daijobu Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Has anyone joined the so-called AP Teacher Community on the College Board website? Is there a quick and easy way to do this? Are homeschoolers excluded from participating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think it's only open to teacher's who have passes the AP Course Audit process, though I could have that confused with another teacher resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttichen Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Unless they've recently changed it, homeschoolers can join. You do have to register as a teacher. We didn't have any trouble joining, but we do always have our courses approved. I don't know if that's a requirement or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I've joined several of the groups. No problem at all - and I've never had my syllabi approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicentra Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I've joined several of the groups. No problem at all - and I've never had my syllabi approved. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I joined two different groups several years ago. One was an AP area that I'd already submitted a syllabus, they sent the link and I joined. I joined the other in an area that I hadn't submitted a syllabus. They were immensely helpful! Some of the posts were classroom oriented, but many veteran AP teachers posted and answered questions for newbie teachers. I gleaned great links and info on several neat projects, used shared assignments and appreciated the tips and information about the AP exam. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well, surprise surprise. Apparently I already had an educator account with College Board :lol: So I signed in with that information and requested to join several AP communities (physics, bio, US History, Human Geography). I've already been approved for one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think this might be easier than I had first thought. I started thinking I needed to complete a course audit before I could join. But when I went down that rabbit hole, it asked me for my CEEB code. How do homeschoolers complete the course audit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 You know, I have no idea how I registered! I think it was one of the times I was hunting for additional information for one of the AP classes for my older two. As for the course audit, can you leave the CEEB field blank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I've joined several of the groups. No problem at all - and I've never had my syllabi approved. Me, too. They only took a day or two to approve my membership after I requested it. I only had one specific question to ask of one of the groups. It was about whether a certain book was appropriate to study for AP Lit. My question was answered thoroughly and with kindness. You probably won't have time to keep up with all the messages on the groups, but I recommend joining anyway, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdanigirl Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Has anybody had luck joining the AP Human Geography group? What did you put in the box where a professional link was asked for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I only had one specific question to ask of one of the groups. It was about whether a certain book was appropriate to study for AP Lit. My question was answered thoroughly and with kindness. You probably won't have time to keep up with all the messages on the groups, but I recommend joining anyway, just in case. Could I ask - did emails come to you or did you have to sign on to read? Before I was on one where I got a steady supply of mails with all their conversation...Then last year they said they were stopping that way of doing it and making these communities. I signed up for one - AP French - but haven't gotten any notifications at all of anything - though they did say I was approved... thanks, Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melabella Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Has anybody had luck joining the AP Human Geography group? What did you put in the box where a professional link was asked for? I was able to join the AP Human Geography group. I was honest and said that I was a homeschool mom putting together an APHG syllabus for my daughter, etc. The approval took about 12 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Could I ask - did emails come to you or did you have to sign on to read? Before I was on one where I got a steady supply of mails with all their conversation...Then last year they said they were stopping that way of doing it and making these communities. I signed up for one - AP French - but haven't gotten any notifications at all of anything - though they did say I was approved... thanks, Joan Joan, here's the link to the AP Teacher Community site. You can sign into your account there & view the discussion boards for any group for which you've been approved. If you click on My Preferences, you can adjust your email notifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Joan, here's the link to the AP Teacher Community site. You can sign into your account there & view the discussion boards for any group for which you've been approved. If you click on My Preferences, you can adjust your email notifications. Thank you so much Kathy!!! I never thought of looking in there since I hadn't had to before....Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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