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Dear AP Comparative Government and Politics Teacher:
Welcome back! We hope that you are enthused by the promise of learning and student achievement that each new school year brings. Thank you for all that you do to foster rigorous yet attainable expectations for your students. Your students are fortunate to study and learn with your guidance and expertise.
We hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful. Best wishes for every success.
September 3-6, 2009: American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference, Toronto. The theme of the conference is "Politics in Motion: Change and Complexity in the Contemporary Era." Jean Robinson, AP Comparative Government and Politics Chief Reader, will be available in a booth to answer questions about the Comparative Government and Politics curriculum.
Online Event:
Use of Data in Making Comparisons among Nation States
Presenter: Suzanne Bailey
Virgil Grissom H.S.
Huntsville, AL
February 10, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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Online AP Score Reporting for Schools |
The College Board is actively developing an online AP score delivery system for secondary schools and districts, which could be available as early as summer 2010. With online score delivery, authorized AP teachers will have direct access to student score reports, score rosters, and AP Instructional Planning Reports. This system will deliver the same score information as the current paper reports and rosters, but in a more flexible and environmentally friendly format. Users will be able to print entire reports or only selected pages, and to save reports to a local computer. Additional information about online score reporting will be e-mailed to authorized AP teachers in advance of the system's launch.
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Submit a Proposal for the 2010 AP Annual Conference |
As members of the AP and Pre-AP® communities, we share a commitment to work together to ensure educational excellence for all our students. For this reason, the AP Annual Conference is shaped around the notion that AP educators learn best from each other. It is designed specifically for colleagues who value interactive learning to come together from around the world to share experiences and best practices. We invite you to participate in developing the program by submitting a proposal by October 20, 2009. Sessions specific to AP Comparative Government and Politics are particularly needed.
The AP Program is now accepting applications for AP Comparative Government and Politics teachers to serve as Readers at the annual AP Reading, which will be held in June 2010. Check the 2010 AP Reading Calendar for exact dates and locations. The AP Reading is an energizing opportunity—an intensive collegial exchange with more than 10,000 highly skilled AP teachers and college faculty. AP Readers consistently tell us that the time spent reading, discussing, and evaluating student work alongside accomplished educators at the Reading represents the best professional development experience of their teaching careers.
Readers are provided an honorarium of $1,604, and their travel expenses, lodging, and meals are reimbursed. Readers who teach at the high-school level also receive certificates awarding professional development hours and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for their participation in the AP Reading.
Apply today!
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Annual Renewal of Authorized AP Courses
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AP teachers should ensure that previously authorized AP courses are renewed online by a school administrator for the 2009-10 school year. Teachers can check the status of their AP courses by logging into their accounts on the AP Course Audit website.
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Resources for AP Comparative Government and Politics Teachers
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Visit the AP Comparative Government and Politics Course Home Page for a variety of free resources related to teaching this course including:
Visit the AP Comparative Government and Politics Exam page for sample multiple-choice questions and the 2009 free-response questions, scoring guidelines, sample student responses with scoring commentary, student performance Q&As, scoring statistics, and grade distributions.
From the College Board's online store, teachers can purchase the following materials:
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Professional Development Opportunities
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The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds of locations across the United States and around the world. All participants in AP Comparative Government and Politics workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: The Nation-State in the Twenty-First Century: Successes, Failures, & Challenges."
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