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AP Seminar: Chat with a Content Expert
We’re set up to help! Schools can schedule both one-to-one and group Zoom chats with a content expert about offering AP Seminar.
Whether you’re considering AP Seminar, have committed to offering it and want practical advice on getting started, or have questions about the course and how it supports your school’s goals, our content experts can help.
You can schedule a one-to-one Zoom chat for your own questions, or a group chat to bring teachers and school leaders into the same conversation, so everyone hears the same answers. There’s no charge and no commitment to decide anything.
You can ask the experts:
- What your school or district should consider before adopting AP Seminar, including how the course aligns with your state’s standards and which department will house it
- What teachers should do to prepare to teach AP Seminar, including the training required before their first year, and what resources are available to support a successful course launch
- How much latitude teachers have in choosing the cross-curricular themes that anchor the course, and what range of sources students engage with
- What Performance Task 1, the Team Project and Presentation, and Performance Task 2, the Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation, require across the January–April task windows
- What AP Digital Portfolio checkpoints and submission deadlines require, and what the AP Capstone™ policy on plagiarism means for students and teachers
- How schools can support students who are new to research, collaboration, and advanced coursework
- What the AP Seminar End-of-Course Exam assesses, and how to align instruction and formative assessments to it
Meet the Content Experts for AP Seminar
Get to know our AP Seminar content experts and their areas of expertise. Schedule a chat—you’ll choose a one-to-one or group session and a time that works for you.
| Terri Pruitt | |
| Role: AP Seminar instructional coach, AP reader, AP Summer Institute consultant Home State: Delaware School Setting: Urban Expertise: Large-scale implementations, professional learning, vertical alignment of AP Seminar with Pre-AP English 1 and AP Research Schedule a Chat with Terri |
| Miranda Snider | |
| Role: AP Seminar teacher, AP reader Home State: New Mexico School Setting: Rural Expertise: Teaching AP Seminar as English language arts, instructional strategies, teaching in rural communities through relevant themes Schedule a Chat with Miranda |