AP Physics 1 – Experienced Teachers – Dolores Gende

This session: AP Physics 1 – Experienced Teachers with Dolores Gende is offered ONLINE during Week 1: June 15-18, 2026

Meet your APSI Consultant for AP Physics 1 – Experienced Teachers

Dolores Gende has taught science and math in different countries such as Mexico, Belgium, and the Netherlands Antilles. She has over 35 years of experience teaching all AP Physics courses: AP Physics B, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2 and both AP Physics C courses (Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism).

Dolores has been a College Board endorsed consultant since 2006 and has led workshops across the US and in China. She participated at the AP Reading for 20 years in various roles as a Reader, Table Leader and Question Leader. Dolores served as Co-Chair of the AP Physics 1 Development Committee and continues to write and review questions for AP Physics exams.

APSI: AP PHYSICS 1 INFORMATION 

Welcome to the world of AP Physics 1.

Day 1 begins with introductions, and a brief overview of the AP Audit. We will examine the Course and Exam Description focusing on the science practices and unit guides. Participants will update their course planning and pacing. The afternoon introduces labs and experimental design with an emphasis on linearization. Lab 1. Kinematics follows, and the day concludes with work on experimental FRQs. 

Day 2: The morning session includes an in-depth analysis of the AP Physics 2026 free-response questions and scoring. Sample multiple-choice questions will demonstrate how the science practices are incorporated within the curriculum. The afternoon centers on fluid mechanics and includes related activities. The lab session will focus on lab assessments. Participants will complete two labs Lab 2. Conservation of Energy and Lab 3. Fluids and work on Mathematical Routines FRQs.

Day 3: The morning includes a collaborative session on instructional strategies for all units of the curriculum. Afterward, AP Classroom resources and impact data are examined. The afternoon focuses on Translating between Representations in FRQs. Instructional planning reports and the AP Physics workbook are addressed next. The day concludes with Lab 4. Circular Motion and Lab 5. Simple Harmonic Motion. 

Day 4: The main topics for the morning session are scientific argumentation and symbolic derivations. Before the afternoon we will work on Qualitative Quantitative Translation FRQs. The afternoon highlights both units on rotational motion and includes 2 Labs 6. and 7. on Rotational Motion. Later sessions address broadening AP access, exam preparation strategies, and a practice exam.

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