Anyone teach an AP class?

[uforgot]

I teach AP Calculus, and the test is Wed. morning. The final days. On Thursday, I WON'T be rotating anything around any kind of axis or finding ANY rates of change. I think we are going to just eat pizza.

Anyone else feeling the strain?

[Tri Girl]

Good luck with the test (you've done all you can do- it's in the hands of fate now). I don't teach an AP class, but my good friend teaches AP biology. He said when it's over he's going to let them play video games, sleep, eat, do whatever they want in class.
I teach 5th grade and we do state testing in ALL subject areas in April (including a big writing test in February), and when it's over I feel a HUGE relief.

[uforgot]

It is a relief isn't it? And we thought OUR testing was over when we graduated from college. Boy were we wrong!

I hope all goes well for your friend! I have one teaching AP Bio too. In Calculus, you just have to score a certain amount, but in the Bio test, I understand that you are scored compared to everyone else who took the test nationwide. Yeeesh!

[twin]

My students AP portfolios are due this Thursday and we are running on borrowed time and I think when we are done we will have some down time.

[uforgot]

My students AP portfolios are due this Thursday and we are running on borrowed time and I think when we are done we will have some down time.

How does it work with art? I know we have to take the test at a certain time on a certain day The tests are mailed, but it's multiple choice and short answer and I can't be anywhere near them when they take it. Do you send in the portfolios? How are they graded? Isn't art pretty subjective?

It's pretty cool that they can earn college credit in so many areas, isn't it?

[Irulan]

well hats off to you AP teachers. thank you for your work and dedication.
Both my boys took LOTS of AP stuff, calc, biology, physics A, B, C, etc.... they loved the challenge and the work. The second son actually took 27 AP credits to college with him last fall. It saves him almost a full year of college.

[tribogota]

Not AP, but Freshmen social sciences, so I have the same group...their final exam is on Wednesday, and they always write in this tiny little handwriting that I can't read and have to rest after each exam! But the good thing is once they are done MORE FLEXIBLE HOURS for training, yipee

[twin]

AP Art is a portfolio of three sections. The first section is quality and they send 5 best pictures that they like or we like in the portfolio. The second part is made of the other two sections a concentration of works that are similar and the third section is Breadth. We go to AP seminars to be taught how to teach the AP way and if we are able to help the students understand the elements of art and other such things then the readers will look at the art work and grade it on these ideas. Yes it is subjective but they supposedly have made it more scientific as to grading. We will see....

[andtckrtoo]

Too funny reading it from the teacher's view! My daughter is gearing up for tests in AP Biology and AP Lit and Comp next week. She's a nervous wreck. I can absolutely imagine that you teachers must be as well. Good luck to everyone!

[uforgot]

It's over! I'm not even allowed to see the test, but will know how they did in July. Their conversations after the test sounded good, at least they knew what they were SUPPOSE to do. Good luck to everyone whose tests are coming up.

Twin, I have to attend seminars/classes with the collegeboard people to prepare to teach the AP Calc class too. They tell us what is on it and how to teach it. It's really a great program and the class is extremely rigorous, but I enjoy the heck out of it.

[twin]

Good luck to students and teachers that are finishing AP exams!!!! The courses for teachers are absolutely the best classes I have had as a teacher in 29 years. They energize you they make you realize the potential the students have. AP classes are some of the best classes to get students prepared for University courses.