Webinar: How to
Start an AP® Course
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013
4 p.m.–5 p.m. EST
collegeboard.org/startapcourse
Agenda
• Administrators • Teachers • Both
Why Start an AP® Course?
Step One:
Choose a Course and Add It
to Your Catalog
Step Two:
Selecting Teachers
Step Three: Recruit and Register Students
Step Four:
Obtain Course Materials
Step Five:
Complete Course Audit Requirements
Step Six:
Attend AP Professional Development
Step Seven: Launch AP Course
Best Practices
Questions & Answers
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Why Start an AP® Course?
Benefits for students
» Preparation for success in college and
career
» Opportunity to receive college credit
» Increased likelihood of graduation from
college in four years*
» College admission opportunities
Benefits for schools
» Increase college-going culture and
college admission
» Rich classroom experience
» State accountability systems
* College Outcomes Comparisons by AP and Non-AP High School Experiences,
The College Board, 2008
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Early to Mid Fall
Step One: Choose a Course
and Add It to Your Catalog
How do you go about choosing a course?
Review AP Potential™ or other data to identify students
who are prepared for college-level courses and exams.
»
What is AP Potential?
» AP Potential demonstration
appotential.collegeboard.org
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Early to Mid Fall
Step One: Choose a Course
and Add It to Your Catalog
Additional considerations in choosing a course
»
Alignment with current schedule, accountability
framework, class size and graduation requirements
»
Online AP courses if you cannot offer on-campus
courses
»
Extending access to traditionally underserved minority
and/or low-income students
»
Cost considerations
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Mid to Late Fall
Step Two: Selecting Teachers
How to Select a Teacher
Teachers in their own words
»Video: Teachers share why they teach AP® classes
youtube.com/advancedplacement
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Mid to Late Fall
Step Two: Selecting Teachers
Strategies, Supports, and Resources to Foster
Teacher Success
»
Online Resources for AP® teachers:
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Course Home Page via AP Central®:
apcentral.collegeboard.org
AP Course Audit website:
collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/
AP Teacher Community
apcommunity.collegeboard.org/
Other ways to support teachers:
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Institute a mentoring program with more experienced teachers or
AP Readers
Offer networking opportunities with other AP teachers at schools in
your area
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Late Fall to Late Spring
Step Three: Recruit and Register Students
Online resources for administrators,
counselors, and teachers to expand and enhance
AP® participation collegeboard.org/shareap
For Administrators
& Counselors
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For Students
For Parents
Late Fall to Late Spring
Step Three: Recruit and Register Students
Best Practice: Ambassadors for AP Program
Challenge: Despite the open enrollment policy for AP® classes,
teachers at Pflugerville High School (TX) found that underserved
students still were not choosing AP courses
For details and more best practices, visit “Spotlight on Success
Stories”: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/assessment/ap/equity
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Late Spring to Early Summer
Step Four: Obtain Course Materials
Lists of curriculum resources have
been compiled and are available on
the AP® course home pages
Sample of course materials lists
for STEM courses
apcentral.collegeboard.org
collegeboard.org/ap-stem-accessprogram.html
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Late Spring to Late Fall
Step Five: Complete Course Audit Requirements
What is a course audit?
Before you begin you will need:
»
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College Board School Code (AI Code)
College Board Professional Account (EPL Account)
Preparing the syllabus
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Administrator role
Teacher role
What and where to submit
collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/
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Summer
Step Six: Attend AP® Professional Development
Why should teachers attend AP professional
development?
»
AP professional development opportunities
» Weeklong AP Summer Institutes
» Other workshop opportunities
» Online AP Teacher Community
apcommunity.collegeboard.org
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Late Summer to Early Fall
Step Seven: Launch AP® Course
Follow these steps if your school has not offered
AP courses and exams before
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Obtain a College Board school code (AI Code)
Complete the AP participation survey
Identify an AP Coordinator
The importance of the AP Coordinator
Tips from Derek Kameda, AP Coordinator
Harker High School, San Jose, CA
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The role
Selecting an AP Coordinator
Qualities that make for a great AP Coordinator
Work-load expectations
How you can support your AP Coordinator
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Best Practices From the Field
Guest Speaker: Dr. Von Mansfield, Superintendent
of Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 In
Illinois
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Homewood-Flossmoor High School District
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Challenges in developing an AP Program
»
www.hfhighschool.org/academics/advancedplacement-program/
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Questions & Answers
• Your Questions
• What additional resources can we
provide?
Summary of Useful Links
collegeboard.org/startapcourse : How to Start an AP Course
apcentral.collegeboard.org : Links to course home pages and hub of
information for AP professionals
collegeboard.org/appotential; AP Potential
collegeboard.org/shareap : Resources to build your AP program
apcommunity.collegeboard.org: AP Online Teacher Community
collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/ Resources to build your AP Program
Twitter.com/AP_Trevor: Follow the head of AP on Twitter for news and updates
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Webinar: How to
Start an AP® Course
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013
4 p.m.–5 p.m. EST
collegeboard.org/startapcourse