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Implementation Guide 2022-23 AP Equity and Access Policy College Board strongly encourages educators to make equitable access a guiding principle for their AP® programs by giving all willing and academically prepared students the opportunity to participate in AP We encourage the elimination of barriers that restrict access to AP for students from ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups that have been traditionally underrepresented Schools should make every effort to ensure that their AP classes reflect the diversity of their student population College Board also believes that all students should have access to academically challenging coursework before they enroll in AP classes, which can prepare them for AP success It’s only through a commitment to equitable preparation and access that true equity and excellence can be achieved Contact Us AP Services for Educators 877-274-6474 (toll free in the United States and Canada) 212-632-1781 Contact Form: cb.org/apeducatorinquiry AP Services for Students 888-225-5427 (toll free in the United States and Canada) 212-632-1780 Contact Form: cb.org/apstudentinquiry AP Services (mailing) P.O Box 6671 Princeton, NJ 08541-6671 610-290-8979 (fax) For overnight and/or courier mail: AP Services 1425 Lower Ferry Road Ewing, NJ 08618-1414 AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 College Board Services for Students with Disabilities P.O Box 6226 Princeton, NJ 08541-6226 844-255-7728 (for school staff in the United States and Canada) 212-713-8333 (for all students and parents; and for school staff outside the United States and Canada) Email: ssd@info.collegeboard.org Send eligibility-related mail such as SSD coordinator forms or applications for accommodations to: College Board SSD P.O Box 7504 London, KY 40742-7504 866-360-0114 (fax) Contents AP Capstone Diploma Program Overview Where to Find Information Getting Started in 2022-23 How AP Capstone Works Benefits of AP Capstone Students Higher Education High Schools AP Capstone Pedagogical Framework 10 AP Seminar Overview 10 AP Seminar Assessments 12 AP Research Overview 12 AP Research Assessments 13 AP Capstone Diploma Program Policies 13 Participation 13 Plagiarism and Falsification or Fabrication of Information 14 Test Security and Sharing of Exam Content 13 13 14 Prerequisite Using Turnitin Exam Ordering 14 Billing 14 Score Withholding and Cancellation 14 Rescoring 14 Lost Instructional Days 15 Retention of Performance Task Presentation Videos 15 15 Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Role of Teacher and Expert Adviser 15 Role of the Institutional Review Board in AP Research 16 AP Capstone Teacher Conflict of Interest Policy 17 Student Extended Absence and Performance Tasks 16 17 19 Professional Learning Replacing AP Capstone Teachers Midyear Retaking AP Seminar and/or AP Research 19 Student Transfer Policy 21 For Administrators 21 How to Become an AP Capstone School 21 AP Capstone Diploma Program Costs 21 Professional Learning 20 21 22 Offering AP Capstone to Homeschooled and Virtual School Students Exam Fees Additional Costs AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 22 Resourcing Your AP Capstone Program 22 Requirements 23 Recruiting Students 23 Recruitment Tools 23 Recruitment of Students Who Are New to AP 23 24 Scheduling AP Capstone Courses 25 Making AP Capstone Work with Your School Schedule 26 Considerations for Determining Class Sizes and Combining Classes 29 Adding AP Capstone to Student Transcripts 26 27 Schools Offering AP Seminar and AP Research in a 4x4 Block Schedule Positioning AP Capstone Courses in Your Master Schedule 29 Addressing the AP Capstone Diploma Requirements 29 Accessing AP Capstone Awards 29 Staffing AP Capstone Courses 31 Getting Others Involved 31 School Leaders 32 Teachers 32 Counselors 32 Librarians/Media Specialists 32 Expert Advisers for AP Research 33 Recognition from Higher Education 33 Admissions Benefits 34 For Teachers 34 Staying in Touch with the AP Capstone Program 33 Credit and Placement Benefits 34 AP Capstone Course Audit Steps 35 Ensuring Students Understand the Directions for the Performance Tasks 35 Submitting Student Work Using the AP Digital Portfolio 35 Teacher Roles During the AP Capstone Performance Tasks 36 Digital Submission for AP Capstone 36 Technical Requirements and Recommendations for the AP Digital Portfolio 37 Scoring Student Work 37 AP Seminar End-of-Course Exam Date 37 Getting Involved with the AP Reading 38 For AP Coordinators 38 Role of the AP Coordinator in AP Capstone 38 Creating Class Sections 39 Accessing the AP Digital Portfolio 39 Checking for Missing Data in the AP Digital Portfolio 39 Additional Resources 40 2022-23 Important Dates 37 Recruitment Strategies Due Dates for AP Seminar and AP Research Performance Tasks AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 AP Capstone Diploma Program Overview Where to Find Information The publications below provide details about the AP Capstone Diploma™ program Also see the AP Capstone™ section of AP Central® at collegeboard.org/apcapstone and the resources listed on page 39 The AP Capstone Implementation Guide provides essential information for schools starting an AP Capstone program It includes program requirements and policies, program costs, implementation models, and staffing ideas, as well as easyaccess links Implementation Guide 2022-23 2022-23 AP Coordinator’s Manual ® Part INCLUDES: ▪ 