This session with Vaughn Vick is offered ONLINE during Event 1: June 17-20 and again IN-PERSON Event 3: June 23-26
Meet your APSI Consultant for AP Physics 1 – Experienced Teachers
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.
Day 1
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:
Day 2
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:
- The Experimental Design free response question explained
- Using the AP Physics 1 student workbook
Day 3
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:
- The TBR free response question explained
- Planning your unit and year continued
Day 4
AM 1 Session:
- Mock Reading – scoring student samples
- Opportunities in AP for teachers
AM 2 Session:
- The Mathematical Reasoning free response question explained
- An introduction to Fluids
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…