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Join the journey of a low-income school in Orlando, Florida, where a dedicated teacher initiated a collaborative AP Statistics community leading to remarkable growth from 28 to 210 students. Discover how common assessments, data analysis, and innovative experiments transformed challenges into opportunities. Learn about district-wide AP professional learning communities and online resources for loner educators seeking support and inspiration in nurturing AP programs.
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Creating a Collaborative AP Statistics Community Mandi Kraemer Freedom High School Orlando, Florida Amanda.Kraemer@ocps.net
My Context • Low income school, lots of ELL students • Began “encouraging” AP Stats 4 years ago • AP Stats population grew from 28 to 210! • Brought challenges and opportunities • Collaboration!
What We Do • Plan lessons together • Create common assessments • Analyze data • Conduct completely non-randomized experiments
What if I’m a loner? • Orange County Public Schools District-Wide Advanced Placement Professional Learning Communities (OCPSDWAPPLC’s) • Initially met during pre-planning at AP Summit • Meet 3x throughout school year (Saturdays) • 4-5 hours at a time
OCPSDWAPPLC’s • Share lessons • Discuss issues • Give and analyze common assessments • How to grow program • Practice Exam data • Next year: AP Exam data
What if I’m still a loner? • Internet! • Skype/Google hangouts • Look around • AP Teacher Communities (formerly Electronic Discussion Groups)
Questions? Comments? • Mandi Kraemer • Amanda.Kraemer@ocps.net