Transcript AP Seminar
AP Capstone Leadership Team
December 11, 2014 Agenda Link: tinyurl.com/m7lnl53
Updates from College Board
Scheduling Recommendations
A/B Block if school is on 4 x 4 Block Most common pairing is AP Lang & Comp One teacher for both paired courses OR team-teaching model Class size—20-24 students
Recruitment
No implications if demographics don’t match Avoid making Capstone “elite program” Discouraged for 9 th graders Materials to schools in early January Brochure Webinar template (customizable) FAQs Press Release
Recruitment Flyer & Student Profile
Updates from College Board
Mandatory Training
AP Seminar—5 day summer workshop (register in April) July 6-10 Tampa July 13-17 Spokane July 27-31 Austin AP Research—4 or 5 day summer workshop
Staffing
Two teachers per school to training AP Audit due October 1 Grading/Scoring will be significant (watch number of preps) Same teacher can teach Seminar and Research (separate trainings required)
Updates from College Board
AP Seminar
No textbook required No topic is required Can address areas of regional interest Must take Seminar before Research (cannot take simultaneously)
AP Research
Mentored experience Thesis paper required Can use topics from AP Seminar
Updates from College Board
Expansion of Program?
Offers of Assistance
Web Conference Local Visit Training in summer of 2016?
Course Description (0A017X0)
Add to Description AP Seminar students are required to complete a three-part assessment which includes a team project and presentation; an individual research based essay and presentation; and the May AP Exam. All three items are combined to determine the AP score for AP Seminar.
Note: AP Seminar will not be listed in the WCPSS Program Planning Guide.
Choosing the Right Teachers
Mindset
Pairing Models 10 th Grade: AP Seminar/English II Honors 10 th /11 th Grade: AP Seminar/Argument Theory & Practice Honors (most flexible option??) 11 th Grade: AP Seminar/AP Language and Composition Concerns about Social Studies, Science, Math pairings
Identifying & Interrupting Barriers
Implementing Support Systems
Using Data on Flash Drives 8 th Grade Reading Achievement Level 8 th Grade Math Achievement Level 8 th Grade Science Achievement Level Math I Achievement Level Explore Math Reading Science Composite Plan English Math Reading Science Composite
Team Time Please complete Google Doc linked in Agenda or here: http://tinyurl.com/o6xcjnz
Next Steps Next meeting? January 13 th , 15 th , 21 st , or 29 th February 17 th , 18 th , 24 th , 25 th Note that February 19 th is Day 2 of Argument Training Argument Training on Thursday, February 19 Project Enlightenment 501 S. Boylan Avenue, Raleigh Room 311 8:30-3:30