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Become an AP Exam Reader
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"The AP Reading is the single best professional development experience I have. I personally value the experience because it helps me refine my pedagogical skills and strategies and because it's a communal, morale-boosting experience for teachers."
Mary Trachsel
Associate Professor, Department of Rhetoric
University of Iowa, Iowa City
The AP Reading
Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP Exams. AP Exam Readers are led by a Chief Reader, a college professor who has the responsibility of ensuring that students receive scores that accurately reflect college-level achievement. More than 11,000 teachers and college faculty participated in the 2011 Reading. Secondary school Readers can receive certificates awarding professional development hours and continuing education units (CEUs). In addition, Readers are provided with an honorarium of $1,639 and their travel expenses, lodging and meals are covered.
The AP Reading strives to reach a diverse group of educators. Women and educators from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged to take part in this unique professional development opportunity.
Readers are particularly needed for the following AP courses:
Chinese Language and Culture
Environmental Science
Human Geography
Italian Language and Culture
Physics
United States History
World History
Eligibility Requirements
College Readers must have taught at least one college course comparable to the AP course within the past three years. Secondary school Readers must currently teach the AP course in a face-to-face classroom setting and have at least three years of experience teaching that course. There are two exceptions to this rule:
- If the AP course is new, teachers must demonstrate appropriate expertise and teaching experience.
- Teachers who are teaching an online/virtual AP course may apply if they have at least three years of experience teaching the course in a face-to-face classroom setting.
Please note that the Chief Readers who review the applications will need your CV or résumé and course syllabus. If you have any questions about the application process or about any other aspect of the AP Reading, please email apreader@ets.org or call 609 406-5384, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. ET.
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