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AP Physics 2. Dan Carroll Yorktown High School. Contact Information. Email daniel.carroll@apsva.us Voicemail: 703-228-2800 x 98348 School Phone: 703-228-5400 website: Go to http://apsva.us/yhs , navigate to “Departments”, then to “science”, find my name, click.
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AP Physics 2 Dan Carroll Yorktown High School
Contact Information • Email daniel.carroll@apsva.us • Voicemail: 703-228-2800 x 98348 • School Phone: 703-228-5400 • website: • Go to http://apsva.us/yhs , navigate to “Departments”, then to “science”, find my name, click. • Or use http://apsva.us/Page/10864
Teacher Information • National Board Certified Physics Teacher • Physics teacher at Yorktown – 16 years • Science teacher in Arlington – 23 years
Course Information • Covers one semester of College level physics • Non-calculus based (typical of physics for pre-med and life science majors) • Fast paced concept-rich curriculum • Depth of understanding concepts is important
Special Class Considerations • Students get 2 grades (Class, Lab) • Lab grade: Performance • Laboratory Notebook 30% • Formal Lab Reports 30% • Lab assessment 20% • Engagement in Lab activities 20% • Class grade: Achievement • Objectives Based – Objectives are from College Board • Students have multiple opportunities to show competence • Competence vs Mastery
Strategies for Success • Class Attendance Policy • Requires personal accountability on the part of the student • Does not include school field trips or religious holidays • Students should use on-line resources during absences • Make-ups are never as valuable as first hand experience.
Objectives Based Learning / Standards Based Grading • Fundamentally Different than grading by percentage and averaging scores. • Learning Objectives are clearly defined and the goal is for students to demonstrate competence/mastery of those objectives. • Based on work of Marzano, look at marzanoresearch.com or ASCD.org to read more.
Objectives of using Standards Based Grading • AP Physics 2 is not about having the right answer all of the time. • Students have to learn to express what they know and should be acknowledged for the level of understanding they express. • Students will maintain a feeling that it is worth their effort for the entire school year and will not get the feeling that the course has left them behind. • More advanced students will delve deeper and think longer about complex topics that take some students longer to master.
Achieving Mastery • Day to day success is the only way to ensure ultimate success • A grade of a C indicates minimum competency. There is no standard for a grade of less than a D. • My objective and the objective of every student is that they should be learning the physics well enough to maintain a B or higher
A student who is performing at a level lower than a B will be provided with extra assignments to reinforce concepts and build understanding. • Some credit will be given for completing the assignments, but achieving a B will come from true performance and demonstrated understanding of the learning objectives.
Evaluating Performance 4 – Mastery 3 – Full Competence 2 – Partial Competence 1 – Developing Competence A Mastery on 90% of objectives and Full Competence on the rest B+ Full Competence in all objectives and Master on most (75%) B Full Competence on all objectives and Mastery of at least 25% C+ Full Competence on all objectives. C Full Competence on at least 25% of objectives. D+ Student has shown Partial Competence 50% of objectives D Student has shown Developing Competence on all objectives
Keep me informed • Students should stay confident and positive • Good things often take hard work. • From what I have seen so far, I believe each of the students is capable of maintaining a B and getting a 3 or above on the AP exam
Last Thoughts • AP Exam is Thursday, May 7th in the afternoon session. • Study sessions: • Any day after school • 6th Period Lunch • Students should request additional times as needed
How to get College Credit • Check Collegeboard website http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp Based on AP exam score