The Advanced Placement Program ® ASU SkySong October 4th, 2010 Sponsors: NCEE and CFA

1. The Grand Canyon Diploma Upper Division Provider The Advanced Placement Program®ASU SkySongOctober 4th, 2010Sponsors: NCEE and CFA David Moniz Educational Manager, K-12 Services The College Board dmoniz@collegeboard.org

2. College Board’s Mission and Purpose • The College Board is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. • Founded in 1900, the organization is composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. • Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. • The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities and concerns. Source: http://www.collegeboard.com/about/index.html

3. AP® Mission The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Through more than 30 college-level courses, each culminating in a rigorous exam, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit and/or advanced placement. 

4. AP Participation • All 50 states offer AP • Offered in 100 countries from Austria to Zimbabwe • 17,000 schools offer AP exams • Over 3.4 million exams were taken in 2011 • Over 1.97 million students participated in AP in 2011 • Source: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com

6. Impact of AP on 5-Year College Graduation Rates Source: Chrys Dougherty, Lynn Mellor, and Shuling Jian, The Relationship Between Advanced Placement and College Graduation (National Center for Educational Accountability, 2005)

7. Advanced Placement Program Pathway October 4th, 2010 ASU SkySong / Scottsdale, AZ David Moniz Educational Manager, K-12 Services dmoniz@collegeboard.org College Admissions Take the SAT® College Visits Take AP® Courses & Exams AP Potential™ PSAT/NMSQT® ReadiStep™ Pre-AP and AP Professional Development CollegeEd® SpringBoard® ELA and Math, Pre-AP Curriculum 6th Grade

9. Arizona growth in Advanced Placement

10. Arizona participation & performance in Advanced Placement

12. AP Participation in Arizona 2010-2011 • AP participation in Arizona increased by 7.2% • 25,284 Arizona students took AP exams • Minority students comprised over 46% of AP test takers • 24 freshman AP Scholars leads the nation • Low-income students are the fastest growing group of AP testers • And we have just scratched the surface… • Source: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com

13. Arizona 2011 actual AP studentsand AP Potential students www.collegeboard.com/reports for roster of your students

14. Success Stories:AP and Pre-AP Initiatives in AZ

15. Arizona DOE’s Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Grant [2005 to 2008] • 13 high schools were paired with 14 feeder schools in the APIP Grant. • They contributed to Arizona’s significant growth in low-income students preparing for, and then participating in, AP courses. • Supports included: • Professional Development • Vertical Teams • Curriculum Alignment • Administrator Support • PSAT/NMSQT to identify students with AP Potential

16. Arizona DOE’s Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Grant [2005 to 2008] AP Low-Income Student Participation AP Total Student Participation Pre-AP Total Student Participation Pre-AP Low-Income Student Participation

17. Arizona DOE’s Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) Grant [2005 to 2008] All Arizona Low Income Students: AP Participation APIP Recipients: Low-income Student AP Participation and Performance # of AP Exams 3 or higher # of AP Exams

19. NCEE:Advanced Placement courses

20. Source: Tough Choices or Tough Times, Executive Summary National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE)

21. College Board offerings for grades 6 to 12

22. AP History Exams in the US by Grade Level in 2010

23. AP Program Overview

24. AP Courses • Mathematics & Computer Science • Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Statistics • Sciences • Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics • World Languages • Chinese Language and Culture, French Language, German Language, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature • Arts • Art History, Music Theory, Studio Art (drawing, 2-D, 3-D) • English • Language and Composition, Literature and Composition • History and Social Sciences • Comparative Government and Politics, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Psychology, United States Government and Politics, United States History, World History Source: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/index.html

25. AP Scoring and Reporting • Once scoring is complete, the multiple-choice and free-response scores are combined to form the composite scores. • Final AP Exams scores are reported on a 5-point scale, which represents the degree to which students should be considered qualified to receive college credit or placement. • AP Exam scores of: • 5 are equivalent to grades of A in the corresponding college course. • 4 are equivalent to grades of A-, B+, and B in college • 3 are equivalent to grades of B-, C+, and C in college. • Grade reports usually available 6 to 8 weeks after the administration • Online grade reports available summer 2010 for schools

