AP French Language & Culture – Ed Weiss

This session, AP French Language and Culture with Ed Weiss is offered ONLINE during Week 2: June 22-25, 2026.

Meet your APSI Consultant for AP French Language and Culture

Ed Weiss

Ed Weiss has spent his career teaching French at both the high school and college levels in the Philadelphia area, as well as serving as world language department chair at the secondary level. Ed has worked for the College Board for over twenty years and has served as an AP reader, table leader and exam leader for the current French Language and Culture exam. Ed is a national consultant for the College Board and has led Advanced Placement Summer Institutes for French teachers around the country. He has also developed workshop and online materials for the College Board. Ed is currently the world language curriculum specialist for the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. He is a three-time recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute grants and has been a presenter for ACTFL, AATF, and at the French AP reading. Ed is an author of the Barron’s guide to AP French Language and Culture and is an author of levels one and four of the Wayside Publication’s French text series, Entrecultures.

 APSI Session Description: 

Join us for a four-day Summer Institute built to help AP French Language and Culture teachers confidently navigate the redesigned 2026–2027 course and exam. Together, we’ll explore the structure and philosophy of the new exam, focusing on the project-based component, updated expectations, and how to weave interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication into your teaching. We’ll break down the revised course framework and official guidelines so you can clearly see how to align your daily instruction with the new exam requirements. We’ll also dive into cultural analysis using the products, practices, and perspectives framework, explore the increased focus on authentic sources and research skills, and highlight the importance of spontaneous and prepared oral performance. By the end of our time together, you’ll feel comfortable with all the new materials that support the project component and understand exactly how they fit into the course as a whole.

This institute is all about hands-on learning. You’ll work with project-based prompts, build research scaffolds, and create classroom-ready tools to help your students with inquiry, cultural comparisons, and presentation prep. We’ll see model oral presentations, run Q&A simulations, and share practical strategies for guiding students through both the written reflection and follow-up questions. You’ll work with fellow teachers to plan pacing, assessments, and classroom implementation—making the new framework feel not just manageable, but truly exciting. You will gain familiarity with all of the College Board tools that support French curriculum design and instruction. By the end of the four days, you’ll walk away with a clear roadmap for the changes ahead, plus practical materials and strategies to launch the redesigned AP French course with confidence and enthusiasm.