1. DIY Professional Development Jason Koerner Lincoln High School Tallahassee, FL koernerj2@leonschools.net http://prezi.com/bs_urwhcclmz/diy-professional- development

2. Where I’ve Been AP US Government/ AP Macroeconomics US Government reader/ table leader AP Director Assistant Principal

3. Our School 20082012 2000 Students 30% Minority 17% Free/Reduced Lunch 35% Minority 21% Free/Reduced Lunch 130 9 th Grade English Honors Students 350 9 th Grade English Honors Students 1500 AP Exams Tested2100 AP Exams Tested 49% scored 3+53% scored 3+ 37.5 E&E55 E&E

4. Lincoln’s Challenge Student support of culture “New” AP students “New” AP teachers County training for other needs TRAINING?!

5. What makes any teacher effective?

6. What makes AP teachers effective?

7. Keys to Lincoln AP Training Create “Buy in” Develop trust and support with teachers Improve Instruction Improve Assessment Improve Support

8. How do you get teachers excited about training/ consistency? Administrative Meetings in May with all teachers.

9. How do you develop trust/support between teachers and administrators? Place priority on new strategies – Paid trainings – Multiple training dates – Strong administrator presence

10. How do you improve instruction, assessment, and student support? Flexible training schedule Teacher support binder Open discussions between teachers/administrators

11. Our Training

12. What is AP? (45 Minutes) Allow teachers an opportunity to share their opinions. – Teacher and student actions Show data from student survey – Discuss student expectations Front Section of Teacher Binder

13. Course Overview and Standards (75 Minutes) Course Description – Introduction – The Course – Topic Outline – The Exam – Sample Multiple Choice – Sample Free Response Section 1 and of Teacher Binder 1 st 15 minutes Discuss content Last 60 minutes Instructional focus calendar

14. AP Exam Data (60Minutes) Review School Data – 1 positive, 1 negative, 1 IPDP goal Review State Data – Comparison Review National Data – Good, bad, ugly Section 3 of Teacher Binder

15. Data Instructional Reports SubjectYearEnrollOverall DistributionMultiple ChoiceFree Response Multiple Choice Free Response SchoolNationSchoolNation 12345 Low 4th 2nd 4th3rd 4th High 4th Low 4th 2nd 4th3rd 4th High 4thMean/Total Economics- Macro 2006- 200712021.728.321.722.55.82036.725.817.513.343.329.214.227.6/6028.4/6015.9/3015.6/30 2007- 200813438.827.614.2 5.232.833.618.714.925.435.132.86.725.3/6029/6012.4/3014.1/30 2008- 200913423.126.117.228.45.219.435.830.614.29.735.830.623.928/6029.2/6013.2/3012.4/30 2009- 201014721.819.7 344.81534.7 15.612.9343221.130.8/6030/6014.6/3013.7/30 2010- 201114428.5 18.8168.324.335.42515.318.138.928.514.634.4/6036/6012.2/3013.1/30

16. General Exam Format (30Minutes) Review Exam Structure Review Exam Language Find Similar Exams Start of Section 4 of Teacher Binder

17. Day 1 Summary What works for you? Set up a plan!

18. Our Training

19. What do AP Exams Look Like? (75 Minutes) Free Response Practice Multiple Choice Practice Topic Chart Section 4 of Teacher Binder 1 st 25 minutes Practice/Discuss Last 50 minutes Topic Chart

20. Breakout Sections (90Minutes) Test Corrections Websites Instructional Technology Teacher led, incorporation plan

21. Expectations (40 Minutes) Office Hours Common Test Days Test Corrections Academic Plans Tutoring

22. Day 2 Summary What works for you? Set up a plan!

23. Summary Money Understanding of Needs Prep Time Administrator Presence AP Knowledge Base Supportive Teachers

24. Questions? koernerj2@leonschools.net