APES Exam and Bloom’s Taxonomy/Depth of Knowledge
I’ve always told people that the AP® Exam has a lot of higher order thinking questions, but never took to the time to actually count how many were in a …
Author: Kristi Schertz
Using and Teaching FRQs in Science
Students in an AP® Environmental Science class need to know how to write Free Response Questions (FRQs). These are short answer questions, not essays, and have special strategies that are …
FRQs and Peer Grading
Peer Grading FRQS Peer grading free response questions is a great way to 1. Teach kids how the questions are graded by the national readers and how picky and precise …
10 Tips for Teaching Large AP® Classes in High School
Teaching large classes can be daunting in any subject, but especially in a college-level AP® class. Ten years ago, when I started AP® Environmental Science at my school, I advertised …
To AP® or Not to AP®…What does the Research Say?
What does the research really say about taking an AP® class? Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of “rumors”, “here-say”, “anecdotal info”, &”verbal discussion” of the benefits of AP® …
15 Things a new AP teacher should know
Being a new AP® teacher is exciting and daunting! It will be a tough year to not only learn the material yourself, but also teach it to your kids. Hang …
Research About Flipping the Classroom
I recently led a couple of workshops about Flipped Classrooms for a technology institute. (Discalimer: I’ve only fully flipped for about a year. I’ve done a partial flip for several …
Building EcoColumns Part 5 Making the Aquatic Chamber
This video describes how to build the Aquatic Chamber. Remember, DO NOT build this chamber until 2 weeks of flushing/draining the column have passed.
Why and How I Flipped this Year
Why I decided to Flip I decided to do a full flip in 2016/2017 out of self-preservation. My sections of AP® grew from 3 to 4 to 5 per day …
Sticky Note Methodology
I developed this method over a decade ago and it one of the main things that students report back as being so helpful in prepping them for the AP® Exam …
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