AP Physics 2
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Transcript of AP Physics 2
AP Physics 2
Dan Carroll
Yorktown High School
Contact Information
• Email [email protected]
• Voicemail: 703-228-2800 x 98348
• School Phone: 703-228-5400
• website: – Go to http://apsva.us/yhs , navigate to
“Departments”, then to “science”, find my name, click.
• Or use http://apsva.us/Page/10864
Teacher Information
• National Board Certified Physics Teacher
• Physics teacher at Yorktown – 16 years
• Science teacher in Arlington – 23 years
Course Information
• Covers one semester of College level physics
• Non-calculus based (typical of physics for pre-med and life science majors)
• Fast paced concept-rich curriculum
• Depth of understanding concepts is important
Special Class Considerations
• Students get 2 grades (Class, Lab)• Lab grade: Performance
– Laboratory Notebook 30%– Formal Lab Reports 30%– Lab assessment 20%– Engagement in Lab activities 20%
• Class grade: Achievement– Objectives Based – Objectives are from College Board– Students have multiple opportunities to show
competence– Competence vs Mastery
Strategies for Success
• Class Attendance Policy– Requires personal accountability on the part
of the student– Does not include school field trips or religious
holidays– Students should use on-line resources during
absences– Make-ups are never as valuable as first hand
experience.
Objectives Based Learning / Standards Based Grading
• Fundamentally Different than grading by percentage and averaging scores.
• Learning Objectives are clearly defined and the goal is for students to demonstrate competence/mastery of those objectives.
• Based on work of Marzano, look at marzanoresearch.com or ASCD.org to read more.
Objectives of using Standards Based Grading
• AP Physics 2 is not about having the right answer all of the time.
• Students have to learn to express what they know and should be acknowledged for the level of understanding they express.
• Students will maintain a feeling that it is worth their effort for the entire school year and will not get the feeling that the course has left them behind.
• More advanced students will delve deeper and think longer about complex topics that take some students longer to master.
• Achieving Mastery– Day to day success is the only way to ensure
ultimate success– A grade of a C indicates minimum
competency. There is no standard for a grade of less than a D.
– My objective and the objective of every student is that they should be learning the physics well enough to maintain a B or higher
• A student who is performing at a level lower than a B will be provided with extra assignments to reinforce concepts and build understanding.
• Some credit will be given for completing the assignments, but achieving a B will come from true performance and demonstrated understanding of the learning objectives.
Evaluating Performance
4 – Mastery
3 – Full Competence
2 – Partial Competence
1 – Developing Competence
A Mastery on 90% of objectives and Full Competence on the rest
B+ Full Competence in all objectives and Master on most (75%)
B Full Competence on all objectives and Mastery of at least 25%
C+ Full Competence on all objectives.
C Full Competence on at least 25% of objectives.
D+ Student has shown Partial Competence 50% of objectives
D Student has shown Developing Competence on all objectives
Keep me informed
• Students should stay confident and positive
• Good things often take hard work.
• From what I have seen so far, I believe each of the students is capable of maintaining a B and getting a 3 or above on the AP exam
Last Thoughts
• AP Exam is Thursday, May 7th in the afternoon session.
• Study sessions:– Any day after school– 6th Period Lunch– Students should request additional times as needed
How to get College Credit• Check Collegeboard website
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp
Based on AP exam score