Teacher Resource Share out by CARRIE PEDERSON

mflorescolon — 2025-04-03 14:06:36 UTC

Show the rubric to students from the first day of class.

amercado77 — 2025-04-03 14:07:35 UTC

My favorite activity to do with students is having them give feedback to each other on their writing.

mflorescolon — 2025-04-03 14:08:17 UTC

I like students to offer feedback to one another.

avarelabustos — 2025-04-03 14:08:38 UTC

I really liked the Texas Two-Step activity because it gets students actively involved in their learning through movement and peer collaboration. It creates an energetic and engaging environment where students share their ideas, build on each other’s thinking, and move between partners to keep the activity fresh. I appreciate how it supports all types of learners by allowing them to use notes, visual aids, and thinking stems. It also gives me a chance to hear what students know in real time and quickly identify any misunderstandings.

dhernandez117 — 2025-04-03 14:09:06 UTC

I love to use the activities from the book Triangulo Aprobado. The activities simulate the test.

amercado77 — 2025-04-03 14:09:33 UTC

I mostly used the plans provided by the district and that are in the book Triangulo Aprobado. There are a lot of practices in there.

dhernandez117 — 2025-04-03 14:12:01 UTC

Start practicing the activities with the required time from the second semester

dhernandez117 — 2025-04-03 14:13:11 UTC

I use Lead4ward activities to engage students.

2025-04-03 15:03:45 UTC

I like AP daily videos.

I like sample writings from the grade report in the past years.

2025-04-03 15:04:19 UTC

Read the sample writing and retell in small groups.

2025-04-03 15:05:28 UTC

Make the best of the AP daily videos and topic questions.

xzhang112 — 2025-04-03 15:05:54 UTC

We have the PLC meeting with our AP team each week to talk about the lesson plan and activity based on the college board. So I really appreciate our team lesson plan work to make the resources on the AP classroom easier and understandable for students.

xzhang112 — 2025-04-03 15:07:20 UTC

I really like the peer feed Evaluation when we practice the story narration. And I also like the cultural presentation when students share.

2025-04-03 15:48:53 UTC

I've done some simulations that help explain interest rates and loans in economics.

2025-04-03 15:49:28 UTC

You should begin using timed writing exercises ASAP. Do not wait.

2025-04-03 15:49:32 UTC

I've used simulations to explain interest rates and loans in economics.

2025-04-03 15:49:53 UTC

I love using card sorts. Also socratic seminars.

nmerino2 — 2025-04-03 15:50:00 UTC

Lots of timed practice questions

2025-04-03 15:52:57 UTC

Become an AP reader. You get paid and you really begin to understand and master the rubrics for the test.

nmerino2 — 2025-04-03 15:53:41 UTC

Going over released sample responses

2025-04-03 15:54:04 UTC

There are two excellent people who cover AP government and economics on YouTube. I use the videos from these two content producers to reinforce the daily lesson and quiz students on the video.

2025-04-03 15:54:57 UTC

I use Hemiler and his study guides and videos.

2025-04-03 15:55:27 UTC

When students get it and can tell me what they learned in their own words.

2025-04-03 15:57:00 UTC

I've created a college bowl type game where different group tables ring in to answer various questions on the topics covered in previous lessons.

2025-04-03 17:42:37 UTC

I love using the AP videos, especially for the students who work at their own pace.

2025-04-03 17:44:16 UTC

I use the AP Classroom videos A LOT. We're using them this week before taking MCQ's.

2025-04-03 17:45:01 UTC

We grade released AP essays with the rubric. Without fail, they always nail it.

2025-04-03 17:46:16 UTC

You should rotate content or have Cycles that are concrete with other variable Cycles.

2025-04-03 17:51:32 UTC

I use the avid resources for note taking as interactive worksheets and Google to complete activities from our book Azulejo to balance the approach.

2025-04-03 17:53:43 UTC

I love doing MCQ horse races. Take one set of questions from AP Classroom or a released test (typically about 10 questions) and prep by cutting them into separate pieces. In AP Lit, when we do this, I give the groups an excerpt to read and the first question of the set. The group has to decide the correct answer and justify it in order to move their group's horse. If the answer is wrong or not justified well, I send them back to try again. The first group to complete all wins. My students love getting to do this because they're all very competitive, but it's also just a fun way for them to reason through the multiple choice questions.

2025-04-03 17:55:06 UTC

I use as a powerful tool the use of posters with the to make a presentation of the works of literature, the students and I enjoy the visual representation because provides for us a visual representation of the text buy using graphs.

2025-04-03 17:57:17 UTC

Have students take a practice exam based on the timing for your test every 2-3 weeks. At first, give them a little extra time per question and slowly start to make your way toward the actual test timing per question. It gives the students a feel for the test without overwhelming them on day one or leaving them unprepared for the pacing on the day of their exam.

2025-04-03 18:03:23 UTC

Practice writing activities using the AP Classroom, practice writing simulating the test and time the writing activity as College Board request.

2025-04-03 19:04:14 UTC

The student journal that I use in every class period. It encourages students to take notes of key concepts, and refer back it to help solve coding problems.

2025-04-03 19:20:16 UTC

I use the pearson bio resources, AP classroom, and resources from another AP teacher that follow both.

2025-04-03 19:20:53 UTC

I like the group activities in the book where students are analyzing charts and graphs.

2025-04-03 19:24:00 UTC

Practice FRQs as often as possible. Start small and always end with a reflection stating what parts of the instructions or examples were they confused about.

2025-04-03 19:24:34 UTC

Apart from AP CB and Pearson, Khan Academy is a very good resource.

2025-04-03 19:31:45 UTC

Code together and think together with students while we solve a problem.

2025-04-03 19:32:11 UTC

code.org

2025-04-03 19:32:19 UTC

For physics I like using reinforcement or explaining from Flipping physics and Khan Academy to have them work on outside of class.

2025-04-03 19:32:24 UTC

Khan Academy has been my favorite thuing to use.

2025-04-03 19:32:50 UTC

The most used resource I use is My Pearsons learning.

2025-04-03 19:34:03 UTC

Don't ever feel like you're not doing enough, teaching an AP class is not that easiest, and you will get better every year.

2025-04-03 19:34:33 UTC

I like having students explain why their answers are correct. Justify their thinking causes them to engage in active discussion and bounce ideas without grading repercussions. It is sometimes nice to do a stress reliever like kahoot or gimkit that goes over vocabulary or fundamental concepts.