EDTS 533 - Teaching AP Classes (3)

Teaching AP classes can be rewarding and challenging all at once. Often, they give you the opportunity to teach some of the brightest and most ambitious students in your school. However, the nature of AP classes also requires you to become an expert not only on your subject’s AP test, but also on critical thinking skills and other characteristics your students need to succeed in college.

In this course, you will explore the history of the AP program and gain a deep understanding of the College Board, its mission, and how it endeavors to help students become college ready. Using a hands-on approach through research, discussion, and reflection, you’ll cultivate strategies for helping your students engage more deeply, make personal and authentic connections with content, and develop essential research and analytical skills. In addition, you’ll learn techniques for scaffolding instruction to get all students up to the appropriate level to be prepared for the AP test.

Using the tools and techniques from this course, you’ll be able to create an effective AP program that helps students develop critical thinking and college readiness skills that will last them for a lifetime.