Pre-AP Principles and Pillars

According to the Pre-AP classroom instructional practices, what should be reduced in classroom activities?

• Source material that fosters close observation of details or trends.

• Tasks or activities that require only surface-level interaction with source materials.

• Source material, tasks, or activities that allow for a variety of interpretations and student responses.

• Tasks or activities that involve students reading and interacting with source materials to build, refine, and confirm knowledge before being asked to explain, analyze, or evaluate.

What is a key area of focus for Math in the context of Pre-AP academic conversations?

• Reflective writing.

• Authenticity of applications and modeling.

• Emphasis on analytical reading and writing.

• Evaluating evidence.

What is the goal of academic conversation as described in the Shared Principle section?

• To have students memorize and recall vocabulary.

• To ensure that conversation is dominated by individuals.

• To explore, challenge, and refine students' ideas through peer-to-peer dialogue.

• To limit peer-to-peer conversations to specific topics only.

According to the Pre-AP classroom instructional practices, what should be less emphasized in academic conversations?

• Use of accurate course/discipline specific language.

• Academic conversations that are driven by a lesson structure.

• Academic conversations dominated by individuals, discouraging others.

• Academic conversations that allow all students to engage in discussion.

What is encouraged in Pre-AP classroom instructional practices to support more meaningful analysis?

• Rushing to completion at the expense of understanding.

• Providing time and structure for student observations with guiding questions.

• Beginning tasks or activities with the teacher revealing key information about source material.

• Focusing on activities that guide students toward one correct answer, trend, or interpretation.

Which area of focus is associated with Science in Pre-AP academic conversations?

• Peer to peer dialogue.

• Strategic use of mathematics.

• Reading closely.

• Noting language choices.

For the English discipline, what is one of the areas of focus in Pre-AP academic conversations?

• Experimentation.

• Attention to modeling.

• Valuing evidence.

• Noting language choices.

According to the Pre-AP classroom instructional practices, what should be less frequent in evidence-based writing?

• Writing tasks that are directly related to course content and learning objectives.

• Writing tasks that are rote exercises that always serve the same purpose.

• Writing tasks that allow students to review their writing with peers.

• Writing tasks that require students to select, evaluate, and synthesize evidence to support a claim.

What is an area of focus for History as per the Pre-AP academic conversations?

• Reflective writing.

• Authenticity of applications and modeling.

• Incorporating evidence.

• Strategic use of mathematics.

Which of the following is an area of focus for the Fine Arts discipline according to the document?

• Authenticity of applications and modeling.

• Strategic use of mathematics.

• Reflective writing.

• Noticing language choices.