It seems as though everyone is jumping on the AP bandwagon. Schools are offering professional development and a variety of incentives to implement this program. Advance Placement courses are intended to replace freshmen level course at the college level. This allows high school juniors and seniors to receive college credit early. Sounds great, right? Well, […]
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Teaching "At Risk" Children: Advanced Placement Classes Saved My Life
I can remember sitting in my Advanced Placement (commonly referred to as AP) classes throughout high school and counting on one hand how many girls who looked like me were in the class. Sometimes there would be one or two, but more than likely it was just me and just maybe one more girl in […]
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Boot Camp for the Brain: AP Reading
Never have I been more inspired, more exhausted or revitalized during a professional development than I was at the annual College Board AP World History Reading. Each year in June, college faculty and teachers from public and private schools gather from around the globe at a central location to grade AP exams. Confidence and expertise […]