylvia Sarrett 08/30/05 Shared Expertise Feature Fran Trees 08/03/05 AP Art History Lesson Plan Feature Jacqueline Marie Musacchio 07/26/05 Using Literature in AP U.S. History Feature Cora Greer 07/13/05 What Is Gender History? Feature Nancy F. Cott 06/15/05 An Essay-Writing Tool Feature Ogden Morse 06/08/05 Get a Jump on the Fall Feature Nancy Potter 05/31/05 2005 Free-Response Questions Feature   05/24/05 Post-Exam Study Unit Feature David Gould 05/10/05 Beyond Textbook Instruction Feature Jim Mooney 05/03/05 Initiating an AP Music Theory Program Feature David Lockart 04/20/05 Make Plans Now Feature Susan Kornstein 04/19/05 A Tribute to Arthur Miller Feature Kathleen Puhr 04/12/05 Changed by the AP Calculus Reading Feature J. T. Sutcliffe 04/05/05 Gender Equality in the Science Classroom Feature Anne Tweed 03/23/05 World History Exam Strategies Feature Peter Stearns 03/17/05 Mini-Research Projects in AP Psychology Feature Allyson Weseley 03/15/05 Comparative Government Resources Feature Jean Robinson 03/03/05 Studying Spanish Culture Feature   02/22/05 A Puzzling Statistical Assumption Feature Robert W. Hayden 02/10/05 1824-1840: Rise of Democracy? Feature Cora Greer 02/04/05 New Measure of AP Feature   02/01/05 Tainted by Association Feature Boris Korsunsky 01/28/05 More than Just Antiderivatives Feature David Lomen 01/25/05 More than Just Antiderivatives Feature David Lomen 01/25/05 Survival of a Folk Culture Feature Carol Ann Gillespie 01/20/05 Analyzing Humor Feature Celia Maddox 01/10/05 How to Administer an AP Exam Feature   01/05/05 Technique, Voice, and Execution Feature   12/29/04 Helping Disadvantaged Students Feature   12/23/04 Less Is More Feature Greg Jacobs 12/14/04 Teach with Céline Dion Feature Eliane Kurbegov 12/01/04 Take Your Students into the Field Feature Pat Raynock 11/30/04 Detectives in the Classroom Feature Mark A. Kaelin 11/23/04 Teaching the Vietnam War Feature Scott Kaufman 11/18/04 Lambda, Sigma, and Rho Feature David Castro 11/09/04 Plan Now for AP Italian Feature   11/02/04 New Topic for AP Government Feature Ken Wedding 10/27/04 The Value of Rewriting Feature Geneviève Delfosse 10/19/04 35 Years of FRQs Feature   10/19/04 Important Changes for 2004-2005 Feature   10/08/04 Planning Expeditions Feature Pat Raynock 09/28/04 Focusing on the "Regular Guy" Feature Robin Aufses 09/21/04 Incorporating Illustration Feature Peter Illig 09/14/04 The Importance of Context Feature Jim Hartman 09/02/04 Physics and the Arts Feature Peggy Bertrand, Ph.D. 08/19/04 Java 1.5 and AP CS Feature Mark Weiss 07/29/04 Introducing AP Studio Art Feature Barry Lucy 07/29/04 Internationalizing U.S. History Feature David Armitage 07/20/04 AP German Lesson Plan Feature Dean Guarnaschelli 07/16/04 Workers' Rights Feature Bill Barry 07/08/04 Art History Web Guide Feature Yu Bong Ko 07/01/04 Strategies and Resources Feature Janet D. Parker 06/29/04 Cooperative Learning Feature Charles LaJeunesse 06/24/04 Teach AP Statistics Feature John F. Mahoney 06/22/04 Photographing Artwork Feature Brian Miller 06/16/04 Writing in French Feature Geneviève Delfosse 06/16/04 From Folk to Rock Feature Ken Stephenson 06/10/04 Beyond the Classroom Feature James A. Percoco 06/09/04 Park City Math Institute Feature   06/03/04 Strategies for Success Feature Charbra Adams Jestin 06/01/04 A New View on Imperialism Feature Bonnie Smith 05/27/04 