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New Exams. AP Science: The Redesign. 09. March. T 3. Power Session. New Curricula. Two Important Numbers. 2,400,000 90%. Georgetown STEM report. 5 The Jobs of the Future are Already Here. Robotic Hand. Google Car.

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  1. New Exams AP Science: The Redesign 09 March T3 Power Session New Curricula

  2. Two Important Numbers 2,400,000 90% Georgetown STEM report

  3. 5 The Jobs of the Future are Already Here Robotic Hand Google Car “Technology today can do in five minutes a decoding task that would have taken a year to complete a decade ago”-Eric Lander, Founder, The Broad Institute “A quantum computer of just 150 QuBits would have the power of all of today’s supercomputers”-Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Harvard University..we are currently at 128 bits 01 02 Hatsune Miku 05 “The future is already here –it's just not very evenly distributed.”-William Gibson 03 04 Teenage BioTech Company IBM WATSON

  4. We Need to Upskill STEM jobs

  5. Supply Line is Leaking

  6. How Do We Maximize Output?

  7. We Must Update the STEM Curricula, Instruction, and Assessments • From this…. …to this

  8. Develop and supply the applicants needed for the demand of STEM-capable workers STEM Ed: Goal • NRC (2011) Successful K-12 STEM Education

  9. Addressing STEM Ed Goals through the AP Science Redesign

  10. Evidence Centered Design, Assessment, & Science Practices • Evidence Centered Design ensures consistent measurement of the learning objectives across forms • Course learning objectives (claims) provide transparency pertaining to the assessment • New item types emerge from application of the science practices within real world contexts

  11. Challenges with Implementation • Lack of teacher “comfort” with the paradigm shift • Lack of teacher familiarity with instructional strategies leading to evidence of students applying the science practices • Lack of existing assessment items aligned with the redesigned course

  12. Lessons Learned and Changes Made Provide effective messaging and professional development earlier. Engage and empower teachers to evaluate, reflect , and redesign Align textbook and test prep publishers with the changes earlier. • Teachers need more time to make a paradigm shift • Teachers need to feel readyto implement the changes • Teachers need to feel confident with the amount and alignment of teacher support materials

  13. AP Biology Course and Exam Changes

  14. Content and Depth • New approach: Essential content + skills + inquiry • New structure: 4 Big Ideas, 17 Enduring Understandings • New transparency into exam: Learning Objectives, Formula List, Usage of Calculators • Breadth reduction in four ways: • Factual recall reduced for exam • Teacher choice of illustrative examples • Explicit exclusion statements in Curriculum Framework • Specific content reductions

  15. Technology in AP Biology Probe ware and Software Tablets & iPads Virtual Labs & Simulations TINspire for ease of data collection and manipulation Smart Phones

  16. AP Chemistry Course and Exam Changes

  17. AP Chemistry Course and Exam Changes • New approach: Essential content + skills + inquiry • New structure: 6 Big Ideas, 117 Learning Objectives • New formula List, change in usage of calculators on exam • Breadth reduction in three ways: • Factual recall reduced for exam • Explicit exclusion statements in Curriculum Framework • Specific content reductions

  18. Organization of the New AP Chemistry Exam Section 1: • 60 Multiple Choice (with question sets) • 90 minutes • 50% of exam weight • May use Periodic Chart and Formula Sheet • May NOT use calculator Section 2: • 7 Free Response questions • 3 long and 4 short free response questions • 50% of exam weight • May use Periodic Chart and Formula Sheet • May use calculator on entire free response section

  19. Teacher Support • Course and Exam Description • Course Planning and Pacing Guides (4) • Sample Syllabi (4) and Syllabus Development Guide • Higher Ed Validation Results • New Curriculum Module • Lab Manual/Teacher & Student Versions • Practice Exam • Online Teacher Community • New Professional Development: • APSIs (4-5 days)

  20. New AP Chemistry LabManual -

  21. Technology in AP Chemistry Probe ware and Software Tablets & iPads Applets for molecule drawing and 3D rotations Virtual Labs & Simulations TINspire for ease of data collection and manipulation Smart Phones

  22. AP Physics 1 & 2 Course and Exam Changes

  23. AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 Course Content:

  24. Curriculum Framework: Big Ideas The unifying concepts or Big Ideas increase coherence both within and across disciplines. There are seven Big Ideas for Physics 1 and 2: B I G I D E A Objects and systems have properties such as mass and charge. Systems may have internal structure. 1 B I G I D E A 2 Fields existing in space can be used to explain interactions. B I G I D E A 3 The interactions of an object with other objects can be described by forces. Interactions between systems can result in changes in those systems. B I G I D E A 4

