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Increased Expectations = Increased AP Scores in AP Calculus AB. Rosie DurandCathy Stone Morton High School Morton IL 61550 [email protected] [email protected]. 2011 Connections Conference March 17, 2011 St. Charles, Illinois. Today’s presentation:. Who Are We? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Increased Expectations = Increased AP Scores in AP
Calculus ABRosie Durand Cathy Stone
Morton High SchoolMorton IL 61550
[email protected] [email protected]
2011 Connections ConferenceMarch 17, 2011
St. Charles, Illinois
Today’s presentation:
1. Who Are We? Professionally and Demographically
2. A History LessonWhat have we done?
3. Current EventsWhat are we doing now?
4. Next stepsPlans for the future…
Who Are We?Professional Experience: • 7 years Calculus experience, 14 overall• 4 year Calculus experience, 10 overall
Morton Demographics:• Located in Central Illinois, suburb of Peoria• Unit School District• Approximately 1000 students• 6% Free and Reduced Lunch
Historically….School Year Number of Students
Taking AP Exam
Average
Score
Comments
2005-2006 5 3.2
2006-2007 6 3.3 Attended one day informational workshop
2007-2008 15 3.8 Attended the week-long conference prior to this
school year.
2008-2009 17 4.47 Earned official AP status through The College
Board
2009-2010 27 4.56 Attended one day workshop
2010-2011 1 Algebra, 1 Geometry, 1 Pre-Cal teacher attended
Vertical Team Training 1 day conference
Importance of AP Course Audit
Course can only be titled “AP” in course description book if school has been approved by The College Board
Titling the course AP has improved our ability to hold students to higher expectations
• How we do homework • Group work component• Modeling tests after AP tests
Typical Test Questions in 2006
Components of the AP Calculus AB Curriculum
Use a multi-representational approach• Graphical• Numerical• Analytic• Written/Verbal
Components of the AP Calculus AB Curriculum
Use of graphing calculator to analyze problems• Find zeros• Find intersections• Find numerical derivatives• Calculate definite integrals
Written/Verbal
Slope Field Matching GameGet in groups of 2 or 3. Each group will receive an envelope containing three different colored cards. Without writing on the cards, match the slope field, differential equation, and verbal description.
Graphical
Numerical
Analytical
Using a Graphing Calculator
Preparing for the AP Exam
• Finish new material in late March • Notebook Project
– Groups of three (ideally)– In class portion – Out of class portion– 60% of their fourth quarter grade
Next Steps
• Continue to revise curriculum in Algebra 1 – Pre-Calculus to incorporate multi-representational approach
• Promote the APPROPRIATE use of graphing calculators in the 9-12 mathematics curriculum
• Continue to encourage enrollment• Problems for Student Investigation• Refine, refine, refine
Resources
• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/2178.html
• AP Multiple Choice Question Collection 1969-1998
• Demos with Positive Impacthttp://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/mathdemos/sectionmethod/equsqrcross75slab.mov
http://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/mathdemos/sectionmethod/sqrtcirccross75slab.mov
http://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/mathdemos/sectionmethod/sinetricross75slab.mov
QUESTIONS?