APES Lab and Field Activities Feature Dean Goodwin 05/25/04 Beyond the Classroom Feature James M. Hoefler 05/20/04 Leading Critiques in Studio Art Feature Ken Daley 05/14/04 A Guest in the Language Feature Renee Shea 05/11/04 Chancey O. Jones Feature Dan Kennedy 05/06/04 Illiberal Democracy Feature Neil J. Mitchell 05/04/04 None of the Above Feature Judith Krauss 04/29/04 Mendel's Legacy Feature José Vázquez 04/22/04 Enrich Student Learning Feature Eliane Kurbegov 04/20/04 Banneker's Puzzles Feature John F. Mahoney 04/15/04 Recent Developments Feature Gary S. Elbow 04/13/04 Current Events in the Classroom Feature Ken Wedding 04/08/04 Tips for AP Latin Feature Madeleine Henry 04/06/04 We're Psyched! Feature Jeanne A. Blakeslee 04/01/04 Islamic Women's Voices Feature Renee Shea 03/30/04 Transforming a Continent Feature Beate Sissenich 03/25/04 Developing the Bomb Feature Caroline L. Herzenberg 03/23/04 The Rhetoric of Advertising Feature Renee Shea 03/18/04 Winding Down the Year Feature Davida Brautman 03/15/04 Women and Mathematics Feature Emily Pronin 03/11/04 Adapting AP Math Questions Feature Dixie Ross 03/10/04 Madam C. J. Walker Feature Miller Newman 03/04/04 Author Pages Feature   03/02/04 Teaching Black History Feature   02/19/04 A Statistics Simulation Feature Floyd Bullard 02/05/04 Physics Web Guide Feature Dolores Gende 01/30/04 Technology and Art History Feature Yu Bong Ko 01/27/04 Award-Winning AP Teacher Feature David Carmody 01/22/04 Scientific Reading Feature Tricia Glidewell, Carolyn Schofield Bronston 01/14/04 Broaden Your Repertoire Feature   01/06/04 Introducing Students to Historiography Feature Paul Hibbeln 12/30/03 Using Guided Inquiry Feature James N. Spencer 12/24/03 Rubrics and Writing Feature Amy Fineburg 12/19/03 Celebrating a Scientific Pioneer Feature Dolores Gende 12/17/03 Lies My Calculator Told Me Feature Mark Howell 12/11/03 Explaining Difficult Biology Topics Feature   12/05/03 European History Lesson Plans Feature   12/03/03 Microorganisms & You Feature Angela Morrow 11/21/03 Practical Advice for New Teachers Feature Joan Garfield 11/18/03 English Literature Reference Materials Feature   11/07/03 2003 Siemens Awards Feature   11/05/03 Spanish Language Web Guide Feature Susan Seraphine-Kimel 10/30/03 Experience Is Key Feature Ron Sudol 10/26/03 Everyday Elegance Feature Mike Breen 10/22/03 Between Two Wars Feature David M. Kennedy 10/15/03 Shortcut to Valuable Resources Feature Stephanie La Croix 10/10/03 Introducing AP Italian Feature   10/08/03 Increase Enrollment in AP CS Courses Feature Karen North 10/03/03 Forging an Alliance Feature Dixie Ross 09/29/03 An Award-Winning Tenure Feature Ken Stewart 09/25/03 Incorporating Field Study Feature Margaret Bahe 09/22/03 Preventing Plagiarism Feature Janice Edgerson Hudley 09/17/03 Memorization and Recitation Feature James Updegraff 09/12/03 The Internationalization of AP Feature Robert DiYanni 09/10/03 Plan Ahead for May Feature Mel Young 09/05/03 East Chapel Hill Meets San Ramón Feature Sandy Williamson 09/03/03 Computer Science in the Pre-AP Years Feature James Aldridge, Ph.D. 08/29/03 AP in the U.S. Virgin Islands Feature Tulip Fleming 08/26/03 David Gupta: Encouraging AP Expansion Feature Jenna Schnuer 08/25/03 New Historical Research Feature   08/19/03 APNC: A Rewarding Weekend Feature Stephanie La Croix 08/13/03 Teaching Latin Literature