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The AP Reading. Pam Francis. What qualifications do I need?. High School Teachers AP Readers from secondary schools must currently teach the AP course in a face-to-face classroom setting and have at least three years' experience teaching it — unless:
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The AP Reading Pam Francis
What qualifications do I need? High School Teachers • AP Readers from secondary schools must currently teach the AP course in a face-to-face classroom setting and have at least three years' experience teaching it — unless: • the AP course is new — then teachers must demonstrate comparable expertise and teaching experience Supporting Documents • All applicants must submit a current resume and teaching syllabus. The syllabus should include the instructors name and contact information.
How long will I grade? • Training starts on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. • Grading started by about 11:00 a.m. for my question. • Each workday goes from 8:00 – 5:00 p.m. • There are two 15 minute breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. • There is an hour lunch break. • All food is provided at the grading site.
How fast do I have to grade? • You are not allowed to mark on the tests. • You can use paper to keep up with scores or count on your fingers. • The expectation is one question per minute. • However, my question leader said speed wasn't as much of a concern as accuracy. She said the people they cant work with are “random number generators.” • I graded 3499 tests over the work week.
During the grading itself… • No music or other distracting sounds. • You can wear ear plugs, but not be plugged in to anything. • No open containers of liquid. • No talking. • No use of phone, no pictures.
When did you get done? • The goal is to get finished by about noon on Saturday. • We were running behind so we had an extra half an hour work staring on Thursday so we could meet that deadline.
Compensation • The honorarium is $1639 for the seven day work week. • All travel is provided. • All hotel and food is provided.
Why should I apply to read? • Exchange ideas with faculty, teachers and AP Development Committee members • Establish friendships within a worldwide network of faculty members • Score the exam responses from AP high school students • Practice how to use a rubric consistently, which provides valuable knowledge for scoring their own students' essays • Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Reader Website • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/homepage/4137.html?excmpid=MTG2-ED-10-hnet