Implementing AP Physics 1
Dr. Kathy Harper - The Ohio State University
Doug Forrest - Pickerington High School North
Kevin McChesney - Pickerington High School Central
Development of AP Physics 1 Course (Harper)
AP Central - AP Physics 1 Home Page
AP Central - AP Physics 1 Exam Page
AP Physics 1 Implementation in Pickerington Local School District (Forrest / McChesney)
PLSD District demographics
Teaching schedule and day
Our background
Students enrolled in the course and prerequisites
Professional Development
AP Central - AP Physics 1 Home Page
AP Central - AP Physics 1 Exam Page
AP Physics 1 Implementation in Pickerington Local School District (Forrest / McChesney)
PLSD District demographics
- Approximately 10,500 students
- 62% Caucasian
- 38% Minority
- 15% Students with disabilities
- 27% Economically disadvantaged
Teaching schedule and day
- 176 days a year
- 5 days a week
- 60 minutes for each class*
Our background
Students enrolled in the course and prerequisites
Professional Development
Progress & Challenges:
Resources:
TIPERs (Amazon Listing TIPERS, nTIPERS (Newtonian Task TIPERS)),
Ranking Tasks and other PER materials
5 Steps to a 5 for AP Physics 1 (Website)
College Board - AP 1 listserv
Sims:www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives
(1) PhET
(2) Physics Classroom
Vernier Logger Pro/Graphical Analysis - Model on Logger Pros
Pivot Interactives
Direct Measurement videos
Hudl Technique app
Experimental Design questions / Lab Reports
- Enrollment matched or exceeded last years Honors Physics course, much to the surprise and pleasure of our district.
- Student population with a more variable background than other AP sciences have had in the past (expectations need to be addressed with students; mindset)
- Not a textbook friendly course, so what resources are optimal for students? How much should teachers try to require students to read?
- Technology - Pickerington is a One to One district starting this year.
- Planning, timing, and pacing
- Writing good tests & formative assessments (appropriate difficulty level)
- Experimental design questions
- It is NOT AP Physics B (so how to change a teacher’s mindset from the past)
- Labs and Inquiry
Resources:
TIPERs (Amazon Listing TIPERS, nTIPERS (Newtonian Task TIPERS)),
Ranking Tasks and other PER materials
5 Steps to a 5 for AP Physics 1 (Website)
College Board - AP 1 listserv
Sims:www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives
(1) PhET
(2) Physics Classroom
Vernier Logger Pro/Graphical Analysis - Model on Logger Pros
Pivot Interactives
Direct Measurement videos
Hudl Technique app
Experimental Design questions / Lab Reports
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Homework (resources such as The ExpertTA, Mastering Physics, Physics Classroom)
Textbooks (OpenStax, Knight, Etkina)
Pretty Good Physics Secure Website
*Yeah like we never have interruptions to our teaching day.......(sigh)
Textbooks (OpenStax, Knight, Etkina)
Pretty Good Physics Secure Website
*Yeah like we never have interruptions to our teaching day.......(sigh)
HAPPY 55th Birthday dR HaRper!!!!
You don'T lOok a daY oVer 53!!!!!
Like the birthday message? Come to the Spring SOS-AAPT combined with Modelpalooza 2018 on February 10, 2018 at New Albany High School and we'll celebrate the 49th-ish birthday of SOS-AAPT webmaster Kevin McChesney