Advanced Academics Updates
For Klein ISD Leaders
MAY 4, 2020
THANK YOU PRINCIPALS!
AP EXAM UPDATES MAY 4, 2020
Two Days Before Each Exam
Confirm that registered students have located their e-ticket. Two days before each exam, students will receive an email with their unique exam e-ticket that includes their AP ID. On exam day, students will use their e-ticket to access the exam. If a student hasn't received their exam e-ticket by email, they can access it through their student account on My AP. E-tickets are nontransferable and shouldn't be shared with anyone. Students who haven't been receiving College Board emails still have time to confirm their contact information.
Remind your students to complete the AP Exam Day Checklist (.pdf/513.39 KB) for each exam they're taking. Students should complete this checklist and keep a printed or handwritten copy with them for reference during testing. Completing the checklist will help students feel confident they're set up for success.
ON EXAM DAY MAY 11-22, 2020
Remind students to click their e-ticket to check in 30 minutes before exam start time. Students should allot 80 minutes for each exam—30 minutes to enter their AP ID, name, and other information, and 50 minutes to draft and submit their responses. Make sure your students know their local testing time, since each subject's exam will be taken simultaneously worldwide.
Ensure your students know what to do if something goes wrong. If a student accidentally closes the browser, their device crashes, or they temporarily lose internet access, they can quickly click their exam e-ticket again to return to the exam. They should continue the exam, and if they feel at the end of the exam that the temporary disruption negatively impacted their performance, they can request approval to take the makeup exam at cb.org/requestmakeup. Students can also request a makeup exam if they've lost too much time due to a technical problem, can't connect to their exam, or experienced some other serious disruption.
OTHER AP UPDATES
- The AP Exam e-ticket
- Five steps to take before test day
- Understanding the test day experience
- Exam scores, credit, and placement
Explainer Videos: New videos are available to give students quick, easily accessible information about their test day experience, what they need to do to prepare, exam security, and more. Explore the playlist.
Information for AP Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams:
The above exams will be administered using a new dedicated app, the AP World Languages Exam App. Students taking these exams must use this app on smartphones or tablets. This free app will be available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store the week of May 11. We’ll email students and their teachers to let them know when the app is available to download. Visit our site for more details.
A video walk-through of the test-taking experience will be available the week of May 4.
If your students are unsure about accessing the app, or if they don’t have a device, they can fill out this survey (or you can complete it on their behalf) as soon as possible so we can help support them (applicable to U.S. and U.S. territories).
SUMMER 2020 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: ADVANCED ACADEMICS
Virtual Professional Learning Summer 2020
Participants must register through the Summer Playlist
- SAVE THE DATE: June 16: Required GT Principal Update-100% online
- SAVE THE DATE: June 17: Required GT Counselor Update-100% online
GT UPDATE CONFERENCE: SECONDARY
Teachers seeking GT Update credit should attend the Klein ISD Update conference for secondary teachers. Outside GT Update attendance will receive CPE credit only due to the changes in framework structure in Klein for PreAP courses.
For more information, please contact Kathleen Plott, Officer-Advanced Academic Services!
Teachers as well as administrators who have supervisory duties for service decisions are
required to complete a minimum of six (6) hours of professional development that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students and service options for gifted/talented students (19 TAC §89.2(4)).
Counselors who work with gifted/talented students are required to complete a minimum of six (6) hours of professional development that includes nature and needs of gifted/ talented students, service options for gifted/ talented students, and social emotional learning (19 TAC §89.2(4))
A minimum of thirty (30) clock hours of professional learning that includes nature and needs of gifted/talented students, identification and assessment of gifted/ talented students, and curriculum and instruction for gifted/talented students is required for teachers who provide instruction and services that are a part of the district’s defined gifted/talented services. Teachers are required to have completed the thirty (30) hours of professional learning prior to their assignment to the district’s gifted/talented services (19 TAC §89.2(1)
APSI Rice University Update
HS Associate Principals
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
An incredible turnaround time to enroll teachers in APSI! So many teachers will receive AP training online this summer due to the hard work, dedication, and effort by our Associate Principals!!
VIRTUAL DESTINATION IMAGINATION TOURNAMENT
Community-Family Based Teams
The Destination Imagination Global Finals is a great opportunity for families to engage in the creative process and challenges from DI. This is an open opportunity for families and the community to participate. All costs and participation will be the responsibilities of the families who wish to participate.
In these days of social distancing and stay-at-home guidance, it’s more important than ever to connect with friends and family members and to continue expressing your creativity.
Destination Imagination’s Global Finals 2020 Virtual Tournament (GF20) is a one-of-a-kind collaborative problem-solving experience that takes place 100% online and is open to all students and families (yes, you read that right!) who enjoy being creative, collaborative, and solving fun challenges that require out-of-the-box thinking. Teams are NOT required or encouraged to meet in person. All components of GF20 can be completed virtually with the use of video conferencing platforms and other means of digital communication.
MAY 2020 AT-HOME LEARNING UPDATE FOR G/T FROM TEA
How can we continue G/T services during school closures?
LEAs can continue services through enrichment activities, using the Texas Performance Standards Project or other Project Learning Opportunity, and differentiated instruction through the core content in collaboration with your core subject area providers.
How do we document what we are providing in terms of G/T services for students?
G/T staff should document the services provided to the student, such as student packets, online learning platforms, and G/T teacher and student contact time via phone or online. Calculate the estimated time to complete the activities and use that estimation for determination of service time or implement a student log sheet for time worked. G/T teachers should maintain a log of services provided to students. (State Plan 2.29, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9- Texas G/T State Plan 2019)
In Klein ISD, the lesson planning template either posted on the Elementary At-Home Learning site, or pushed through PreAP/GT teachers in Schoology, provides differentiated lessons for G/T learners and are between 25-35 minutes.
What is Required in the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students?
The State Plan forms the basis of gifted/talented standards of services and divides them into the categories of accountability and exemplary. The plan offers an outline for services. Districts are accountable for services as described in the State Plan where performance measures are included for six aspects of G/T service design: Fidelity of Services, Student Assessment, Service Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Professional Learning, and Family/Community Involvement.
The accountability standards reflect actions required in state law and/or SBOE rule.