AP Placement Program Head Trevor Packer Describes the New Online CED's, AP Classroom, and More
Trevor Packer is the the head of College Board’s Advanced Placement Program. In other words, he's the guy who is responsible for the ongoing development and management of 38 AP courses taken each year by 2.5 million students in subjects ranging from Biology and Calculus to Studio Art and World History.
Trevor has led the AP Program since 2003, emphasizing in particular a redesign to focus the AP courses and exams on the knowledge and skills most essential for college success.
For most of this podcast, Trevor answers questions relating to three major changes that College Board recently brought to the world of AP:
The launching of a number of new and/or revised course and exam descriptions, complete with advice on pacing and a much clearer indiction of the important content and skills that a student needs to learn in order to earn a score of 3 or better.
The launching of AP Classroom, with its “Personal Progress Check questions and its bank of 15,000 old AP questions .
The launching of the new registration procedures
Toward the end of the podcast, Trevor also answers a few questions about the AP US Government course.
Trevor can be reached via email at TPacker@collegeboard.org.
Titan Talk is a San Marino High School teacher-hosted, interview formatted, bi-monthly podcast that seeks to highlight two kinds of educators: (1) those who have something of value to say in regards to teaching, learning, testing, and wellness and (2) those who have a personal story worth sharing.
Titan Talk is hosted by SMHS social studies teachers Peter Paccone and Andrew Gayl. This is Peter's and Andrew's first ever podcast.
Peter can be reached at ppaccone@smusd.us and at @PeterPaccone. Andrew can be reached at agayl@smusd.us
San Marino High School is a a top rated public high school located in San Marino, California, just twenty minutes northeast of downtown Los Angeles and a few miles from the Pasadena Rose Bowl. This "Home of the Titans" serves grades 9-12.
The San Marino High School website can be viewed at https://www.sanmarinohs.org
This particular podcast lasts 54 minutes and 18 seconds.