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As my students sighed the other day when I assigned yet another reading, "The AP doesn't stand for "Awesome Party", does it?" Nope. But it's a great class anyway!

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#APBio Twitter Chat

Hi all, We are going to start an #APBio twitter chat. We'll be having our first one on Monday (7/11) from 8-9pm EST. Topic to be: "Thoughts on the new curriculum". If you've never participated…Continue

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Started by David Knuffke Jul 9, 2011.

Post-AP Exam 10 Replies

I don't know about your school calendar, but I still have 2.5 weeks of school with my seniors before graduation. What do you all do with your AP students after the exam? I try to do things that are…Continue

Started by Jessi Van Der Volgen. Last reply by Sandy Jacobs Jun 8, 2011.

Test construction collaboration for next year?

Okay - as CRAZY as this sounds...I'm already thinking to next year...sigh...it never ends! Anyways, I had an epiphany today as I've broken the practice test into 20 questions per day, and seeing a…Continue

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Started by Jen Apr 28, 2010.

Help for Clint Walters 2 Replies

I think it'll be easier to respond if this is a discussion :) Clint Walters just learned that he is teaching AP Bio this semester. (No pressure, there, Clint!) He needs ideas and activities. I asked…Continue

Started by Elissa Hoffman. Last reply by Colin Matheson Feb 10, 2010.

Collaboration Invitation 10 Replies

I was thinking about the Lesson Study model of collaboration and I wanted to see if anyone wanted to try and work together on a unit which we would try out in our classes. I have evolution, plants, a…Continue

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Started by Colin Matheson. Last reply by Colin Matheson Jan 11, 2010.

AP Recruitment 1 Reply

OK, it's getting to that time of year when kids make decisions about their course selections for next year. Last year we tried to recruit students by having an open house. The kids were selected from…Continue

Tags: recruitment, AP

Started by Paula Courtemanche. Last reply by Jen Jan 6, 2010.

Your Thoughts on Teaching Style 7 Replies

Hello all. I am a first year AP Bio teacher. In fact, this is my first year teaching biology period. I have been confounded by the debate on whether to lecture from PowerPOint, write notes on the…Continue

Started by Jason Maas-Baldwin. Last reply by Jen Jan 6, 2010.

What is your best lesson? 1 Reply

We have some great responses to the hardest lesson, not let's share what we do well. What lesson do you have for AP that really gets your students excited and involved. Mine is actually a class long…Continue

Started by Robert Penrose. Last reply by Jason Maas-Baldwin Jan 3, 2010.

Best topics for student to learn on thier own. 10 Replies

Hello Everyone,I am so grateful for this site. I have appreciated all of the discussions and was hoping some of you would give a future AP bio teacher some advice. I am creating my syllabus/audit. I…Continue

Started by Paula. Last reply by Jen Sep 26, 2009.

Anyone going to the AP Reading this year? 10 Replies

I just received my invitation! I went for the first time last year and graded 1200 essays in one week. It was a lot more fun than it sounds. Is anyone else here going?I assume the College Board is…Continue

Tags: essays, AP

Started by Stacy Baker. Last reply by Stacy Baker May 28, 2009.

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Comment by Karen Markle on January 8, 2009 at 4:28pm: Hi guys,

I''m on block schedule and starting my 1st year of AP in less than 2 weeks! Any 1st year advice?

Comment by Elissa Hoffman on January 8, 2009 at 4:35pm: Wow - block schedule for the 2nd semester - you are brave!!!
What textbook are you using?
I would sit down and map out what you want to cover before the exam - if you haven't already checked, the College Board's AP Central website has a rough outline of what percentage of your time should be spent on things.
Then, I'd identify the labs you want to do - start with the 12 recommended by the College Board and then add in the others you want to do.
Have you already done your AP Audit? As annoying as it was, I did think it was helpful as far as mapping out my program.

Comment by Karen Markle on January 11, 2009 at 11:12am: I did the audit and all that and have mapped out the course. I really meant first week activities like things to get the investigative nature open yet still talk about chemistry.

Comment by David Knuffke on January 13, 2009 at 6:14pm: help yourself to anything that you find at my wiki. If I am inadvertently violating copyright (quite possible), don't rat me out.

Comment by Debra Garcia on March 15, 2009 at 5:59pm: Tried to tell my AP kids on Friday that AP stood for "Awesome Plants" (instead of Awesome Party) but they didn't take the bait. :(

Comment by Jen on February 5, 2010 at 11:32am: There is a facebook group out called "You know you're in AP when...." - I remember a couple:
"That AP really stands for "Advanced Procrastinator"
"I put the "pro" in procrastinator."
"Your GPA is higher than the number of hours you sleep each night"
Check it out - they are funny (and I see myself in a lot of the statements as well....no wonder I "get" these kids....). You don't have to be a group member to see the comments :) Jen