Birmingham City Schools
Lead Teacher:
English:
Ada Blair has been teaching in Birmingham City Schools for 20 years and has been teaching AP English Literature and Composition for 4 years. As the English Lead Teacher for Birmingham City Schools, she will teach AP English Lit at Wenonah High School. She received National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in December of 2006. Ms. Blair’s impact on her students was spotlighted in Parade Magazine in 1989, in The Birmingham News in 1995 and in The Birmingham Times in 2008. She has received fellowships to attend institutes sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities in Birmingham, AL; Charlottesville, VA; and Tuscaloosa, AL; and attended The Liverpool Black Roots Summer School Program in Liverpool, England. Ms. Blair has also participated in The National Writing Project at Jacksonville State University and at Samford University.
Math:
Lee Ann Latta teaches at Ramsay High School in the Birmingham City School System and has been teaching for 13 years. In that time she has taught every math class offered by her school system. She has been teaching Advanced Placement Calculus for 5 years and currently teaches AP Calculus AB.
Science:
Schools Involved:
Huffman High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Ramsay High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Wenonah High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Calender of Events:
July
13 & 14 APSI for Administrators at Auburn
20-24 APSI for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at UA
28-31 LTF training (Days 1 – 4)
August
20 School Year Kickoff & Vertical Team meeting 1
September
26 English Prep session 1 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
October
14 PSAT testing
23 & 24 2 day Workshop at the McWane Center in Birmingham
November
5 Vertical Team meeting 2
December
5 English Prep session 2 Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
January
9 Science Prep session 1 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
21 Vertical Team meeting 3
30 Math Prep session 1 for Birmingham City – location TBA
February
20 English Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
27 Math Prep session 2 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City – location TBA
March
4 Vertical Team meeting 4
13 – 21 SPRING BREAK for ALL
27 Science Prep session 2 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
April
24 Science Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
May
1 Math Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City – location TBA
3-14 AP Exams administered
Birmingham City Schools
Lead Teacher:
English:
Ada Blair has been teaching in Birmingham City Schools for 20 years and has been teaching AP English Literature and Composition for 4 years. As the English Lead Teacher for Birmingham City Schools, she will teach AP English Lit at Wenonah High School. She received National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification in December of 2006. Ms. Blair’s impact on her students was spotlighted in Parade Magazine in 1989, in The Birmingham News in 1995 and in The Birmingham Times in 2008. She has received fellowships to attend institutes sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities in Birmingham, AL; Charlottesville, VA; and Tuscaloosa, AL; and attended The Liverpool Black Roots Summer School Program in Liverpool, England. Ms. Blair has also participated in The National Writing Project at Jacksonville State University and at Samford University.
Math:
Lee Ann Latta teaches at Ramsay High School in the Birmingham City School System and has been teaching for 13 years. In that time she has taught every math class offered by her school system. She has been teaching Advanced Placement Calculus for 5 years and currently teaches AP Calculus AB.
Science:
Schools Involved:
Huffman High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Ramsay High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Wenonah High School
AP courses offered: English Language, English Literature, Calculus AB, Biology, Chemistry
Calender of Events:
July
13 & 14 APSI for Administrators at Auburn
20-24 APSI for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at UA
28-31 LTF training (Days 1 – 4)
August
20 School Year Kickoff & Vertical Team meeting 1
September
26 English Prep session 1 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
October
14 PSAT testing
23 & 24 2 day Workshop at the McWane Center in Birmingham
November
5 Vertical Team meeting 2
December
5 English Prep session 2 Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
January
9 Science Prep session 1 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
21 Vertical Team meeting 3
30 Math Prep session 1 for Birmingham City – location TBA
February
20 English Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
27 Math Prep session 2 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City – location TBA
March
4 Vertical Team meeting 4
13 – 21 SPRING BREAK for ALL
27 Science Prep session 2 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
April
24 Science Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City at UAB
May
1 Math Prep session 3 for Jefferson County and Birmingham City – location TBA
3-14 AP Exams administered