1. Mining the College Board AP Central Web Site for your New AP Course
Leadership LSO
Gary Carlin
Jan, 2008

2. NYS Out Front
New York leads the nation in participation (75%) in Advanced Placement courses.
Of all the state's graduating seniors in 2006, 22.7 percent had scored a passing grade of 4 or higher on at least one AP exam.
New York was the first of only five states in the nation to cross the “20 percent barrier”.
Nationwide 13%

3. AP Central Home Page Link to Register or Sign-In
Main Navigation Menu – Blue Home Bar
- Upper left-hand side, 5 Green Vertical Bars
- My AP Central, AP Courses and Exams, Pre-AP, AP Community, Institutes & Workshops
Four Section General Information
Features, News, Updates, Also

4. Registering to AP Central
AP Central Home Page:
You are not signed in....Register or Sign In?
Click on Register hyperlink
Step 1: Sign Up
Step 2: Customize Your College Board Experience
Step 3: Confirmation
In the future you will then Sign In with your account name and password

5. Navigation Menu 1. My AP Central 2. AP Courses and Exams 3. Pre-AP
4. AP Community
5. Institutes & Workshops

6. 1. MY AP CENTRAL Select Either:
MY AP CENTRAL – List AP courses you indicated you teach and support materials available from College Board.
OR -
Personal Preferences – Sign in, then modify Account Information as needed.

7. 1. MY AP Central - Courses
MY AP CENTRAL provides the following links to each AP course you indicated:
Course Descriptions – on Course Home Page (not always a hyperlink)
Course Home Page
Exam Questions – see Course Home Page: Exam Information
Exam Tips – See Course Home Page: Exam Information
Sample Syllabi – See Course Home Page: AP Course Information

8. AP Course Description
A course specific booklet published by the College Board (download or buy hard copy).
The Course: Prerequisites, Time Allocations, Textbooks, Topic Outline
The Exam: Sample Multiple Choice, Sample Free Response (& answers)
Science: Guide for Recommended Laboratory Program
AP Program Essentials: Reading, Grades, Support, AP Publications & other Resources

9. AP Course Home Page
Contains all the links for a specific AP course in six sections.
- AP Course Information
- Exam Information
- Teaching Resource Materials
- Teachers’ Resources Review
- Feature Articles
- Electronic Discussion Groups

10. Course Home Page AP Course Information
AP Course Description (Booklet)
AP Teacher's Guide (Book)
AP FAQs - General and by Course
AP Course Perspective (2-3 pages)
Sample Syllabi – 4 different syllabi for 30 different AP courses

11. Course Home Page Exam Information
   The AP (Course) Exam – link to a short description of the exam content as well as a link to sample M/C questions in the Course Description and the Free Response Questions, Scoring Guidelines, and Student Samples with Commentary ( ).
 Exam Tips: (Course) - Suggestions from the Chief Reader

12. Free Response Questions
Exam Information
The AP Exam description
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003,
Questions
Scoring
Samples and Commentary
Grade Distribution

13. Course Home Page Teaching Resource Materials
Links to Specific Course Teaching Resources
Web Guide
Teaching Tips
After the Exam
College Board Products:
Booklets, Books, Manuals, Released Exams

14. Course Home Page Sample Instructional Units
For AP Science Courses:
Narrative and Overview for Labs
Labs, teacher and student versions
Bibliography of additional lab manuals that can used to create lab experiences

15. Course Home Page Teachers' Resources Reviews
Hundreds of reviews of course resources, including:
- Textbooks
Web sites
Software,
Multimedia CD-Roms, and more
Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom.

16. Course Home Page Feature Articles
Articles that relate to specific AP courses and …
Pedagogy
Equity
Gender
Specific Course Topics
Starting a Course
Generating Interest in a Course
Classroom Issues

17. Course Home Page Electronic Discussion Groups
Subscribe to a group ( by AP course) so you may communicate with other members of the AP Central community
Read and send messages
Search the archives
Specify delivery options

18. Course Home Page Subscribe to AP Newsletter
Sign-up to receive a newsletter written by the AP Central staff that discusses important program updates and new content items for your specific AP Course.
Receive automatically via .
Bi-yearly

19. AP Course Audit Box
Teachers submit syllabi and Course Audit forms for consideration of AP course authorization.
AP Course Ledger
AP course authorization is an annual process.
Course Requirements
Textbook list

20. 2. AP Courses and Exams Links for (* same as previous):
Course Home Pages*
Course Descriptions*
AP Course Audit Information*
Sample Syllabi*
Teachers' Resources (Search)
Exam Calendar and Fees (& Reductions)
Exam Questions*
AP Credit Policy Info (search by school)

21. AP Courses and Exams Teacher’s Resources Search
Search Words [ ]
Search by Abstract, Author, Review
Narrow by
Content Search
Type of Resource
Resource Contents

22. 3. Pre-AP Links for: Teachers' Corner for Pre-AP (by subject)
Pre-AP: Workshops
Pre-AP: Publications
Good resources/materials for prerequisite courses, summer activities, etc.

23. 4. AP Community Electronic Discussion Groups
- “created to provide a moderated forum for the exchange of ideas, insights, and practices among AP teachers, Coordinators, consultants, Readers, administrators, and college faculty”.
Link to Become an AP Reader
Similar to a list serve but does not use the Listserve platform so EDG.

24. 5. Institutes & Workshops
Search for PD Opportunities by:
Course/Area
Date (From/To)
State/Providence
Country

25. AP Summer Institutes
5 full day workshops to train new teachers of AP courses (***ESSSENTIAL***).
Content, Pedagogy, Test, Laboratory Component, Networking, Technology, etc.
Bronx Sites include: Manhattan College and Fordham University.

26. AP Grants Green NOTICE box (left-hand side) Select AP Scholars Awards
Select AP Grants (blue box –right side)
Select AP Fellows

27. AP Fellows Program March 1, 2008 Deadline
School: +50% students of color and low income families
$1000 Scholarship to attend a College Board-endorsed AP Summer Institute.

28. The College Board Store
Buying Released Exams
Single $25, package of 10 - $35
Every 3-5 Years
Course Description
Lab Manual (student/teacher)
Teacher’s Guide
Vertical Teams
Articles

29. On-Line AP Courses Apex Learning http://www.apexlearning.com/
National Repository of Online Courses