1. 2012 UW Madison APSI “Equity & Excellence: Using Data” Jim Bokern bokern@marshfield.k12.wi.us

2. Wisconsin’s strong tradition with AP Continues The AP Report to the Nations provides some great insights. Wisconsin ranks: – 14 th in the Nation – 1 st in the Midwest Region

3. A new Educational Paradigm is evolving in our state and the nation The structure of the new Educational Paradigm is not yet clear, but the focus will be on: increasing academic rigor greater teacher accountability for student achievement a strong focus on College and Career Readiness

4. David Conley’s publication, College and Career Ready Many of us know Conley. He was the major contributor to the AP syllabus project for the AP Ledger https://www.epiconline.org/publications/books

5. Currently, Wisconsin is leaning toward the ACT suite of assessments and data analysis Explore, PLAN, PrACT, and ACT

6. K-12 Enrollments Marshfield School District 2000 - present AP is one of several programmatic means of making your students College and Career Ready With the realities of declining enrollment and tight budgets which program will most empower your students to be College and Career Ready?

7. The AP Report to the Nation Ranks Wisconsin #14 based on the Equity and Excellence Metric

8. How did the class of 2011 perform? AP Scores of 1 and 2 AP Scores of 3,4, and 5

9. Wisconsin’s tradition of strong academic achievement continues Only 2 states had a higher percentage of 3-5 3 states had a lower percentage of 1 and 2

10. The low number of 1’s and 2’s suggests that increasing Access to AP could empower many more Wisconsin students Two ways to achieve increased access: 1) promote enrollment in AP courses 2) increase AP offerings in schools

11. Importantly, Wisconsin falls well below national averages of Equity and Excellence for 2 out of 3 minority cohorts

12. As the #1 AP State in the Region and #14 in the Nation Wisconsin has enormous potential for growth, thereby empowering more students to be College and Career Ready

13. AP helps form unique relationships and creates learning communities (How many here are 1 st time AP teachers? Let us look at the relationships/communities as a 1 st year AP teacher)

14. Relationships with parents of AP students evolve as they understand the importance of AP and sometimes need help to cope with higher classroom standards

15. AP Students’ relationships with each other changes in rigorous classes with a high stakes test

16. AP Teacher’s relationship with students shifts more to the role of facilitator, creating both differentiated instruction and scaffolding to support student learning

17. Administrator’s relationships with AP Faculty, AP Students, and superintendent becomes important in meeting the school’s mission

18. Universities are forging stronger relationships with both the College Board and high schools to meet the growing needs of students

19. UW Madison was featured in the 2012 AP Report to the Nation and has a long tradition of outreach to AP Teachers via the APSI

20. Universities like UW Madison are excited about Advanced Placement because their research proves the linkage AP creates between high school and college works for all

21. The College Board has numerous resources and opportunities to build relationships with all the communities we have reviewed The AP | Cambridge Capstone Program

22. 10 Years of data illustrates that AP Science Courses have dramatically advanced the goals of STEMS Initiatives

23. Does your school have AP Classes or an AP Program? AP Classes are mostly independent of other AP offerings and have limited communication regarding achievement data, best practices, common goals and does not engage in vertical or horizontal planning. AP Programs create a systemic plan based on collaboration among more than just AP teachers, focusing on data analysis, sharing best practices, meeting common goals, and by vertically and horizontally aligning instruction. What does an AP Program look like in practical terms?

24. Common goal to promote Equity and Excellence with open access to rigorous Advanced Placement courses Open Advanced Placement programs to all college bound students by limiting prerequisites Recruit students to join AP Offer PreAP class in summer school Build vertical & horizontal teams or Team Taught AP classes Identify and support Gateway or first time AP courses – 10th Grade APUSH – Human Geography – AP Environmental Science Strategic use of data and shared best practices to improve learning Work closely with counselors and administrators

25. We would like your input on future sessions or opportunities for the Madison APSI This is not meant to overwhelm new AP teachers, but to gain input from veteran teachers to help shape future programs. Please share your thoughts after this session, during lunch today or with your APSI Instructor.

26. Discuss curriculum design and instructional practices Bringing your administrators to the APSI for sessions.

27. Create a collaboration forum for educators to share practices and even instructional resources

28. Use UW Faculty/Staff expertise of both content and instruction

29. Develop an Affective or Guidance model helping reach greater Equity and Excellence Bring guidance counselors along to the Madison APSI for sessions?

30. How to perform data analysis to identify learning problems, strategically adjust practices and create goals for both the school and educators

31. Data Analysis AP Data: Instructional Planning Reports

32. Move from decentralized support (scattered AP courses) to more centralized support (collaboration model) forging new relationships

33. AP is not the only answer for reaching College and Career Readiness, but in my opinion AP is the most efficient and effective path to empower students

42. The new APUSH test will include the following: 36 multiple choice questions in 35 minutes. These will include primary source reading passages with 2-3 questions for each passage. (30%) of test DBQ with fewer documents 60 minutes (25% of test) Long essay question 35 minutes (20% of test) 4 short answer questions 50 minutes (25% of test)