AP Spanish Language and Culture – Ken Stewart

This session: AP Spanish Language & Culture with Ken Stewart is offered ONLINE during Week 1: June 15-18, 2026.

Meet your APSI Consultant for AP Spanish Language and Culture

Ken Stewart (BA International Studies and Spanish UNC-Chapel Hill; MA Spanish NC State University) is an ACTFL National Foreign Language Teacher of Year. He most recently taught Advanced Spanish Writing at Duke University in North Carolina. A National Board Certified high school Spanish teacher, he has taught middle grades through college. Ken has served on the ACTFL Board of Directors, the SCOLT Board, and the Executive Council of the AATSP. He was the recipient of ACTFL’s Florence

Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education K-12. He has served on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Test Development Committee, as a question leader at the AP Reading, and has been a national consultant for over 30 years. 

He has conducted over 250 workshops and summer institutes throughout the US as well as in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Ken works as a freelance world language consultant and keynote speaker. An aficionado of languages and cultures, Ken speaks Spanish, Portuguese and some French; he has traveled in 50 countries.

APSI Session Description: 

Ken Stewart, World Language Consultant to the College Board

This workshop is designed for both new and experienced AP® Spanish Language and Culture instructors and provides an in-depth look at the revised course and exam launching in the 2026–2027 school year. Participants will explore the updated Course and Exam Description (CED) and examine how the changes strengthen proficiency-based instruction through cultural inquiry, authentic resources, and performance-based assessments aligned to the three modes of communication.

A major focus of the institute will be the new research-based project, which replaces the previous cultural comparison format. Teachers will learn how to guide students through the inquiry process, support effective use of authentic sources, and help students synthesize cultural products, practices, and perspectives into a strong presentational performance.

Participants will also explore instructional strategies and classroom routines that build student success across interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational tasks. Time will be devoted to course planning, pacing, unit design, and assessment practices aligned to the new exam expectations. A segment of the workshop will be dedicated to strategies for improving students’ performance on the multiple choice section (50% of the exam) as well as interpretive strategies for the classroom.

The institute includes opportunities to explore AP® Classroom tools, including unit guides, instructional planning reports, and the AP question bank, as well as guidance for navigating the AP® Audit and syllabus development.

Teachers will leave with ready-to-use resources, practical strategies, and increased confidence to successfully implement the updated AP Spanish course.

2026 WaltonAPSI / AP Spanish Language and Culture / Ken Stewart