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Home > Features > After the Exam: Activities and Projects
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After the Exam: Activities and Projects
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by Susan , Kornstein
Director, Content Development
The College Board
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| | "Stop working and close your exam booklet."
Those words read by the exam proctor indicate that the AP Exam is over. Thousands of AP students worldwide and in all the discipline areas share the feelings of relief and, hopefully, delight in completing the AP Exam and showing off all that they have learned in their AP course.
For AP teachers, however, there may be different feelings. The time after the exam offers opportunities to do work beyond what is listed in the Course Description. This can be both a challenge and also a wonderful chance for new discovery and exploration. Of course, after the AP Exams some schools are completing the school year, while others have several weeks remaining until summer vacation. And in some schools, AP classes do not meet at all after the exam is over (except perhaps to discuss the free-response questions after the 48-hour time requirement has passed).
Having worked very hard reviewing for the AP Exam, some students may think that they need a vacation. Be that as it may, this is an ideal time to build upon the experiences of the course to extend a topic, do a project, research a new application, read a book, write an essay, or take part in other very creative learning experiences. Each AP course has set the stage for students to expand their understanding and appreciation of the subject area. Teachers can help students move along that path as life-long learners.
At this time of year, teachers on the AP electronic discussion groups are sharing ideas for making the time after the exam interesting and memorable, and yes, even fun! We have collected several activities and projects for you to use in your classroom. While some are subject-specific, others are more general. Each may suggest an interesting activity for your own class, whatever the discipline.
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