Meet the College Board Endorsed Consultant for AP Physics 1:  Vaughn Vick

Vaughn Vick has been teaching in South Carolina since 2003. In 2018, Vaughn received her EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina. She currently teaches AP Physics 1 and 2 in Greenville, SC.

She has served as a Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader for the AP physics exams since 2014.

Vaughn currently serves as a member of the Content Development Team for AP Physics 2 through ETS where she writes and reviews questions for
the AP exam. Recently, she co-authored the updated student guide to accompany the Serway and Vuille text, Fast Track to a Five. She wrote and revised the AP material for the text and its other ancillary materials. Vaughn has also participated in creating AP Daily videos for Physics 1, which correspond to the newly released curriculum.

Tuesday

AM 1 Session:

    • Introductions – Fill in the first 2 questions on the Padlet
    • What is Advanced Placement?
    • Getting students started in AP Physics 1 – Inquiry Lab Introductions

AM 2 Session:

    • CED and Curriculum Requirements
    • New Science Practices

PM 1 Session:

    • Units 1 and 2 lab explorations

PM 2 Session:

Wednesday

AM 1 Session:

    • Unit Deep Dive – begin construction of a new unit
    • How to use AP Daily and AP Classroom to support student learning

AM 2 Session:

    • Expanding Access to AP
    • TIPERS – a great physics resource

Lunch – optional AP Audit Session

PM 1 Session:

    • Units 3 and 4 lab explorations
    • How do we incorporate simulations?

PM 2 Session:

Thursday

AM 1 Session:

    • Assessing and Reflection – Using the Instructional Planning Report and other data
    • Planning your year

AM 2 Session:

    • Question Writing – Exploring the LOs and SPs
    • Multiple Representations – bar charts, free body diagrams, motion diagrams, etc…

PM 1 Session:

    • Units 5 and 6 lab explorations

PM 2 Session:

Friday

AM 1 Session:

    • Mock Reading – scoring student samples
    • Opportunities in AP for teachers

AM 2 Session:

PM 1 Session:

    • Units 7 and 8 lab explorations
    • New Fluid labs

PM 2 Session:

    • Show and Tell – bring your favorite teaching tool, lab, best practice, etc…