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Guiding Questions |
Session Goals |
AP CED Connection |
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Biology
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How do we help students understand how all the science practices are embedded in the FRQ? |
In this session, teachers will discuss the best approaches to prepare students for the AP Biology Exam emphasizing Science Practices 1-6. Whether you are worried about covering all of the required content on time or looking for useful review strategies, this session is about meeting you where you are, understanding where your students are, and discussing the best path forward. FRQ strategies will be shared and each participant will share their most effective exam review strategy or activity. |
Science Practices 1-6 |
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Calculus AB
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What are the most effective ways for helping students review a year of material in preparation for the AP Exam? How do we make sure students are communicating their knowledge in ways that will be expected on the AP Exam? How can we help students maintain focus with all of the other demands they face in spring? |
Teachers will hear about effective strategies employed by the presenter and other experienced and successful AP teachers. There will also be time for teachers to ask questions and share their own strategies with colleagues. |
Practice: Communication and Notation |
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Calculus BC
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No separate BC session - all Calculus teachers will meet together |
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Chemistry
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How can we focus on exam review to work on the practices of questioning and argumentation to be ready for the AP Exam? |
In this session, teachers will discuss the best approaches to prepare students for the AP Chemistry Exam emphasizing Science Practices 2 and 6. Whether you are worried about covering all of the required content on time or looking for useful review strategies, this session is about meeting you where you are, understanding where your students are, and discussing the best path forward. We will share hard-hitting review strategies and time-saving tips to get students ready to do their best on the exam. |
Science Practice 2: Question and Method Science Practice 6: Argumentation |
| Computer Science A |
What are the most effective ways for helping students review a year of material in preparation for the AP Exam? How can we help students maintain focus with all of the other demands they face in spring? |
Teachers will hear about effective strategies employed by the presenter and other experienced and successful AP teachers. There will also be time for teachers to ask questions and share their own strategies with colleagues. |
Preparation for the AP Exam |
| Computer Science Principles |
How should teachers approach the new written responses expected as part of the AP Exam? What can teachers do and not do in helping students prepare the PPR and other materials from the Create Task? What are effective strategies for preparing for the multiple choice portion of the AP Exam? |
Teachers will review the new structure for the Create Task, including the Personal Project Reference (PPR) students must complete, and how to prepare students to write about their Create Task. Time will also be spent sharing succesful strategies for helping students review for the multiple choice section. |
Preparing for the (New) AP Exam |
| English Language & Composition |
What are the essential rhetorical elements of the AP Exam, and how do we address Row C? |
Teachers will explore the essential rhetorical elements of the exam, focusing on understanding and effectively teaching Row C of the rubric. Participants will gain strategies and insights for helping students move toward the complexities of argumentation and evidence-based analysis to excel in this critical exam component. |
Skill 8.A: Strategically use words, comparisons, and syntax to convey a specific tone or style in an argument. |
| English Literature & Composition |
What are the essential literary elements of the AP Exam, and how do we address Row C? |
Participants will delve into the essential literary elements of the exam, with a special focus on understanding Row C of the rubric. Participants will consider effective strategies for teaching students to analyze and interpret complex texts, enabling them to excel in this critical aspect of the exam. |
Skill 7A: Demonstrate control over
the elements of composition to
communicate clearly. |
| Environmental Science |
How can we help students propose environmental solutions while we continue to review? |
In this session, we will continue our discussion of Science Practice 7, Environmental Solutions. We will look at data from the mock exam to inform our plans to review content. Teachers are encouraged to bring ideas for engaging activities to review the material our students find the most challenging. |
Science Practice 7: Environmental Solutions |
| Physics I |
How do we help students pull together all of their knowledge and skills for the AP Physcis 1 Exam? |
In this session, teachers will discuss the best approaches to prepare for the AP Physics 1 Exam emphasizing Science Practice 7. Whether you are worried about covering all of the required content on time or looking for useful review strategies, this session is about meeting you where you are, understanding where your students are, and discussing the best path forward. Teachers are encouraged, but not required, to bring time-saving tips or a review strategy. |
Science Practice 7: Making Connections |
| Precalculus |
What are successful strategies for reviewing the Precalculus content for the year? How can teachers use the structure of the FRQs to help shape review for their students? How can teachers manage the expectations and stresses (for themselves and their students) with a new AP course and keep students focused? |
Teachers will review the structure of the new AP Precalculus Exam, particular the Free Response Questions. They will also hear about effective strategies employed by the presenter and other experienced and successful AP teachers. There will also be time for teachers to ask questions and share their own strategies with colleagues. |
Preparing for the AP Exam |
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Statistics
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Focus on FRQ #5 and FRQ #6. Question #5 is increasingly "the hardest question" on the exam. What can we do to increase scores on this question and to give students confidence to tackle Q6 because it is worth so many points. |
Teachers will discuss successful approaches to FRQ #5 and FRQ #6 (the investigative task) and how experienced teachers help their students thinl about these more challenging questions. Time will also be dedicated to discussion of other ideas and sharing of resources. |
Preparing fo the AP Exam and the Investigative Task |
