AP Calculus AB
About the Course
Topic:
Principles and foundations of single-variable calculus covering functions, limits, derivatives, and integration.
Audience:
Advanced Placement high school juniors or seniors having taken through pre-calculus that are scheduled to take the AP Calculus AB test in May. Students slated to take Calculus I in college can also take this course to either refresh their memory of the content or to get a head start.
Purpose:
Preparing students for the AP Calculus AB test. This test is used by colleges and universities to assess student’s understanding of calculus and their college-readiness. Scores of a 3, 4, or 5, on the Advanced Placement test can result in college credit for the equivalent course.
Format:
Hybrid model.
There will be weekly synchronous review sessions. Everything else will be online on Canvas: learning through focused note-taking and applying the knowledge through skills practices via formative assessments and collaborative work.
Preparation
This course was put together over the duration of less than 7 weeks.
A Gantt chart was utilized to plan out the coursework. This chart is provided with two sets of deadlines: 5510 deadlines & Course Creation.
5510 Deadlines
These were the deadlines created by the course professor of LTEC 5510. This course focuses on the process of design, implementation, and evaluation of the content and context of teaching and learning in technology-based learning environments.
It acts as both the penultimate & practicum course for the Masters program.
Course Deadlines
These were self-created deadlines to ensure the creation of this course would be ready for the final deadline imposed by the professor. They were created with the intent of keeping a realistic approach
Materials Created & Provided
Course Resources
The course instructor is provided access to both the design document as well as a job aid to facilitate their instruction. These include answer keys but also material for the virtual synchronous sessions.
While some virtual review material is provided, the instructor is encouraged to utilize the weekly sessions to supplement learning in how they see fit best for their students. A proposed timeline is included for the 16-week (semester long course).
Instructional Videos
Instructional videos were created for the course using Powerpoint & TI Smartview with any editing done using iMovie. Videos were created to be 15 minutes or less to maximize learner attention spans. The videos correlated with the formative and formal assessments within the course. A preview of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 instructional video playlists are shown below.