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Advanced Placement* Summer Institute Faculty
Andy Aiken, AP* World History
Andy Aiken participated in the first, national AP* World History training workshop and has led APWH institutes in Hawaii, Vietnam, France, London, Mexico, and western U.S. cities. He has served as a national APWH reader and a table leader since 2002.
Aiken teaches at Boulder High School in Boulder, CO. His AP* World History classes have grown from 22 to 142 students over eight years. He sponsors the Model United Nations team and has served as department chair and district Social Studies coordinator.
Teaching awards include: 1997 Fulbright Scholar - Japan, 1999 Freeman Fellow - China, 2000 Colorado International Studies Teacher of the Year, 2001 World History Association National Teaching Award, 2006 Colorado Teaching Award.
Aiken has traveled abroad extensively, is a trail runner and competitive cross-country skier, sea kayaks, and enjoys reading & mountain climbing.
Norma Arroyo, AP* Spanish Language
Norma E. Arroyo teaches at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is an endorsed AP* Consultant, an AP* Spanish reader, and has taught AP* Spanish classes for 13 years. Norma E. Arroyo has been a high school Spanish teacher for nineteen years, a Methods instructor and currently holds a professional teaching certificate and an Educational Leadership M.A. degree. Ms. Arroyo began teaching in Connecticut. She has taught in Vermont and New Hampshire before moving to Colorado. In 1999, she became an AP* Spanish Language reader and has presented as a consultant in the Northeast, Middle States and Western Regions for the College Board. The College Board awarded Ms. Arroyo a scholarship to attend the College Board Equity Colloquium in Houston, TX and the AP* National Conference in Los Angeles. She has presented "Teaching without a Budget" at the SWCOLT Conference in Denver "Music in the Classroom," at the AATSP Conference in Chicago in 2003, “Pre-AP* Strategies” at the AATSP Conference in San Diego in 2007, and most recently, “Teaching the 5 C's” at the RMLA in Calgary, Canada in fall 2007. Ms. Arroyo has been the recipient of the AATSP Excellence in Teaching Award of the Colorado Chapter in 2007, Excellence in Teaching Award of the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 and was named 2006 Fort Collins, February Rotary Teacher of the Month. Ms. Arroyo has published in the AATSP publication Hispania, and CCFLT PEALS on effective techniques for teaching students in AP. Currently, she is President of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers.
Paula Carbone, AP* English Language & Composition
Paula has taught English in diverse settings, from an international school in Tokyo, to a private college prep school in Los Angeles, and in urban public schools in Dallas and Los Angeles. In addition to receiving National Board Certification and being a Writing Project Fellow from UCLA, she has been attending the AP* English Language readings since 2001, as well as presenting one-day workshops for the College Board in English Language and summer institutes. Currently, Paula is a doctoral candidate at UCLA with research focusing on student writing. She continues to have an active role in teaching and working with teachers in the Los Angeles area and is committed to access and equity issues in AP* classes to allow for student intellectual advancement and engagement in economic, political, and social arenas.
Katheryn Hedges, AP* U.S. Government
Katheryn Hedges, M.Ed, is an endorsed AP* consultant for the College Board* and has 15 years experience teaching AP* American Government and Politics at Deer Valley High School in Glendale, Arizona. An educator for over 25 years, Ms. Hedges has served as a reviewer for AP* and high school published materials, and also served as a reviewer for the College Board* Audit at its inception. After leaving Deer Valley High School in 2000, Mrs. Hedges served as a mentor and instructional coach to fellow teachers, and began teaching at the community college level. Ms. Hedges is currently an adjunct faculty member at Glendale Community College, teaching American National Government, and U.S. Constitution, and continues to score AP* exams for ETS.
Michael Kim, AP* United States History
Michael Kim has been an Advanced Placement* United States History for twelve years at Schurr High School in Montebello, California. He has been a reader for the U.S. History exam for eight years. As a workshop consultant for the College Board* for the past five years, Michael has led numerous workshops and institutes throughout the country. He also serves as a mentor for other College Board consultants.
Michael will be providing a tremendous amount of resources and ideas, as well as innovative projects that AP* United States History teachers have adopted into their curriculum. His use of technology in instruction is cutting edge. During his institutes, he will help participants create their own class websites and teach skills that will allow them to be much more efficient in creating exams and organizing their class. He takes pleasure in instilling a sense of mission and enthusiasm in the participants who are and will be teaching AP* U.S. History.
David Sullivan, AP* English Literature & Composition
Dave Sullivan brings an extensive background as a veteran teacher of AP* English Literature & Composition, AP* English Language & Composition, and AP* U.S. History, in addition to having been a reader for the AP* English Literature exam and long time presenter to teachers of AP*. An English major from U.C. Berkeley with an M.A. from Cal State Hayward, he has taught in both the Acalanes and San Mateo Union High Schools, as well as teaching all levels from basic to lit classes at Chabot College in Hayward.
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