Future-Proofing Students: How to Tackle the New AP® Business with Personal Finance Course

The new AP® Business with Personal Finance course is here—is your classroom ready? Join experts Dave Anderson and Luiz Bravim for an exclusive look at the program designed to match the College Board’s new framework. We'll start with a course and exam overview, and then discuss incorporating project-based learning (PBL) and real-world applications into lessons using features like case studies and the Business Canvas project. Participants will learn to bridge the gap between theory and the practical, project-based skills students need to thrive in AP® Business, career, and life.

David Anderson

Paul G. Blazer Professor of Business and Economics, Centre College (KY)

David A. Anderson, Ph.D., has been involved in AP® programs and leadership since 1994, including service on the National Advisory Board for AP® Business Principles and as the chief reader for AP® Economics or AP® Microeconomics for five years. An experienced instructor of business principles and entrepreneurship, Anderson is the Paul G. Blazer Professor of Business and Economics at Centre College. He has won awards for excellence and innovation in the classroom. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his MA and PhD from Duke University. He earned a graduate certificate in innovation and entrepreneurship from the Harvard Extension School and an M.B.A. from the University of the People. He also has experience in retail management and banking. Anderson has authored or co-authored dozens of scholarly articles and 18 books, including Economics for the AP® Course, Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management, and The Light in the Library Basement: A Personal Finance Mystery Story. His research topics include stock markets, wages, unemployment compensation, pedagogy, and the cost of crime. His favorite hobby is long-distance running. He resides with his family in Danville, Kentucky.

Luiz Bravim

Director of Instruction, Cardinal Gibbons High School (FL)

Luiz Bravim has taught in Korea, China, and all over the U.S. He has consulted for AP® World History, AP® European History, and AP® Business with Personal Finance. A long-time AP® exam reader who has presented at hundreds of conferences, Luiz believes every student should have access to rigorous college-level curriculum. He has a B.A. from UCF and M.B.A. from the Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University. He serves as Director of Instruction at Cardinal Gibbons High School in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, where he has taught for over a decade. Luiz enjoys spending time with his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Avery. In his spare time, Luiz is an avid Toastmaster and the author of multiple books.