Tuition: $195

Course Schedule: Monday, July 27, 2026, through Friday, August 21, 2026 

Registration: Enroll by paying the tuition to AP^® Homeschoolers. After your payment is submitted, please fill out my Student Information Form to finalize your enrollment. 

Supplies/Calculator: You won’t need to buy any supplies for the course. My prep course includes the College Board’s free online Desmos calculator, but you may use your own scientific or graphing calculator instead.

Course Description: While not required for success in my AP® Chemistry course, this prep course gives both homeschoolers and traditional high school students an early start on core AP® Chemistry concepts, builds confidence, and smooths the transition into AP® Chemistry. It also supports students who want additional preparation before taking college chemistry.

The course is fully asynchronous with all materials available from day one, so students can work around travel, jobs, and other summer commitments. The workload is manageable while still giving students meaningful practice with skills they’ll continue using throughout AP Chemistry.

Course Delivery: You will watch a series of classroom‑style video lectures with timelines that let you rewatch difficult segments or move quickly through material you already understand. Each lesson includes interactive practice with instant feedback, a downloadable unit summary to reinforce understanding, and 3–4 lab demonstrations that bring the topic to life. The learning management platform WebAssign® includes a progress monitor that updates daily as you move through the exercises.

Transcript Option: Because WebAssign® tracks student work throughout the course, families may request a grade at the end of the summer. If a family chooses this option, AP Chemistry Prep will be listed on the student’s AP® Homeschoolers transcript. If a family does not request a grade, the course will not appear on the transcript. This allows each family to decide what works best for their student and how they prefer to record the course.

Discussion Board: Students receive personalized help through my Discussion Board. I monitor the forum throughout the day, five days a week, and check in on weekends, so students have timely support. I give thorough explanations to chemistry questions and use annotations, diagrams, images, and videos to make them clearer. 

Instructor Qualifications: I have devoted my entire professional career to teaching chemistry and helping students master this challenging subject with confidence and proficiency. I am a Michigan‑certified chemistry teacher who taught Honors and AP® Chemistry for more than 35 years in the Grosse Pointe Public School System. During my last five years in public school, I began teaching AP® Chemistry for Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, where I have now taught for 18 years. My work has been recognized at the national level. I received the Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Award, a national honor given to only one hundred teachers each year. I have also worked with the National Science Foundation and participated in multiple NSF‑sponsored teacher programs. The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation sponsored me as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Princeton University, where I lectured and collaborated with leading educators and scientists. My work with scientific organizations and university programs reflects a long‑standing commitment to advancing chemistry education. Over the course of my career, I have taught thousands of students and mentored new chemistry teachers.

My experience extends beyond the classroom. I have led workshops across the country for chemistry teachers and developed instructional software for chemistry. I hosted CHYMNET, an international online conference for chemistry educators. I have written assessment questions for the Michigan Educational Assessment Test and the ACT® Assessment. I have reviewed chemistry questions for Cengage’s WebAssign® database and edited articles for the Journal of Chemical Education.

I take immense pleasure in helping students master chemistry and discover the wonder and joy it brings.