AP Japanese Language and Culture
Professional Development Workshop Stipend
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® is offering financial assistance to participate
in a full day workshop for AP® Japanese Language and Culture held in conjunction with theAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention inNashville, TN. This financial assistance is possible through a generous grant from the JapanFoundation Los Angeles. The AP Japanese workshop is a pre-conference workshop to be held on
Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Financial assistance of an amount up
to $410.00 will be awarded to cover fees for (1) the AP Japanese workshop ($165) and (2)registration for the ACTFL convention November 20 – 22, 2015 at the Advance Member rate($245). To attend the workshop, participants must register for and attend the convention.
About the Workshop
In this College Board workshop, participants will engage in a professional exchange of ideas
surrounding the AP Japanese Language and Culture course. Participants will examine 2015 Free
Response Questions, scoring guidelines, and related samples. Participants will discussappropriate classroom materials, learn techniques and content-specific strategies that can beincorporated into the AP classroom to help students prepare to be successful in their AP coursework, consider AP curriculum and syllabus development, and become acquainted withresources to support AP teachers. Portions of this workshop will be conducted in Japanese.
Continuing Education Units are available for workshop participants. Further information about
AP Japanese Language and Culture can be found at apcentral.collegeboard.com.
About the Presenter
This workshop will be presented by Motoko Tabuse. Motoko currently serves as a professor ofJapanese at Eastern Michigan University and is also the current Immediate Past President of theAmerican Association of Teachers of Japanese. In her work with the AP Japanese Language andCulture program, she currently serves as the Chief Reader for AP Japanese Language and Culture
and has served as the co-chair on the AP Japanese Language and Culture DevelopmentCommittee.
About the Convention
The Annual Convention and World Languages Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages (ACTFL) will be held Friday, November 17 through Sunday, November 19,
2017 at the Music City Center, with Pre-Convention Workshops scheduled on Thursday,
November 16. The ACTFL Convention features over 600 educational sessions and events
covering the whole spectrum of the foreign language profession. The ACTFL Convention is anational event bringing together over 7,000 attendees from all languages, levels andassignments within the profession. Further information about the convention can be found atwww.actfl.org.

Application Process
Up to 12 stipends will be awarded. To qualify you must currently teach Japanese in a secondary
school or at the college/university level. Interested individuals must submit an application
packet that includes:•••

a completed application forma current resumé or curriculum vitae
an accompanying letter which should include a description of the benefits of thisprofessional development opportunity

Application packets should be sent to David Jahner, Director, World Languages and Cultures,
via email to djahner@collegeboard.org. The deadline for application is Friday, October 6,
2017. No late applications will be accepted. Applications will be reviewed with award orrejection decisions made by Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
Stipend recipients must pay convention and workshop registration fees and will be reimbursed
up to a maximum of $410.00 upon successful completion of the workshop and submission of ashort report of their professional development experience.

AP Japanese Language and Culture
Workshop Stipend Application
To qualify you must currently teach Japanese in a secondary school or at the college/university level.
Interested individuals must submit this application, along with a current resume or curriculum vitae
and an accompanying letter of application which should include a description of the benefits of thisprofessional development opportunity. Application packets should be sent to David Jahner, Director,
World Languages and Cultures via email: djahner@collegeboard.org.
The deadline for application is Friday, October 6, 2017.

Applicant Information (Please print or type all information)
Name:
School Name:
School Mailing Address:
City:

State:

Postal Code:State:

Postal Code:School Phone:Home Mailing Address:
City:
Home Phone:
Email:
Years teaching Japanese:

Total years teaching:

How many students are enrolled in a Japanese language course in your school?
I presently teach an AP Japanese Language and Culture course: Yes No
I am considering teaching an AP Japanese Language and Culture course: Yes No
I have previously attended a workshop or summer institute for AP Japanese: Yes NoIf yes, when:
where:I understand that to be eligible, I must currently teach Japanese in a secondary school. I also
understand that submitting this application does not guarantee that a stipend will be awarded.
Typing your name in the box below indicates your signature.
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Date:resumé or curriculum vitae
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