2012 UW Madison APSI

“Equity & Excellence: Using Data”Jim Bokern

bokern@marshfield.k12.wi.us

Wisconsin’s strong tradition with AP Continues

• The AP Report to the Nations provides some great insights. Wisconsin ranks:– 14th in the Nation– 1st in the Midwest Region

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

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

Currently, Wisconsin is leaning toward the ACT suite of assessments and data analysis

• Explore, PLAN, PrACT, and ACT

K-12 EnrollmentsMarshfield School District

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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?

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

How did the class of 2011 perform?

AP Scores of 1 and 2 AP Scores of 3,4, and 5

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

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

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

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

AP helps form unique relationships and creates learning communities

(How many here are 1st time AP teachers? Let us look at the relationships/communities as a 1st year AP teacher)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The College Board has numerous resources and opportunities to build relationships with all the communities we have reviewed

The AP | Cambridge Capstone Program

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

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?

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

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.

Discuss curriculum design and instructional practices

Bringing your administrators to the APSI for sessions.

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

Use UW Faculty/Staff expertise of both content and instruction

Develop an Affective or Guidance model helping reach greater Equity and Excellence

Bring guidance counselors along to the Madison APSI for sessions?

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

Data Analysis

AP Data: Instructional Planning Reports

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

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

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)