Gerald Gillis is currently a teacher at James M. Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He has been teaching for over 27 years and has been teaching AP Calculus for 15 years. He currently teaches an AP Calculus course at his school, where all his students have successfully passed the AP Exam.
Each year, he implements new teaching strategies so that his course stays fresh and current with the practices. He does not use a particular textbook; instead, uses a collection of assignments and activities that he has personally written for his students tailored to their specific needs. During the workshop, he will share samples of my assignments, activities, and exams he has written. These assignments and activities are one of a few reasons why he believes his students are successful on the AP Exam.
His experience with the College Board includes conducting one and multi-day workshops, presenter at the AP Annual Conference and several years as an AP Exam Reader. He is also the author of Module 3 for the Online Teaching and Assessing Modules for the College Board. In the fall of 2019, he hosted an online College Board workshop called Using Existence Theorems to Justify Answers. Most recently, he conducted several online College Board Workshops under the new module format.