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AP Vertical Teams® Guides

The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Music Theory
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Science
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Social Studies
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Studio Art
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Fine Arts
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Mathematics and Statistics
The AP Vertical Teams Guide for World Languages and Cultures

The purpose of the AP Vertical Teams Guides is to provide direction, models, and training to Vertical Teams that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated program in a given discipline. The concept of Vertical Teams incorporates the idea that the offerings of the Advanced Placement Program should not be isolated courses, but rather a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. One objective is to develop a continuum of skill building from one grade level to the next, and therefore, AP Vertical Teams Guides are recommended for both AP® teachers and middle school teachers.

The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English

The purpose of this new publication is to provide direction, models, and training to English Vertical Teams that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated English program.The concept of English Vertical Teams incorporates the idea that AP English should not be an isolated course, but rather a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. One objective is to develop a continuum of skill building from one grade level to the next. (Recommended for AP teachers and middle school teachers.)

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Music Theory

The purpose of this publication is to provide direction, models, and training to AP Vertical Teams in music theory that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated music theory program. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Music Theory is designed to support the theory that AP Music Theory should not be an isolated course, but rather the culmination of a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. One objective is to develop a continuum of skill building from one grade level to the next. (Recommended for AP teachers and middle and high school teachers.)

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Science

The purpose of this publication is to provide direction, models, and training to AP Vertical Teams in science that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated science program. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Science is designed to support the theory that AP science offerings should not be isolated courses, but rather the culmination of a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. Most of this guide is devoted to presenting specific teaching techniques and practices designed to help students improve their ability to collect data, analyze and synthesize data into understandable models and frameworks, and convey their understanding of this material in a variety of formats, including narrative, numeric, and graphic. (Recommended for AP teachers and middle and high school teachers.)

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Social Studies

The purpose of this publication is to provide direction, models, and training to Social Studies Vertical Teams that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated Social Studies program. The concept of Social Studies Vertical Teams incorporates the idea that AP Social Studies offerings should not be isolated courses, but rather a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. One objective is to develop a continuum of skill building from one grade level to the next. (Recommended for AP teachers and middle and high school teachers.)

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Studio Art

The purpose of this publication is to provide direction, models, and training to AP Vertical Teams in studio art that will help team members organize a series of productive activities, meetings, and workshops that lead to a comprehensive, coordinated studio art program. The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Studio Art is designed to support the theory that the AP Studio Art offerings should not be isolated courses, but rather the culmination of a planned program for teaching skills and concepts over several years. One objective is to develop a continuum of skill building from one grade level to the next. (Recommended for AP teachers and middle and high school teachers.)

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Fine Arts, Volumes 1 and 2 (set)

This set contains both the AP Vertical Teams Guide for Studio Art and the AP Vertical Teams Guide for Music Theory. Together, both volumes comprise the AP Vertical Teams Guide for Fine Arts. These guides may also be purchased separately.



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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for Mathematics and Statistics

This publication provides strategies for strengthening calculus and statistics programs through the use of AP Vertical Teams. The guide includes Pre-AP strategies and teacher reflection activities designed to enhance and align mathematics instruction at all levels. Recommended for AP teachers and middle school teachers.

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The AP Vertical Teams Guide for World Languages and Cultures

This publication provides strategies for strengthening world language programs through the use of AP Vertical Teams. The guide includes team-building activities as well as Pre-AP strategies for the classroom and language-specific sections designed to enhance and align world language instruction at all levels. Recommended for AP teachers and middle school teachers.

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