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AP^® Studio Art

Dear AP Studio Art 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 AP portfolio submission in the spring, we wish you all the best, and hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful.

We hope you and your students have had a chance to review the information on AP Central and the student site about digital submission. Below is a checklist that will help you prepare for the launch of the AP Studio Art Digital Submission web application later this month:

AP Annual Conference 2009
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Grand Hyatt, San Antonio, TX
July 15–19, 2009

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 Studio Art. The conference also offers sessions in Pre-AP^® strategies.

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.

Visit the AP Studio Art course home pages for a variety of free resources related to teaching AP Studio Art, including the 2009 AP Studio Art Course Description and the 2003 AP Studio Art Teacher's Guide (.pdf/5.7MB)

Visit the AP Studio Art portfolio pages on AP Central for samples of student work from the 2008 exam, scoring guidelines, student performance Q&As, scoring statistics, and grade distributions.

From the College Board's online store, AP Studio Art teachers can purchase the following materials:

Evaluating the AP Portfolio in Studio Art will be available for purchase from the College Board Store later this spring. It addresses the scoring process for AP Studio Art portfolios and includes examples of student work, commentary, and score rationales.

The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds of locations across the United States and around the world. All participants in AP Studio Art workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: Breadth in the AP Portfolios."

To find an AP Studio Art or related Pre-AP strategies workshop in your area, visit Institutes & Workshops. The College Board also provides professional development opportunities for international teachers worldwide. Visit International Professional Development Events for more information.