Feature Patsy Ricks 08/07/03 The Difference Is Language Feature Bernard Phelan 08/01/03 A Global Perspective Feature Kevin Gaines 07/29/03 Rules for Writers Feature Ron Sudol 07/11/03 A Forum for Student Historians Feature Will Fitzhugh 07/10/03 A Model for Critical Thinking Feature Christine Barbour, Matthew Streb 07/03/03 Teacher & Student Competitions Feature Catherine Meredith 06/27/03 The Ideas of Northrop Frye Feature Tim Gillespie 06/18/03 Technology and Assessment Feature Henry Braun 06/13/03 The AP Reading Feature Susan Kornstein 06/12/03 Planning for Next Year Feature Elizabeth Rodenhizer 06/06/03 Educating a Diverse Community Feature Susan Finley 06/03/03 Raising the Academic Bar Feature Barbara Ramsey 05/28/03 Transformation and Change Feature Kristen Parris 05/23/03 A Survey of AP Teachers Feature Susan Kornstein 05/21/03 Growing an AP Art History Program Feature Robert Coad 05/20/03 Learning by Observing Feature Carolyn Schofield Bronston 05/14/03 Online Statistics Resources Feature Ruth Carver, Susan Peters 05/10/03 Leadership Training Through Journalism Feature Richard Strean 05/06/03 DNA and Computers Feature Eli Hatchwell 05/02/03 Post-Exam Projects Feature Susan Kornstein 05/01/03 Learn More About Summer Institutes Feature Susan Kornstein 04/29/03 Teaching Terminology Feature Carol Jago 04/25/03 Imagine There Is No Country Feature Richard White 04/22/03 Teaching with Laptops Feature Fred Bartels 04/16/03 In a World of Data, Statistics Counts Feature Richard Scheaffer 04/11/03 Calling Forth Joy: Teaching Poetry Feature Tami Haaland 04/08/03 Nurturing the Reader's Imagination Feature Harvard Knowles 03/29/03 The Contingent Nature of History Feature Joshua H. Pollack 03/29/03 New Topics, New Foci Feature Julie Thompson Klein 03/29/03 Women's History Web Guide Feature Erica Rex 03/25/03 Nobel-Prize Winning Poet Feature Carol Jago 03/21/03 Bubonic Plague and the Black Death Feature Samuel K. Cohn, Jr. 03/19/03 Before and After DNA Feature Lisa Barton 03/14/03 The "Father of English Poetry" Feature John Fleming 03/12/03 Milestones for Women in Science Feature Londa Schiebinger 03/07/03 Utilize the Teachers' Resource Catalog Feature Lawrence Charap, Danell Jones 03/04/03 Eliminating the Achievement Gap Feature Dr. Edmund Gordon 02/25/03 Teaching "Offensive" Literature Feature Bruce McMenomy 02/25/03 Capturing Potential Feature John Ulicny 02/21/03 Slavery & the Western World Feature David Brion Davis 02/13/03 History, Science & Technology Feature Bruce Lincoln 02/13/03 Calculations Aren't Enough! Feature Roxy Peck 02/11/03 Honoring Innovative Curricula Feature Catherine Meredith 02/04/03 Why the West? Feature Gale Stokes 01/31/03 Energizing Lesson Plans Feature Sharon Johnston, Ph.D. 01/28/03 An Outstanding Teacher Feature Conni Shelnut 01/27/03 Grappling with Genetics Feature Caroline Lieber 01/21/03 Getting Started Feature Dixie Ross 01/17/03 Instilling Academic Rigor Feature Jenna Schnuer 01/14/03 AP Courses Online, Any Time Feature Sharon Johnston, Ph.D. 01/13/03 Teaching with Einstein Feature Susan Kornstein 12/26/02 Academics and the Arts Feature Susan Finley 12/19/02 Happy Birthday AP Central! Feature Donna de Soto 12/11/02 Extraordinary Dedication Feature Judy Broadwin 12/11/02 An Exciting Collaboration Feature Lawrence Charap 12/06/02 The Art of Teaching Feature Ellen Greenblatt 12/03/02 Renewal and Relief