DCPS recommends regular AP teacher participation in the Advanced Placement Summer Institute to promote quality AP instruction¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 against) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

To promote quality instruction in AP courses, DCPS recommends that AP teachers participate regularly in the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI), a staff-training program for AP teachers. The report examined this recommendation as part of its review of AP staffing and training in DCPS high schools, finding that "Fewer than one-fifth of AP teachers participated in the APSI at least once every three years."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• AP teachers must have access to APSI training opportunities for the recommendation to be implementable.

Constraints¶

• Actual participation falls short of the recommendation: fewer than one-fifth of AP teachers participated at least once every three years.

Target Learners¶

• AP teachers in DCPS high schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• quality instruction in Advanced Placement courses

Claims¶

• Fewer than one-fifth of DCPS AP teachers participated in the APSI at least once every three years [-W]

Related Strategies¶

• Brief initial training with extensive follow-up coaching and on-site facilitation for whole-school program implementation
• Multi-format teacher professional development for implementing the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Alyson Burnett, Paul Burkander. (2021). Advanced Placement Participation, Staffing, and Staff Training in the District of Columbia Public Schools. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/region/mid-atlantic