26. Who Participates in AP? • 17,000+ secondary schools worldwide offer AP Exams • More than 122,000 AP teachers worldwide are authorized to teach AP courses • In 2011, over 1.9 million students took over 3.4 million exams • 5,000+ college faculty score AP Exams ensuring college-level standards • 3,600+ colleges receive AP Exam grades annually Source: http://www.collegeboard.com/html/aprtn/?excmpid=CBF13-ED-1-aprtn

27. Key Benefits of AP • AP courses establish a college-level standard in secondary schools that is measured through a global assessment designed and scored by college faculty. • AP courses expose college-bound students to the amounts of homework, study skills, and habits of mind essential for success in college courses. • AP provides leverage for aligning and strengthening the grades 6-12 curriculum.

28. Key Benefits of AP • Students who take AP Exams and score a 3 or higher typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rates than non-AP students. • The AP course is typically the most rigorous curriculum offered in secondary schools and is designated on the student transcript. • Because AP is widely used for college credit and/or placement, it attracts motivated students eager to double major, or engage in deeper, upper-division courses at college.

29. Advanced Placement International Diploma (APID) • A globally recognized certificate for students who show outstanding academic excellence through achievement on AP Exams across several disciplines • Available to students attending secondary schools outside the United States and to U.S. resident students applying to universities outside the country • To earn an APID, students must earn grades of three or higher on at least five AP Exams in the following content areas:] • Two AP Exams from two different languages selected from English and/or world languages • One AP Exam designated as offering a global perspective: World History , Human Geography, and Government and Politics: Comparative • One exam from the sciences or mathematics content areas

30. More AP information online • AP international recognition http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/intad.html • AP International Diploma http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_intl.html • AP Scholar Awards http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/scholarawards.html • Alignment to Common Core State Standards http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/cb/RR2011-8

33. Building / Expanding an AP Program

34. Flexible and Modular Approach • AP programs are already established in all types of districts and schools across the nation and world, serving a diverse student population • Flexible delivery of instruction allows districts to implement AP in the way that best works for them • Districts and schools can begin with one AP course and then grow their programs based on student interest and preparation, as well as faculty capacity

35. Flexible and Modular Approach • Independent study and online providers are available if a school cannot run a course • AP courses integrate well with existing academic and physical environments to apply course content in real-life settings • Natural synergy with community educational resources such as universities, research labs, local/state government, and museums to create robust programs

36. AP Curricula • Each individual school develops its own syllabi for its AP courses • AP Course Audit, through which college faculty review all AP teachers’ syllabi, ensures that AP courses meet the curricular and classroom resource requirements of a rigorous, comparable college course • College Board provides numerous resources and professional development opportunities to help teachers develop, structure, and pace their AP courses

37. AP Potential™ • Identifies students likely to succeed in AP • Online tool that uses PSAT/NMSQT® results • Generates rosters of students likely to score a 3+ on a given AP Exam • Free for all schools that administer the PSAT/NMSQT • Based on proven research • Based on research that found strong correlations between PSAT/NMSQT scores and AP Exam results • Sample included more than a million students • Results available for 25 different AP Exams • Increases access to AP • Ensures that no student with the chance to succeed in AP is overlooked • Enhances a school’s existing process for identifying students for AP courses • Helps educators decide which AP courses to offer

38. AP Potential:www.collegeboard.com/reports

39. College Board Support • Regional office staff members serve schools and districts in all fifty states • Extensive web-based step-by-step planning tools and information • Free AP Coordinators’ Workshops • Exam rebate to schools; fee reductions for low-income students • AP Central Electronic Message Board Forums