Feature Chiara Coletti 11/22/02 Supporting Teachers' Efforts Feature Michael Boardman 11/19/02 The Lessons of History Feature Lawrence Charap 11/15/02 A New Challenge Feature Irene Torrieri 11/12/02 AP As the "Common Curriculum" Feature Michael Riley 11/08/02 A Calculus Family Feature Susan Kornstein 11/05/02 An AP "Google" Feature Laura Estersohn 10/29/02 Poetic Correspondence Feature   10/25/02 Artifact & Analysis Feature   10/23/02 True Champions Feature Raúl Acero 10/16/02 Poetry at Sea Feature Ellen Greenblatt 10/11/02 'Lifelong Learners' Feature Stephanie La Croix 10/08/02 The View From Here, Part III Feature Debra Ambush, Ph.D. 10/01/02 Celebrating Student Art Feature   09/27/02 Teaching Other Teachers Feature Lisa Baker 09/24/02 And On to Java Feature Susan Horwitz 09/20/02 Year-Long Dedication Feature Joyce Caufman 09/17/02 The Reading at Camp Clemson Feature Robert E. Cannon, John J. Lepri 09/13/02 The View From Here: Part II Feature Debra Ambush, Ph.D. 09/06/02 Learning the Lessons of Bosnia Feature Jonathan Milner 09/03/02 Forming a Lingua Franca Feature Sheri Spaine Long 08/29/02 Diversity in the Heartland Feature Dave Ekrem 08/27/02 The View From Here Feature Debra Ambush, Ph.D. 08/20/02 AP in the News Feature   07/30/02 Technology in the Classroom Feature Arnold Pulda 07/26/02 World History on the Web Feature   07/15/02 International Workshops Feature Stephanie La Croix 07/15/02 Teaching Close Reading Feature Jane Schaffer 07/15/02 Calculus Before Newton and Leibniz Feature David Bressoud 06/25/02 The AP Reading: A Labor of Love Feature Susan Kornstein 05/31/02 Adjusting to the DBQ Change Feature   05/24/02 Summer Reading Suggestions Feature Nancy Potter 05/14/02 After the Exam Feature Susan Kornstein 05/10/02 Building Bridges to the Future Feature Ronald L. Slaughter 05/02/02 APCS: Role-Playing in the Classroom Feature David Levine 04/26/02 Reviewing for the AP Exam Feature Barry Bienstock 04/19/02 The Key to Successful AP Conferences Feature Christine Gorychka 04/12/02 My Introduction to AP Feature G. Harrison Roth 04/12/02 The Dialectical Notebook Feature Ogden Morse 04/05/02 Life as an "Acorn" Feature Kevin Rees 03/28/02 Dancing with Poetry Feature Ellen Greenblatt 03/28/02 Weekend Workshops Feature Terry Maguire & Kate Lewis 03/22/02 AP Program Expansion Feature Kathleen C. Plato 03/04/02 American School Foundation of Monterrey Feature Susan Finley 03/04/02 A Disposition for Success Feature Ogden Morse 03/04/02 Math at the School-to-College Transition Feature Bernard L. Madison 03/01/02 Women's History: A Cyberguide Feature Arnold Pulda 03/01/02 Women in Mathematics Feature Larry Riddle 02/25/02 Calculus Before Newton and Leibniz Feature David Bressoud 02/08/02 The AP Reading Experience Feature Ron Dirkse 02/01/02 Hosting AP Institutes Feature Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale 02/01/02 Black History: Triumphs and Tragedies Feature Patrick Manning 01/25/02 Increasing Participation in AP Feature Dixie Ross 01/18/02 English Language: Developing an Argument Feature Ron Sudol 01/18/02 How Do We Define Success in AP? Feature Frazier L. O'Leary, Jr. 01/11/02 The Story of a Small School Feature Dixie Ross 12/21/01 Teaching "Offensive" Literature Feature Bruce McMenomy 12/12/01 Calculus Before Newton and Leibniz Feature David Bressoud

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