French AP One Day Workshop Perth Amboy, NJ

October 23, 2010

Presented by Ed Weiss

Il faut se présenter!!

• Nom, école, domicile• Expérience avec AP• Raison d’etre (ici à l’atelier!!)• Famille, interets, etc……..

Agenda• THE FRENCH AP EXAM

• EXAM DESCRIPTION• 2010 EXAM• SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS OF EXAM• ESSAY• FILL INS• SPEAKING HANDS ON, COOPERATIVE• LISTENING WORK & DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW• READING• DISCUSSIONS OF GRADING RUBRICS• TEST PREPARATION MATERIALS• SHARING OF CURRICULAR STRUCTURES AND RESOURCES

2012 EXAM / COURSE

• Time line• Major changes in exam• Course design implications

• Themes• Sub-themes

• Powerpoints

Agenda • TEACHING STRATEGIES / PLANS

• BEGINNING THE COURSE• HELPFUL HANDOUTS• PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENTS• POETRY / LITERATURE• SONGS• SHARING LESSON PLANS

Agenda• MATERIALS & RESOURCES

• TEXTS• WORKBOOKS / READERS• AUDIO PROGRAMS / FILMS• MUSIC• NEWSPAPERS / MAGAZINES• COMPUTER PROGRAMS• CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Agenda • COURSE STRUCTURE & CONTENT

• COURSE DESIGN - CONTENT SPECIFICS• PACING ISSUES• SHARING STRATEGIES• ON-LINE PERSPECTIVE - INTERGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY• PREPARING STUDENTS FOR TEST• VERTICAL TEAM VIEW• AP CENTRAL• SUMMARY

L’examen

• Les 4 parties• AP Central• www.apcentral.collegeboard.com• Grading - the reading• Teaching for the test• Curriculum design• A l’examen!!!!