2023 AP Exam schedule ▪ Exam ordering policies and deadlines ▪ Instructions about exam registration and ordering processes Part and Part of the 2022-23 AP® Coordinator’s Manual contain important information about the AP coordinator’s role in the AP Capstone program, including directions on how to order and administer AP Capstone assessments Part will be available in August 2022, and Part will be available in the winter The AP Seminar Course and Exam Description provides the pedagogical framework, curricular requirements, instructional approaches, and assessment details for the AP Seminar course The AP Research Course and Exam Description provides the pedagogical framework, curricular requirements, instructional approaches, and assessment details for the AP Research course AP Digital Portfolio: Teacher User Guide for AP Capstone AP Digital Portfolio: Student User Guide for AP Capstone ™ ™ The AP Digital Portfolio: Student User Guide for AP Capstone™ and the AP Digital Portfolio: Teacher User Guide for AP Capstone™ help teachers and students navigate the digital portfolio and the required submission and scoring of student work AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 Getting Started in 2022-23 AP coordinators, teachers, and students sign in at myap.collegeboard.org Once signed in: § Coordinators use AP Registration and Ordering to organize student exam registrations and submit exam order § Teachers use AP Classroom to access and assign free instructional resources § Students use My AP to access AP Classroom assignments and register for exams AP Teachers § At the beginning of the school year, AP coordinators or AP teachers create AP Seminar and AP Research class sections After class sections are created, you’ll see the join code for each section when you sign in to AP Central or through myap.collegeboard.org Distribute join codes to your students so they can enroll You can also set up your class sections here if they haven’t been created These class sections and enrollments will automatically be added to the AP Digital Portfolio Students don’t have to enroll in the digital portfolio separately § New teachers must have their AP Course Audit form approved by their school’s AP Course Audit administrator in order to access AP Classroom and the AP Digital Portfolio AP Students § Students will use the join code provided by their AP teacher or AP coordinator to enroll in AP class sections at the beginning of the school year Once they enroll in their section, they’ll be automatically added to the digital portfolio Students don’t have to enroll in the digital portfolio separately § Students are assigned a unique, alphanumeric AP ID the first time they register through My AP Once an AP ID is assigned to a student, it remains their AP ID every year they take an AP course or exam AP Coordinators § Ordering Deadlines: The final AP Exam ordering deadline for all full-year and first-semester courses is November 15, 2022 (11:59 p.m ET) Spring course orders and fall order changes can be submitted by March 15, 2023 (11:59 p.m ET) § Exam fees: The fee for AP Seminar and AP Research Exams in 2022-23 is $145 per exam Additional fees may apply for exams that are ordered late, canceled, or unused College Board provides a $35 fee reduction per exam for students who are eligible for the College Board fee reduction Schools are expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students § At the start of the school year, you’ll create class sections in AP Registration and Ordering for each of your school’s AP classes (if teachers haven’t already created sections) A join code will be generated for each class section, which you can either provide to each teacher, or they can sign in to AP Central or myap.collegeboard.org to retrieve it Students will use join codes to enroll in their AP class sections After enrolling in their AP Seminar or AP Research class section, students’ information from My AP will be linked to the AP Digital Portfolio § If you have homeschooled or virtual school students who will be taking an AP Seminar or AP Research Exam at your school but are taking the corresponding AP course at a different school, you’ll need to create an exam only section for that subject and provide the join code for the exam only section to those students See page 20 for more information about Offering AP Capstone to Homeschooled and Virtual School Students § Schools will be billed for all exams that are part of their exam order at the time the invoice is generated AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 How AP Capstone Works The AP Capstone Diploma program is a college-level program based on two courses—AP Seminar and AP Research—that complement and enhance discipline-specific AP courses The program gives students a chance to practice core academic skills that are increasingly valued by colleges The ability to think independently, write effectively, research, collaborate, and learn across disciplines is essential for success in college, career, and beyond Students who earn scores of or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma This signifies their outstanding academic achievement and attainment of college-level academic and research skills Students who earn scores of or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ AP Capstone was developed in response to feedback from higher education and is easily implemented and flexible It has the potential to differentiate and transform high schools