Laying the foundation.

*Pre-AP, AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board. The College Entrance Examination Board was not involved in the production of this material. Laying the Foundation and LTF are trademarks of Laying the Foundation, Inc. MATH Core Training Modules—Year One Participants will explore the AP* Calculus or AP Statistics Connection topics through manipulative-rich student lessons. Graphing calculator skills will be introduced, extended, and applied as a part of each training session. In addition, the participants will explore the LTF on-line diagnostics with both multiple choice and free response problems and will discuss scoring practices and rubrics of Pre-AP* questions related to the AP connection topic. Teachers finish every training day with lessons that are classroom-ready and with sufficient preparation to start using the lessons and assessment tools immediately. Day One Introduction to the LTF Guides through Analysis of Piecewise Functions