Welcome to AP Art and Design! The APSI workshop is designed for both new and experienced educators who want to expand their teaching practice and ensure student success in AP Art and Design. Whether you are new to the AP or even studio teaching, or an experienced educator, you will leave with a strong knowledge of the program, resources to teach a successful AP course, and be energized with new pedagogical strategies to bring back to your studio classroom.
Participants will be introduced to the Course and Exam Description (CED) and program with an in-depth focus on the three portfolios. Discussions will center around strategies for teaching the course with an emphasis on practice, experimentation, and revision, and understanding the connection of materials, process, and ideas. Participants will learn how to help their students develop ideation with an in-depth focus on inquiry-based work, connect research and contemporary art practice, create lesson plans to support student learning, plan the AP year, assess student progress, encourage diversity, equity and access, use AP Classroom effectively, share ideas for critique, and much more. Then, the workshop will work with participants to understand the scoring rubric, score portfolio examples, and connect the course framework to the teaching.
Throughout the workshop, daily studio work and the development of mini-sustained investigation will give participants a chance to experiment with new materials, develop a deeper understanding of practice, experimentation, and revision, and create an example to share with their students. There will be multiple opportunities to collaborate with their fellow participants, share project ideas, best practices, learn from one another, and brainstorm strategies for creating a learning centered classroom and achieving student success.
Participants should bring a sketchbook, favorite art materials for personal use, examples of syllabi and project ideas, and images of student work to share with the group. A supply list will also be sent out before the workshop. Bring your enthusiasm, ideas, and passion for teaching.
You will leave the APSI in Art and Design empowered for success and I look forward to working with you this summer!