Available Now: Required AP Research Online Scoring Training
All AP Research teachers must take and pass the Presentation and Oral Defense (POD) certification test to submit scores for that performance task component. Training is available in AP Classroom. The suggested completion date is March 27, 2026.
Professional Learning Overview
Teachers assigned to teach AP Research must complete new teacher curriculum training prior to their first year of teaching the course at an AP Summer Institute. In addition to completing the summer training, all AP Research teachers must complete required online scoring training annually in order to enter presentation scores in the digital portfolio. More details about each training are below.
Required AP Research New Teacher Curriculum Training (One-Time)
The summer before their first year teaching AP Research, instructors must complete a 30-hour workshop offered by select AP Summer Institutes. Teachers attend this workshop one time prior to teaching each course—this is not an annual requirement.
Required AP Research Online Scoring Training (Annual)
Each year, all AP Research teachers must take and pass the Presentation and Oral Defense (POD) certification test in order to submit scores for that performance task component. In addition, a separate activity within the POD instructional module addressing student plagiarism is required. Training is available to teachers annually, in December.
To access the training:
- Sign in at https://myap.collegeboard.org/login.
- Click the Go to AP Classroom link for AP Research.
- Click on the Overview page in the Course Guide, then expand the Teacher Resources section.
- Click the Professional Learning link. The scoring training course will open in a new browser tab.
- On the Instructional Modules tab, click the blue drop-down arrow to see all the activities in the desired module.
- Once you've completed the activities in the POD instructional module, go to the corresponding Certification Test tab to take the test for that component.
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- Share real-time strategies, ask questions, and collaborate with teachers worldwide.
- Search, add, and rate teacher resources with your peers in the resource library.
- Follow daily or weekly digests to keep up with your community, wherever you are. Select all discussions or just the topics and discussion threads you choose to follow. You can also reply to discussion posts through email.