AP Capstone 1/23/19 James Finley Supervisor of Science, Art, and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

AP Capstone 1/23/19 James Finley Supervisor of Science, Art, and Computers AP Capstone Coordinator 1

AP Capstone Introduction 2

Summary of AP Seminar 3

Summary of AP Seminar ● Question Formulation Technique ● Research Strategies ● Presentation Skills ● Harkness Discussions ● Team Presentation 4

AP Seminar Summary Content 5

Summary of AP Seminar Results ❏ 2017-18 AP Seminar: First year of implementation ❏ Consisted of team project and presentation, research- based essay and presentation, and a written exam ❏ 12 students enrolled ❏ 100% passing rate ❏ Average score 4.2 ❏ 2018-19 enrollment ❏ AP Seminar: 15 ❏ AP Research: 12 ❏ All students are on track to receive AP Capstone certificate ❏ Almost half (42%) of the research students have met all the requirements for the Diploma honors ❏ All others are on pace to receive it pending current year performance. 6

Summary of AP Research ❏ Discussed the ethics of research and the importance of laws associated with human subject research Engaged students in professional relationship with Rutgers University ❏ Conducted university lessons in research ❏ Submitted proposals to Instructional Review Committee ❏ Began conducting research and implementing data collection protocols ❏ Met with expert advisors to get guidance on their research ❏ 7

AP Research Summary Content 8

Students Proposals ❏ Mikayla Sanchez ❏ Presidents vs. Vice-Presidents: A Study Addressing the Lasting Effects of Student Government Leadership ❏ Evelyn Doskoch ❏ Do words matter?: The Lexical Features of Student Writing Samples at GL ❏ Brendan Probst ❏ Energy Conservation in the NJ Path: A Proposal of Regenerative Braking ❏ Greg Biskaduros ❏ The Monopolies of Past and Present: Applying the Methodology and Definition of Historical Monopoly to Modern Pharmaceuticals 9

AP Capstone Recognition 10

College and University Support Content 11

Process and Prerequisites Process Students performance and teacher recommendations are examined ● A letter is emailed to students if they qualify for the program ● AP Seminar ○ Concurrent enrollment in English 3 Honors or AP English 3 ■ Concurrent enrollment in at least one other full year AP course ■ AP Research ○ At least a 3 on the AP Seminar exam ■ Concurrent enrollment in at least one other full year AP course ■ A student list is provided to guidance ● Student are encouraged to map out there Junior and Senior year with/without the ● program in their schedule Additional Information AP Seminar does meet the 5 credit 21st Century graduation requirement ● Students are highly encouraged to take both years of the program ● 12

Questions? 13