Post on 03-Jan-2016
LEARNING POWERPREPARING TODAY’S HIGH-LEVEL LEARNERS FOR
TOMORROW
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learnersLearning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
LEARNING POWERTIE CONFERENCE 2009
PRESENTERMARYLOU MCGIRR
OutcomesParticipants will:
Investigate sources that aide in advising studentsRecognize student attributes that cause student successGain an understanding of prerequisite courses
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Why do we care?
Kids at all levels of learning
Learning Power1. South Dakota Online AP Incentives Program• Engage students in online AP Courses• Hire and train local teachers• Pay students and teachers monetary awards for
scores 3 or higher on AP Exams.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Why do we care?
Learning Power2. US DOE’s Advanced Placement Incentive Program• To increase access and opportunities for AP coursework
for students in high poverty, rural schools.• To increase participation and success of students in
College Board testing.• To build the capacity of educators for providing rigorous,
relevant curriculum and instruction in grades 7-12 mathematics, science, and English content so more students are prepared for participation in AP coursework.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Benefits
Students who take AP courses and exams:1. Learn via rigorous curriculum2. Better prepared to take college-level courses
when they attend college3. Earn college credit4. Save money
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Sources that will aide when advising students
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
AP Resources
K-12 Counselorhttp://professionals.collegeboard.com/educator/k-12-counselor
AP Coordinatorhttp://professionals.collegeboard.com/educator/test-coordinator
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
AP Potential Overview:•Tool that allows schools to generate rosters of students who are likely to score a 3 or better on a given AP Exam.
•Research shows strong correlations between PSAT/NMSQT® scores and AP Exam results.
•AP Potential is designed to help you increase access to AP and to ensure that no student who has the chance of succeeding in AP is overlooked.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
AP Potential Overview:•These studies show that PSAT/NMSQT scores are stronger predictors of students' AP Exam grades than the more traditional signposts such as • high school grades• grades in previous same-discipline course work, and • the number of same-discipline courses a student has taken.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
AP Potential Overview:•However, AP Potential should never be used to discourage a motivated student from registering for an AP course, since • the AP Potential results only account for some of the factors that
contribute to the students' exam results, and • do not take into account the power of an individual student's • motivation, • parental support, and • teacher efficacy.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
• The most common reasons for taking the PSAT/NMSQT are:– to receive feedback on your strengths and
weaknesses on skills necessary for college study. – to see how your performance on an admissions
test might compare with that of others. – to enter the competition for scholarships. – to help prepare for the SAT. – to receive information from colleges.– to determine readiness for AP Courses.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Take into account the power of an individual student's
•motivation, •parental
support, and • teacher efficacy.
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Students who are likely to succeed in AP course work might•Self-directed•Inquisitive•Dedicated•Knowledgeable•Able to comprehend at high levels•Goal to begin college while in high school•Ambitious•Creative•Excited about the subject•confident
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Students who are likely to succeed in AP courses and AP Exams
•have a record of high achievement•are willing to work hard and to devote much out-of-school time to absorbing knowledge•have developed the prerequisite skills for the courses•are confident and self-motivated •multitaskers•manage their time well
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
AP courses may not be suitable options for students who
•are nonconforming and resist strict curriculum •dislike following inflexible syllabi driven by the goal of high performance on the tests•question the structure of a fixed curriculum or who wish to explore new ideas or concepts through research or applied knowledge
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Investigate the teacher and the course •Preparedness in the discipline•Willingness to accommodate learning styles, passions and interests•Understand blending the joy of learning and AP opportunities
•How is the AP course a better match for the student than other the school’s curricular options?
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Questions your district should ask
1. What, if any, criteria should exist to allow students to participate in AP online courses?
2. What are the benefits or challenges to students if they must achieve a specific gpa to take an AP online course? What is that gpa?
3. What does a district do if it needs to offer the prerequisites?4. What type of class format should the high school offer?5. Who should be involved in the decision making?
– Student -Content area teacher– Parent -Principal– Counselor
Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners
Learning Power Online Courses
AP Calculus BAP StatisticsAP ChemistryAP PhysicsBAP BiologyAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and Composition
Prerequisites
ClosingQ and A