AP Leadership Meeting November 13, 2014 3:30-5:00, Enloe HS Abby Stotsenberg, Sr. Administrator, Social Studies Sara Overby, Coordinating Teacher for Secondary Literacy

Today’s Agenda WHEN WHAT WHO HOW 10 min Welcome Bucket Loads of Decisions   Guiding PowerPoint Decision Map  --AP Honor Roll of Schools --AP Capstone Flyer plans 15 min  AP Seminar Course   Mini-Presentation 20 min  Decisions about Scheduling   Group Discussion 40 min  Purposeful Recruitment  Data to help you plan  10 min Argument Training December 2, 2014  Next Planning Meeting When and Where

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Where AP Seminar Fits In

Course Framework

Course Connections Course Connections

Course Curriculum Requirements Students Do! Explore one or more themes across multiple content areas Explore multiple perspectives Look through multiple lenses Read articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts Listen to speeches and other verbal texts Experience artistic works and performances

Course Curriculum Requirements Assessment Course Work collaboratively to investigate a real-world or academic issue Team Project Team Presentation Teacher scores the following: Individual Research and Reflection (each Team Member) Written Team Report Team Multimedia Presentation and Oral Defense Recommended Completion February 28 Submission Deadline April 30

Course Curriculum Requirements Assessment Course Teacher scores the following: Individual Written Argument Individual Multimedia Presentation Oral Defense Recommended Completion April 15 Submission Deadline April 30 Requirement: Students must be given 30 school days to complete. Source Materials released in early January. Work independently to design and complete a self-initiated research project AP Source Materials Individual Research Designs Individual Presentations

Course Curriculum Requirements Assessment Course All open-response 3 Short Answer Analyze the argument of a given source or document: Identify argument Explain connections between claim and rationale Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence 2 Essays Evaluate the effectiveness of 2 arguments on a similar issue. Create your own argument on a topic/theme by evaluating the evidence and argument in 4 sources using varying perspectives. Prepare for 3-hour End-of-Course Exam in May

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Scheduling… What are the requirements of the course? What is our current reality? What will need to be adjusted? Master schedule? Course pairings? Additional courses? Room locations? Staffing?

Data to Help You Recruit Whom do you target for AP Seminar? AP Potential Lists Poll 9th-grade Teachers Under-represented populations—previous data Who needs to be in the Pipeline? Explore Reading or Math—Benchmark and above 7th and 8th EOG --Levels 5, 4, 3+ Course Grades Passion for subject

To Help You Recruit What barriers might deter qualified students from enrolling ?

Data to Help You Recruit What barriers can we remove?

Data to Help You Recruit What barriers can we remove?

Best of the Best

Argument Writing Day One December 2, 2014 Crossroads II, Room 1409 Who’s on your Team? We pay for subs AP Leadership Planning Meeting Dec 8, 10, 11? Jan 6, 7? Place? Main Topic?