I kind of have the same problem with not having enough work inside the
portfolios. Most of my peers teach in schools where students can take
a whole lot of art classes in a year. In my school, kids have
difficulty scheduling art in 10th grade due to language and theology
requirements, and then can only take one art class per year in 11th
and 12th grades (and 9th, too, if they're really lucky.) A really
dedicated student who wants to major in art can get a second art class
in 12th grade if they get permission, but the thing is, it's really
difficult to get enough works for a passing AP portfolio in just one
class. Most of my students take outside art courses to supplement
their in-class work. And the ones who work are just out of luck!
No clue about IB. What's the difference?
Becky
On Jan 10, 2008 6:55 AM, Gabrielle Bliss <> wrote:
> I am teaching my first AP Studio Art class this year. My school is very
> urban and low income. Luckily,Only people who want to send in
> portfolios. THe class is a lot of work but great fun to teach. However,
> I don't see how anyone will ever pass the portfolio in 1 year as most of
> the students that are together enough to take AP at my school work 30 to
> 40 hours a week outside of school. They do good work while they are in
> class but I cannot get them to do anything outside of class. Minneapolis
> is now jumping on the IB bandwagon and one of my student teachers told
> me that the IB portfolio is not as much work outside of class. Is anyone
> familiar with both?
>
> Thanks,
> Gabrielle in Minneapolis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: KPRS2 <kprs2@earthlink.net>
> Date: Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:36 am
> Subject: RE: [teacherartexchange] AP classes
>
> > Hi Maggie
> > I teach AP Art History, which I love. I wrote the curriculum but
> > it is
> > based on the AP Standards. The pacing is brutal, and I have to teach
> > everything from the caves to the moderns from Sept. to Mid May. If
> > you are
> > considering teaching any of the AP courses you MUST backward design
> > yourcourse, which is to say find out what the AP Exam is like (you
> > can "buy" old
> > ones), and then design your course to get your students "there". As
> > for AP
> > Studio Art, I have not had any students that could sustain the
> > level of work
> > they are asking for. Perhaps it is the "culture" of the town in
> > which I
> > teach, perhaps it is the "time and place". I would also recommend
> > that you
> > take an AP course for teachers (they are everywhere at certain
> > times), and
> > that is where you find out the nuts and bolts of teaching a course.
> > At our
> > school if students are in an AP course they MUST take the exam (or
> > send in
> > the portfolio for grading in the case of AP Studio art). That is
> > not the
> > case in all schools. Our school feels that if the course has the AP
> > designation that students will perform at that level. Some schools
> > have AP
> > Studio Art for example, but only 1 or 2 students actually get their
> > portfolios evaluated (the same with AP Art History, only a few might
> > actually take the exam). But in our school everyone takes the exam
> > and your
> > grades become public knowledge to your supervisors.
> >
> > San D
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: MWhite [mailto:mwhite139@cox.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:46 PM
> > To: TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group
> > Subject: [teacherartexchange] AP classes
> >
> >
> > I've heard a lot about AP classes and how stringent the requirements
> > are. How much autonomy does the teacher have in designing the curric?
> >
> > Maggie
> >
> >
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