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Dear AP Psychology Teacher:
We want to thank you again for all that you do to help your students be successful. AP students owe much to the expertise and commitment you bring to your classroom every day. As you prepare your students for this last half of the year and for the AP Exam in May, we wish you all the best, and hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful.
Register Now for the 2009 AP Annual Conference and take advantage of the Early Bird Savings.
This conference is the centerpiece of the AP Program's professional development efforts. The AP Annual Conference is our annual opportunity to come together from across the world to share our experiences. Each year, more than 3,000 AP professionals attend, taking advantage of relevant and engaging sessions for teachers of all AP courses, including AP Psychology. The conference also offers sessions in Pre-AP® strategies.
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Update on the AP Course Audit
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Administrators at your school are responsible for renewing any courses that were authorized last year through the AP Course Audit process and are being offered again this year. If your course was authorized in 2007–08, and you are teaching the course in 2008–09 but it has yet to be renewed, alert your school administrators immediately. If you are new to teaching the AP course at your school, and haven't yet submitted your course audit materials, you must do so no later than January 31, 2009. The AP Course Ledger now includes courses authorized for the 2008–09 academic year.
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Resources for AP Psychology Teachers
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Visit the AP Psychology course home page for a variety of free resources related to teaching the course, including:
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Practice exams, first released in spring 2008, are available to authorized AP teachers through their AP Course Audit accounts. |
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AP Psychology Curriculum Module (.pdf/235KB) |
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The 2008, 2009 AP Psychology Course Description (.pdf/2.1MB)
The new 2010, 2011 AP Psychology Course Description will be available as a free download on AP Central in May. |
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The 2007 AP Psychology Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.60MB) |
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Special Focus: The Brain, the Nervous System, and Behavior (.pdf/1.12MB)
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Visit the AP Psychology exam questions page on AP Central for the 2008 multiple-choice and free-response questions, scoring guidelines, samples of student work with scoring commentary, student performance Q&As, scoring statistics, and grade distributions
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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 Psychology workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: Learning and Cognition."
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