AP Night @Northwood
Our agenda includes a few presentations here every 15 minutes, together with opportunities to meet with AP instructors and students to ask questions about specific classes and student experiences at different grade levels.
Promethean Board Sessions:
7:00 - 7:10 Introduction and What is Advanced Placement @Northwood?
7:15-7:25 What is it like to experience an AP Class? Student Perspectives
7:30-7:40 What does it take? How might I prepare for and succeed in an AP class?
7:45-7:55 Beginning AP - What support may be provided for 1st time AP students?
7:00 - 7:10 Introduction and What is Advanced Placement @Northwood?
Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Northwood are the most rigorous, challenging, and, as a result, enriching courses we offer. They are college courses taught at the high school level with the expectation that college level skills must be taught in them.
This year Northwood has 429 students taking 764 Advanced Placement Classes!
7:00 - 7:10 Introduction and What is Advanced Placement @Northwood?
7:15-7:25 What is it like to experience an AP Class? Student Perspectives
Why would I put my self/student through such a thing?
When might a student start taking AP courses?
Some students may begin as early as 9th grade (around 10%/40)
Others begin in 10th grade (another 10%/110 tests being taken this year)
Many begin in 11th grade (295 tests this year)
Some take a single AP in 12th grade (368 senior tests)
7:15-7:25 What is it like to experience an AP Class? Student Perspectives
Northwood students explain what they have gotten out of their AP classes across subject areas - English, Social Studies, Science, Math, The Arts, and World Languages
7:15-7:25 What is it like to experience an AP Class? Student Perspectives
We will use the College Board’s AP Website for students to guide our discussion.
Pathways to Advanced Placement at Northwood
It takes Academic Preparation and Motivation
The following are suggestions for classes to take to best prepare for success in Advanced Placement classes.
7:30-7:40 What does it take? How might I prepare for and succeed in an AP class?
AP English Language and/or Literature and Composition
Suggested Pathways
Successful High School English (Able to take courses for credit at Montgomery College) | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R < 220 (Student must read outside of school to build their reading skills) | ||
9 | English 9 | C |
10 | English 10 | C |
11 | English 11 | A or B |
12 | Hon English 12 | A or B |
College English in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R 220-226 (Student should read more outside of school.) | ||
9 | English 9 | A or B |
10 | Hon English 10 | A or B |
11 | Hon English 11 | A or B |
12 | AP Language and Composition | A or B |
College English in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 226 (< 240 student should continue to read outside of school > 240 just keep reading) | ||
9 | Hon English 9 | A or B |
10 | Hon English 10 | A or B |
11 | AP Literature and Composition | A or B |
12 | AP Language and Composition | A or B |
AP Calculus
Successful High School Math (Able to take courses for credit at Montgomery College) | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
9 | Algebra 1 | C |
10 | Geometry | C |
11 | Algebra 2 | C |
12 | Precalculus or Statistics | A or B |
Successful High School Math (Able to take courses for credit at Montgomery College) | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
9 | Geometry | A or B |
10 | Hon Algebra 2 | A or B |
11 | Hon Precalculus | A or B |
12 | Calculus | A or B |
College Math in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
9 | Hon Geometry | A or B |
10 | Hon Algebra 2 | A or B |
11 | Hon Precalculus | A or B |
12 | Advanced Placement Calculus | A or B |
AP Social Studies - US History, Government, World History
Suggested Pathways
Successful High School Social Studies (Able to take courses for credit at Montgomery College) | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R < 220 (Student must read outside of school to build their reading skills) | ||
9 | US History | A - C |
10 | NSL Government | A or B |
11 | Honors World History | A or B |
College Social Studies in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 220-226 (Student should read more outside of school.) | ||
9 | US History | A or B |
10 | Hon NSL Government | A or B |
11 | AP World History | A - C |
12 | (Possibly take AP US History) | A - C |
College Social Studies in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 226 (Student should read more outside of school.) | ||
9 | Hon US History | A or B |
10 | AP US Government & Politics | A - C |
11 | AP World History | A - C |
12 | (Possibly take AP US History) | A - C |
AP Social Studies - US History, Government, World History
Suggested Pathways
College Social Studies at their most rigorous in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 226 (< 240 student should continue to read outside of school, >240 you already do) Recommendation of 8th Grade World Studies teacher. | ||
9 | AP US History | A - C |
10 | AP US Government & Politics | A - C |
11 | AP World History | A - C |
12 | AP Human Geography | A - C |
College Social Studies at their most rigorous in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 226 (< 240 student should continue to read outside of school, >240 you already do) Recommendation of 8th Grade World Studies teacher. | ||
9 | AP US History | A - C |
10 | AP Government & Politics And AP Psychology | A - C |
11 | AP World History | A or B |
College Social Studies at their most rigorous in High School | ||
Gr | Class | Final |
8th Gr MAP-R > 226 (< 240 student should continue to read outside of school, >240 you already do) Recommendation of 8th Grade World Studies teacher. | ||
9 | AP US History | A - C |
10 | AP Government & Politics | A - C |
11 | AP World History | A or B |
12 | AP European History | A or B |
7:45-7:55 Beginning AP - What support may be provided for 1st time AP students?
Once a student begins an Advanced Placement class, they are expected to complete it. (staffing)
AP instructors typically offer a lot of opportunities for students to get extra help.
Students who know they have challenges, due to needed preparation, or outside conflicts, may select an additional class period of support.
Questions?