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Pre-AP: Topics for AP Vertical Teams® in Studio Art
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| | Participants in this one-day workshop will become familiar with the College Board's mission to provide access and equity; practice strategies used by AP Studio Art Vertical Teams® in developing curriculum in 2-D, 3-D, and Drawing; become familiar with the content and skills necessary for student success in developing a vertical curriculum in Studio Art; and become familiar with the standards of a vertical curriculum and the role of Pre-AP in helping to develop those standards. Topics addressed include making the case for an AP Vertical Team in Studio Art, depth and concentration, portfolios and portfolio evaluation, strategy development across grade levels, using sketchbooks and journals, and assessment.
General Themes
- Implications of the College Board's mission to provide access and equity in its AP programs
- Standards of the Advanced Placement Program and the role of Pre-AP in developing those standards
- Some specific knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary for students to be successful in rigorous, college-level course work such as AP Studio Art: 2-D Design, 3-D Design, and Drawing
- Issues and strategies fundamental to AP Vertical Teams in studio art
The workshop conforms to:
The workshop provides:
- Content background for teachers that illustrates the Vertical Teams concept
- Examples of student work across grade levels
- Activities meant to illustrate good pedagogy
- Discussion questions
- Opportunities for reflection
- Connections between one activity and another
Agenda
Introductions/Goals and Objectives
The Case for an AP Vertical Team in Studio Art
Overview of AP Studio Art Portfolios
Break
Visual Development Strategies
Levels for AP Vertical Teams in Studio Art
Vertical Format for the Idea of Breadth
Lunch
Questioning Strategies and Bloom's Taxonomy
Sketchbook Strategies
Questioning Strategies
Break
Vertical Format for the Idea of Concentration
Vertical Lesson Development
Closure
Author
Jerry Stefl taught art and humanities at Carl Sandburg High School for 33 years. He concurrently taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and continues to teach at SAIC in the Art Education Program. Jerry has been a Reader and Table Leader for AP Studio Art and served on the Development Committee. His other AP affiliations are lead consultant on The AP Vertical Teams® Guide for Studio Art, presenter at the AP National Conferences, workshop leader for Summer Institutes, and Content Adviser for Studio Art on AP Central.
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