World History
This week I am in Salt Lake City grading AP Comparative exams. In the past I have also graded AP US History and AP US Government. Honestly the sound of grading a bunch of exams every day doesn't seem to excite lots of people, but every single (and there have been a lot) person I have convinced to be an AP grader has loved the experience.
- Learning Pod Student Review System
My two AP classes each have two exams that they will have to take in May which prompted one student to ask me the other day how we would review for both AP exams. Well the answer, if you read my post below on How We Learn is to go back frequently,...
- Become An Ap Grader
I have been grading different AP exams for well over a decade and have found it one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional life. Yes it does get hard the fourth and fifth day of grading the same exam over and over (well some subjects...
- Ap Summer Institutes
The best summer institute I have ever attended starts on June 10th in Salt Lake City where I will be grading AP US Government exams, but I have gone to a number of great summer institutes (World, US, Comparative and US Government) over the years and always...
- Become An Ap Grader
When I tell people that I grade exams their first reaction is to say that grading is the worst part of their job, so why would anyone want to go. Well 1) I am a much better teacher because of the work I have done as an AP grader in two different...
- School's Not Out All Summer!
Some of my students just took their state exam today and others took their AP one last week, but our last day for students is not until June 15th (at which point I will be grading AP exams). This summer I am working with our online campus so, as...
World History
Become an AP Reader
- First off you really get to understand how to write the free response questions so you can teach your students to do the same.
- Secondly you meet a number of outstanding teachers who, in my case, have become a network that I consult year round.
- You also might also end up being asked to work for the College Board in other ways (writing AP questions, creating a syllabus, teaching summer institutes, etc.
- Learning Pod Student Review System
My two AP classes each have two exams that they will have to take in May which prompted one student to ask me the other day how we would review for both AP exams. Well the answer, if you read my post below on How We Learn is to go back frequently,...
- Become An Ap Grader
I have been grading different AP exams for well over a decade and have found it one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional life. Yes it does get hard the fourth and fifth day of grading the same exam over and over (well some subjects...
- Ap Summer Institutes
The best summer institute I have ever attended starts on June 10th in Salt Lake City where I will be grading AP US Government exams, but I have gone to a number of great summer institutes (World, US, Comparative and US Government) over the years and always...
- Become An Ap Grader
When I tell people that I grade exams their first reaction is to say that grading is the worst part of their job, so why would anyone want to go. Well 1) I am a much better teacher because of the work I have done as an AP grader in two different...
- School's Not Out All Summer!
Some of my students just took their state exam today and others took their AP one last week, but our last day for students is not until June 15th (at which point I will be grading AP exams). This summer I am working with our online campus so, as...