The AP* Economics Summer Workshop is designed to investigate the problematic areas of teaching AP* Micro and AP* Macro Economics. After a review of the College Board's* content specifications for micro and macro economics, the workshop will focus on the specific content concerns detailed by workshop participants as well as those topics outlined by the Chief Reader in Student Performances Q&A as well as those topics appearing in Professional Development Workshop Materials in AP* Economics. AP* Economics celebrates its 20th year of testing, and the institute has been geared to address the 20 years of AP* Economics.

Francis McMann teaches AP* Micro and Macro Economics and Philosophy at George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he also serves as the Chair of the History and Social Sciences Department and serves as Chair of Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction for the Cedar Rapids Community Schools. Since 1991 he has served as a faculty consultant for AP* Economics and is currently a consultant for the College Board*. In addition to facilitating many AP* Conferences and Institutes, he has contributed to publications concerning curriculum, measurement and testing. He is a frequent contributor to the College Board's* AP* Economics publications and is a past member for the College Board's* National Academic Advisory Committee for History and Social Sciences and served as an Assessment Specialist for Educational Testing Service. He lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with wife Carolyn and Toby, the dog. All celebrate the successes of their children and grandchildren, but enjoy the environment of an empty nest. For additional information concerning his AP* Economics courses, teachers, students and parents (and school administrators) are encouraged to visit my website at George Washington High School and navigate to the specific AP* Economics course you would like to see.