AP LT - November 15 by arowell@nisdtx.org https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115 Made with wonder en-us 2018-11-15 16:42:27 UTC 2026-02-09 17:56:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Great PD for your content area. You really gain a good understanding of the written portion of the exam. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082581 2018-11-16 00:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082581 general gcline https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082642 time mangement
close reading of question
citing sources
justification - relevance, detail, 
organization of presentation

specific
extended writing
short and long writing approaches
literary analisis skills
with and without calculator

]]> 2018-11-16 00:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082642 Start communicating with parents and students in elementary schools prior to middle school. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082695 2018-11-16 00:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082695 Increased content area with regards to how free response questions are graded on the exam. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082740 2018-11-16 00:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082740 Networking with other teachers in the content from across the country https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082762 2018-11-16 00:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082762 https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082811 It starts with communication. Our HS teachers rarely get to talk with the MS teachers. How can they align things if ]]> 2018-11-16 00:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082811 Continue to encourage teachers to promote information through their classrooms https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082822 2018-11-16 00:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082822 Networking with AP teachers to gain fresh ideas and find common content issues and misconceptions for students. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082831 2018-11-16 00:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082831 Creates opportunities to collaborate with teachers in your content from other schools https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082937 2018-11-16 00:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305082937 https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083081 Better insight on how Ss respond to questions and process the content.]]> 2018-11-16 00:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083081 Readers are often able to gain insight into upcoming changes or give input regarding upcoming changes https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083112 2018-11-16 00:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083112 Grading the exam for students who you are not personally connected to makes you a stronger teacher with regards to grading for full content only. This decreases the amount of grace you give and raises the bar of your own students. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083175 2018-11-16 00:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083175 Take advantage to talk to parents when they are already on campus (Fish Camp) https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083204 2018-11-16 00:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083204 We need to collaborate with middle school English and social studies teachers, with HS AP Human and HS AP World teachers. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083841 2018-11-16 00:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305083841 Vertical alignment PLC. Take a day and meet with a planned PLC with an agenda and curriculum writers. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084020 2018-11-16 00:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084020 HS on-level classes need to be at a level to prepare students to make the jump to AP classes. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084062 2018-11-16 00:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084062 Intentional planning with multiple grade levels/courses determining the skills that will be introduced at each grade https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084075 2018-11-16 00:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084075 "Street Cred" because of the knowledge and experience gained; the more you read the better you get at scoring, and the more students and colleagues value your expertise. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084143 2018-11-16 00:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084143 Examine how we can strengthen process standards vertically. For example, in science how can we work at all levels to strengthen graphing, lab skills, critical thinking, writing CER's. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084147 2018-11-16 00:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084147 https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084201 Time to meet as a content. Committing to PLCs with purposeful agendas. Are we asking the right questions?]]> 2018-11-16 00:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084201 https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084303 Curriculum writers could examine curriculum for the grade below and above on one day and see what they could incorporate in their own classes to strengthen, support, prepare, and remediate ]]> 2018-11-16 00:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084303 written communications: gcline https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084392 visually attractive, concise, user friendly, timely, positive.]]> 2018-11-16 00:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084392 Students learning how to write at AP expectations and format. Focused writing specific to the AP rubric. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084477 2018-11-16 00:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084477 Students need to develop skills https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084502 2018-11-16 00:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084502 face-to-face gcline https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084527 agree with taking advantage of times parents are already present

celebration, recognition times are great - expo?

think salesmanship

]]> 2018-11-16 00:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084527 Google Site!!!! https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084837 2018-11-16 01:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084837 Create a Youtube Channel dedicated to AP information and educating parents/students. Short 3-4 minute videos. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084941 2018-11-16 01:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305084941 Educate lower grade levels as to the expectations of AP. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085039 2018-11-16 01:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085039 Community Building https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085159 meeting and collaborating with other AP teachers and college professors

becoming more familiar with the rubrics

additional information from College Board

]]> 2018-11-16 01:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085159 Science is very technical and students struggle with decreasing the amount of fluff in their writing for these exams. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085293 2018-11-16 01:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085293 You really get to know the scoring rubric and understand the curriculum/concepts specifically focused on AP expectations. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085324 2018-11-16 01:03:01 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085324 Consistency in collaborating together and upholding the standards that lead to AP. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085340 2018-11-16 01:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085340 Rubric specific writing and grading. Teachers holding their students accountable and raising the bar for free responses. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085417 2018-11-16 01:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085417 Alignment needs https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085524 actually having a meeting 
a representative committee of MS and HS
a common belief about achievement]]> 2018-11-16 01:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085524 Subject specific google classroom pages / moodle pages, twitters. Holding schools and departments accountable for communicating with parents. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085550 2018-11-16 01:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085550 Line of reasoning in argument, text support of argument, understanding of how to write reflective commentary that becomes a student's analysis, thesis, answering the prompt, form, structure, and organization in writing. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085605 2018-11-16 01:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305085605 We might consider using the "phone blast" system a few times a year with AP info. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305086444 2018-11-16 01:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305086444 Have copies of the AP Human and AP World textbook for middle school teachers to see level of reading and rigor. https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305086663 2018-11-16 01:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305086663 IN OTHER WORDS, WRITING, WRITING, WRITING gcline https://padlet.com/arowell18/APLT1115/wish/305086848 could this be an AP boot-camp for kids  

or a topic to invite experts to present at district training for teachers?

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