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Ready to hear the plan from @AP_Trevor tonight about AP exam policies for 2020 - will update this thread as I can
I may be in WFH mode, but my teacher brain still says: start on time, let& #39;s get going
Live here: slide 1 about access to tech
From @AP_Trevor : the AP Psychology exam will have two FRQs, a 25-minute question, followed by a 5 minute upload time; a 15 minute Q, followed by a 5 minute upload period
This information will also be posted on AP Central on Friday 4/3; students can type/write responses, as indicated previously (students can choose)
Uh oh, Trevor is coughing - my first thought (and yours!) was ..... the rona! 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤕" title="Face with head-bandage" aria-label="Emoji: Face with head-bandage"> Nah, he& #39;s probably good https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers">
@AP_Trevor How can these at home exams be fair? They may not consult with other students or anyone else - they can use notes textbooks or INTERNET SEARCHES (uugggggggggh)
Students cannot get on group phone calls or chat rooms - cannot have someone impersonate. CB will have announced AND unaccounted security mechanisms:
CB will ask students to answer some Qs before they answer the actual AP exam questions to detect whether the response is of that particular student or not; "students should not try this, they will get caught"
HOLY COW teachers will get students work back at the end of May - but whaaaaa? Are we going to be the police now? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">
OH HELL NO, we should not use this information/student performance on these exams as their course grades - never done it before, not doing it now
Um, that sounds like CB is complaining about having to work overtime and on weekends to get these exams ready - sorry, bruh, you can& #39;t come with that excuse to teachers
AP teachers "have already done their part" (do you not know about one semester AP classes, sir?); already 3+ million views on the AP YouTube channel to help students
Trevor want to make sure all kids keep taking the exam (for equity issues) - my question is, how does this slapdash approach to 2020 exams possibly help or hider these students?
TP: We encourage teachers to foster a sense of community with their AP students
TP: we& #39;re having to reach deep into our financial reserves to make this happen this year [side prediction: exam cost increase next year? gotta wonder]
they& #39;re showing that video of AP teachers while they look over the questions that have been asked - sad that #appsych Nancy Fenton and @swopepsych aren& #39;t included
Dana Koppelman from CB joins the presentation with TP - promises this video and answers to other concerns will be posted to AP Central tomorrow
Q1: Will students not previously enrolled in the AP exam be able to join now? A: No, this is for students who& #39;ve been working all year long - cannot open this up b/c of the additional work needed.
Q2: will the schools decide or do the students decide when they will take the exams? A: There is a standard date - and the student can take it on the makeup test date, with school permission. CB discourages that.
Q3: could a student use more than one device - reading on a computer, submitting an answer on the phone? A: NO. Student needs to submit on the same device they retrieve. Instructions will be provided w/video instructions as to how to do this.
Q4: will students get a chance to practice this answering/uploading ahead of time, at home? A: YES. We will give them simulations in which they can practice - print and video instructions will be available.
Q5: testing accommodations? A: All this info will be in the At Home Testing Guide. Students who have been approved for extended time (etc.) is automatically granted - the time will be extended.
Q6: calculus blah blah (ask your coordinator if you want to switch between AB and BC Q7: courses with standard rubrics will get double-reading (APUSH and AP Lit, I think?); history will get revised rubric points (?); APGov Point #1 has been modified ... (unclear to me)
Q8: will the reading be face-to-face this year? A: No, but we will return to it in 2021 - me (TP) and the CB leadership loves the AP Reading and will preserve that next year unless there& #39;s some health/travel issue; about 1/2 of AP scores have online scoring parts already
TP: we hope to return to status quo ante next year for the AP exams - the reading, the longer exam, etc. These exams will be valid for college placement but it "will really be okay if we never have to do this again for a long time"
Q9: college credit and college support? A: our staff has had hundreds of conversations with colleges who support this plan - all around the country, tremendous support. Yale will give the thumbs up. "Colleges really get it!"
Q10: one final Q - what& #39;s the rationale for getting exams back to teachers? A: twofold: 1) we want teachers to have assurance that student did the exam - why not provide? 2) schools can try to minimize strain on students rather than another exam, "as they see fit" (me:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥴" title="Woozy face" aria-label="Emoji: Woozy face">)
TP closing remarks - salutes teachers for helping students to be prepared for this unique situation - we care about you and miss you. We& #39;re here to help! /whew, the end https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đź‘Ź" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">
