Building an AP Culture by Yolanda Harman https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj Discussion Questions en-us 2018-07-24 15:59:43 UTC 2018-07-30 18:40:21 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the AP Philosophy @ your school? harmayol https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994055 2018-07-24 16:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994055 Identify two barriers that prevent you from offering more AP courses to more students? harmayol https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994092 2018-07-24 16:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994092 What would you need to change if AP was the only curriculum in your school? harmayol https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994107 2018-07-24 16:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/270994107 Philosophy: segarreb https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454521 All students that are in honors will take AP.  Students should take as many science APs as possible and we will offer them.  Most students will take the test.]]> 2018-07-30 14:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454521 Grades should reflect how the students score on the AP Exam. https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454534 2018-07-30 14:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454534 Barriers: not enough teachers vs the master schedule. https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454639 Work study vs. AP]]> 2018-07-30 14:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454639 Barriers: https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454763 - not enough teachers
- limited student enrollment
- scheduling - our students cannot take science as freshmen due to schedule conflicts/demands


]]> 2018-07-30 14:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454763 APES is the red headed stepchild segarreb https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454887 2018-07-30 14:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454887 Mainly honors students are pushed but AP is open to all. We have an AP breakfast for parents and try to promote all courses. We are open to creative thinking. https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454959 2018-07-30 14:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271454959 Recruiting is hard and takes a team effort and school wide support segarreb https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455017 2018-07-30 14:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455017 Barrier: Small enrollment and students wanting to put in the work. Loss of students to middle college. Schedule conflicts. https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455084 2018-07-30 14:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455084 Pre-AP would need to be mandatory. Skills, classes, support are needed. Tutoring and study halls during the AP courses segarreb https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455116 2018-07-30 14:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455116 Change: Scope and sequence at the lower levels https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455403 2018-07-30 15:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455403 recruitment takes everyone's input. advocate for your class while you are teaching, AP night to intro freshmen parents/kids, each science teacher talks about AP courses that are offered and how they would best fit each student, we recommend students for their next science course and their AP after we talk to the student. segarreb https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455665 2018-07-30 15:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harmayol/7f86h73gpwmj/wish/271455665