Some of the benefits of Advanced Placement® (AP)—including building skills for college and career and providing an opportunity to earn college credit and placement—are familiar to many educators.
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The Power of One: How a Single AP Course Can Transform Students’ Futures
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The Evolution of Assessment Methods: From Paper-Based to Digital Solutions
The evolution of assessment methods in education has been marked by a transformative journey from traditional paper-based practices to the integration of digital solutions.
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Support for High-Quality High School Psychology Courses
High school psychology is a popular course that has the potential to benefit students in numerous ways. As the scientific study of the mind and behavior, psychology engages students in the scientific process and the course covers content directly applicable to students’ lives. A high-quality psychology course can:
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Instructional Benefits May Be the #1 Reason to Implement AP Precalculus
Every year, thousands of students pay for college math courses that duplicate the math they mastered in their high school precalculus courses. That’s because they didn’t earn college credit for the college-level math that they learned. AP® Precalculus helps solve that problem by addressing some of the greatest challenges students face in achieving their bachelor’s […]
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Five Critical Skill Sets and Their Instructional Implications
From major societal and technological shifts to climate change, AI, and more, students today live in a rapidly transforming world. In addition to metacognitive skills, I believe there are five key “learning to learn” skill sets that will increase school success and better prepare students for a lifetime of change.
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Rethinking Your English Sequence With AP Seminar
AP® Seminar was the fastest-growing AP course in 2023 and saw a 30% increase in student enrollment. Even with such growth, 85% of AP Seminar students earned scores of 3 or higher, the same as the previous year. Today, almost 3,000 schools offer this course. The most rapid adoption is taking place within English departments, […]
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Redefining Success for Youth Entrepreneurship Education
The head of a private high school in the United States recently reached out to me, concerned about the school’s three-year-old entrepreneurship program. The students were not working on innovative solutions and were not launching businesses based on their ideas. She wanted my guidance on what they were doing wrong and how the school could […]
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Taking Pride in Ethnic Studies
In honor of Pride Month, I want to share my experience advocating for Ethnic Studies, an interdisciplinary field that empowers diverse and often marginalized voices. At a time when America is increasingly polarized, the field of Ethnic Studies has become a contentious topic that often pulls apart communities. As education leaders, our role is to […]
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MoneySKILL: A Solution for Personal Finance Education
Personal financial literacy is critical to succeed in today’s world, but study after study shows that many Americans need a deeper understanding of core financial concepts. For instance, among U.S. adults surveyed in the FINRA Foundation National Financial Capability Study published in 2022, 47% lacked a “rainy day” fund for emergencies, 59% of those with credit cards reported […]