and their students by elevating the learning environment through a challenging, college-level program with high standards of assessment AP Seminar Year Earn score of or higher AP Capstone Diploma ™ AP Research Year Earn score of or higher AP Seminar and Research Certificate ™ AP Exams Throughout High School Earn score of or higher AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 Benefits of AP Capstone STUDENTS § Fosters the research, argumentation, and communication skills at the core of college readiness and lifelong learning § Provides a setting to build on the knowledge and rigorous coursework of AP in an interdisciplinary format § Lets students show colleges that they’ve challenged themselves academically and also lets them illustrate their passion and interest in specific research topics § Makes students self-confident, independent thinkers prepared for higher education § Allows students to collaborate on their research topics with higher education faculty and/or local community leaders HIGH SCHOOLS § Allows high schools to differentiate themselves by offering an innovative diploma program and exclusive courses: AP Seminar and AP Research § Lets teachers improve their teaching skills in a student-centered classroom environment § Offers a flexible, curricular content model that encourages creativity and student input § Offers an implementation model that schools can customize for scheduling demands, curricular structures, or local and state/country requirements § Builds professional excellence in a weeklong, collaborative professional learning institute HIGHER EDUCATION § Helps high school students develop research, collaboration, and communication skills essential for college and career success § Identifies students with the research, writing, and collaboration skills necessary to complete college § Identifies students who are able to articulate their passions and interests in specific research topics § Provides consistent, externally validated measures of student ability § Demonstrates a student’s research and writing ability through a 4,000- to 5,000-word scholarly research paper For credit policy and other information, visit: collegeboard.org/apcapstonehedsupport AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 AP Capstone Pedagogical Framework Students explore issues and topics using a pedagogical framework provided by College Board This framework lets them develop, practice, and hone critical and creative thinking skills and make connections between various issues and their own lives This recursive process allows students to go back and forth between the skills as they encounter new information QU E S T An Instructional Foundation Q uestion & Explore Challenge and expand the boundaries of your current knowledge U nderstand & Analyze Contextualize arguments and comprehend authors’ claims E valuate Multiple Perspectives S ynthesize Ideas T eam, Transform & Transmit Collaborate, re˜ect, and communicate your argument in a method suited to your audience Consider individual perspectives and the larger conversation of varied points of view Combine knowledge, ideas, and your own perspective into an argument Use these QUEST skills as you advance to college, career, and beyond AP Capstone Implementation Guide 2022-23 AP Seminar Overview AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations where they can explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as a team Exploring different points of view and making connections across disciplines are fundamental components of the AP Seminar experience Students consider one topic or issue from multiple perspectives, many of which are divergent or competing Analyzing topics through multiple lenses aids in interdisciplinary understanding and gives students a rich appreciation for the intricacy of important issues Teachers have the flexibility to choose one or more appropriate themes that encourage deep interdisciplinary exploration based on: § Academic problems or questions § Global or international topics § Concepts or issues from other AP courses § Local and/or civic issues § Student interests AP Seminar Assessments Students are assessed with two through-course performance tasks and one end-of-course exam All three assessments are summative and used to calculate a final AP Seminar score For details on each AP Seminar assessment, see pages 37–45 of the AP Seminar Course and Exam Description For details on the AP Seminar Exam fee, see page 21 of this guide AP Seminar Performance Task 1: Team Project and Presentation—20% of the AP Seminar Score The following components are formally assessed: COMPONENT WEIGHT/SCORING Individual Research Report (IRR) (1,200 words) 50% of 20% (College Board scored) Team Multimedia Presentation and Defense (TMP) (8–10 minutes, plus defense questions) 50% of 20% (Teacher scored [group score]) Recommended Completion Date: February 28 Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m ET Note: Teachers must carefully plan a calendar that provides sufficient time for tasks to be completed, scored, and uploaded by May 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m ET Only the Individual Research Report is submitted through the AP Digital Portfolio AP Seminar teachers are required to keep video files of the Team Multimedia Presentation and Defense for one academic year because College Board may request to review the scoring for these components to identify 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