40. Resources to Build / Expand AP professionals.collegeboard.com/k-12/assessment/ • Offering, planning, and building an AP Program apcentral.collegeboard.com • AP Central resources for teachers (released items, sample syllabi, scoring guides, textbook reviews, etc.) http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0908APREPORT.PDF • National Governors Association report • Raising Rigor, Getting Results http://www.teamiddleschoolspanish.org/ • AP Spanish in Texas middle schools www.broadeducation.org • Click on “Resources for Districts” • Expanding AP Access

41. AP Cost Considerations • AP exam fee is $87 • Schools retain $8 of the fee for administrative costs • A combination of federal and College Board fee contributions reduce the cost of the AP Exam to $0 for low-income students in Arizona • There are no start-up fees for schools or teachers • Professional development is strongly encouraged, but not required, for AP teachers • Each AP course syllabus is audited for free by college faculty • Implementation expenses may include teacher professional development, college texts, course supplies/equipment, virtual course “seats” (if applicable)

42. Student and Teacher Preparation

43. Free AP Resources on AP Central • News or changes to the course and exam • Administration of the exam • Sample exam questions • Techniques and strategies for teaching the course: objectives, structure, presentation methods, and classroom activities • Outline of content (themes or topic outline) and skills • Sample textbooks • Sample syllabi • Subject-specific resources

44. College Board Standards for College Successcomprehensive, clear, challenging • Provide a model set of comprehensive standards in ELA, math, and science for middle school and high school courses that lead to AP, college and workplace readiness • Reflect 21st-century skills such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and media and technological literacy • Articulate clear standards and objectives with supporting, in-depth performance expectations to guide instruction and curriculum development • Provide teachers, districts and states with tools for increasing the rigor and alignment of courses across grades 6-12 to college and workplace readiness • Assist teachers in designing lessons and classroom assessments

45. Content-specific classroom strategies & tools Vertical Teaming strategies Leadership strategies . . .that help educators prepare all students for the challenges of college-level work, such as that found in AP courses. What is Pre-AP Professional Development from the College Board?

46. AP and Pre-AP Professional Development • AP Summer Institutes (Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego) • AP and Pre-AP One- or Two-day Workshops • AP Online Workshops • Pre-AP Vertical Teaming and Strategies Workshops Free • Training to become an AP Reader • Training to become an AP Consultant/Trainer

47. The Relationship of Pre-AP Materials and Professional Development to Research-Based Strategies that Promote Rigor • Identifying similarities and differences • Summarizing & note taking frames • Nonlinguistic representations • Generating and testing hypotheses • Questions, cues, and advanced organizers • Setting assessment criteria and providing feedback • Cooperative learning formats Source: Midcontinent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

48. Average Retention Rates by Instructional Format After 24 Hours 5% Lecture 10% Reading 20% Audio-Visual 30% Demonstration 50% Discussion Group 75% Practice By Doing 90% Teach Others National Training Laboratory, Bethel, ME

49. New to Pre-AP (no teams established) Established Pre-AP (assumes former 2-day AP Vertical Teams workshop) Ongoing Activities New to Pre-AP (teams established) • Building the Foundations (Setting the Cornerstones) • Instructional Leadership • Two-day Strategies • One-day Strategies • AP Vertical Team meetings • Vertical Teams Institutes • AP Workshops • AP Summer Institutes • AP Conferences for Middle and High School Teachers • Instructional Leadership • Setting the Cornerstones – Interdisciplinary Vertical Teams Workshops • Two-day Strategies • One-day Strategies • [once teams established] • Topics for AP Vertical Teams in specific subject areas • Instructional Leadership • Topics for AP Vertical Teams in specific subject area • Two-day Strategies • One-day Strategies Typical sequencing for Pre-AP Workshop Series

50. SpringBoard®: The Official Pre-AP Program in Math and English • Based on the College Board Standards for College Success and correlated to state standards • More than 7,000 teachers and 600,000 students are currently involved in SpringBoard courses • 31 of the nation's 100 largest school districts • Small schools, charter schools, and consortia • Research-based; written by teachers for teachers • Success stories, research reports and sample lessons: • http://www.collegeboard.com/springboardinfo