  25. Curriculum Framework: Big Ideas continued… 5 B I G I D E A Changes that occur as a result of interactions are constrained by conservation laws. B I G I D E A Waves can transfer energy and momentum from one location to another without the permanent transfer of mass and serve as a mathematical model for the description of other phenomena. 6 The mathematics of probability can be used to describe the behavior of complex systems and to interpret the behavior of quantum mechanical systems. B I G I D E A 7

  26. Curriculum Framework: Boundary Statements Boundary statements articulate overarching content divisions between the two courses.

  27. A New Emphasis on Science Practices Science Practices define the skills students will use to demonstrate Essential Knowledge in each subject area. The science practices enable students to establish lines of evidence and use them to develop and refine testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena. • 1.0The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. • 2.0 The student can use mathematics appropriately. • 3.0 The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. • 4.0 The student can plan and implement data collection strategies in relation to a particular scientific question. • 5.0 The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. • 6.0 The student can work with scientific explanations and theories. • 7.0 The student can connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts, and representations in and across domains. SCIENCE PRACTICES

  28. Curriculum Framework Learning Objectives Essential knowledge statements reference the associated big idea and enduring understanding Learning objectives state what a student should know and be able to do.

  29. Exam Design: AP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple Choice Section: Physics 1 and 2 Exams | 90 minutes | 50% of exam 50 multiple choice questions: • discrete items & items in sets • multiple-correct items • 4 answer choices, each question Free-Response Section: 90 minutes | 50% of exam Physics 1: 5 free-response questions: 1 experimental design question 1 qualitative/quantitative translation 3 short-answer questions Physics 2 : 4 free-response questions: 1 experimental design question 1 qualitative/quantitative translation 2 short-answer questions

  30. Launching AP Physics 1 & 2 • Redesigned Professional Development: • 2014 Professional Development will launch new One-Day and AP Summer Institute Workshops to support the new courses • June 2014 – Practice Exams for both AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 • Course Audit and Course Planning Resources: • Sample Syllabi (course audit opens March, 2014; syllabi for new courses must be submitted by January 31, 2015) • Course and Exam Description (including equation sheets) – March, 2014) • Course Planning and Pacing Guides (8 total; 4 for each course) • Teacher’s Guide on Inquiry-Based Investigations • Curriculum Framework Launched Fall 2012 • Teacher Lab Manual in Development • Professional Development Planning • New Online Community in Fall 2012 AP PHYSICS 1 and 2 • Professional Development Planning • Teacher Lab Manual in Development • New Course and Exam will launch 2014-2015

  31. Course Planning & Pacing Guides

  32. Advances in AP: Online Support Advances in APprovides detailed information and resources on: Curriculum Framework Course Overview and FAQ Course Planning and Pacing Guides (Fall 2013) Course Audit and Sample Syllabi (March 2014) Go to advancesinap.collegeboard.org for more information.

  33. Motion Detectors • Force Sensors • Microphones Technology in AP Physics 1&2 Probe ware and Software Tablets & iPads Simulations & Java Applets Multimeters Capacitance Meters, & Oscilloscopes Virtual Labs & Simulations TINspire for ease of data collection and manipulation • Voltage Probes • Magnetic Field Sensors • Light Sensors Smart Phones

  34. AP Environmental Science Course and Exam Changes

  35. Potential AP Enviro. Sci. Course and Exam Changes Teacher Support, Outreach, and Future Work • Released teacher support in the last two years: • Curriculum Module on “Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle” • Curriculum Module on “Introductory Topics for Climate” • Launch of the AP Teacher Online Community • Focused outreach events on building content knowledge with teachers about climate models and systems • Requested the NRC consider performing research on best practices for introductory Environmental Science courses at the college level

  36. Challenges to Redesigning AP Environmental Science Climate Change Variety in Undergrad courses 01 02 03 04 How much emphasis on what content What feasible and accessible labs/field experience?

  37. Technology in AP Enviro. Sci. Probe ware and Software Tablets & iPads Simulations & Java Applets Virtual Labs & Simulations TINspire for ease of data collection and manipulation Smart Phones

  38. apcentral.collegeboard.org advancesinap.collegeboard.org Tanya Sharpe, Lsharpe@collegeboard.org Serena Magrogan, smagrogan@collegeboard.org Question and Answer Session

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