The Fitchburg State University Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI) first week began this morning. The APSI are designed to support all aspects of AP courses, including AP methodology, curriculum, class assignments and examinations as well as providing strategies for teaching AP courses. Each workshop is designed to meet the needs of every participant, while renewing confidence and providing new strategies to bring back to the classroom. In Susan Biggs' AP Chemistry course, those enrolled learn how to integrate experimentation into their AP instruction.