Advance College Project - Professional Development for ACP Teachers

Advance College Project What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards ACP Courses Tuition and Payment Registration Process Financial Aid Benefits Teacher Acceptance Standards Site Visits Program Evaluation Contact ACP How to become an ACP Student How to become an ACP Teacher How to become an ACP participating High School Tuition Schedule for ACP Courses Student Approval Criteria Transfer of ACP Credit Exemption from English W131 Request for an IU Transcript ACP Courses ACP Courses Student Guide Teacher Guide Counselor Guide Administrator Guide Site Visitor Guide What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards Tuition and Payment Registration Process Teacher Acceptance Standards Transfer Accepted Conditional Transfers ACP Course List Exemption from English W131 Final Examinations Grades and Grade Reports ACP End-of-Course Student Evaluation Attendance Policy IU Policy on Plagiarism Withdrawal from an ACP Class Advising Students in Course Selection Directory of ACP Campus Personnel Directory of ACP Certified Teachers ACP Campus Personnel (IU Bloomington) ACP Campus Personnel (IU East) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Kokomo) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Northwest) ACP Campus Personnel (IU Southeast)

Teacher Guide Teacher Guide Section 1: Program Information

What is ACP? Benefits of ACP Participating High Schools Admission Standards ACP Courses Tuition and Payment Registration Process Financial Aid Benefits Teacher Acceptance Standards Site Visits Program Evaluation Contact ACP

Section 2: ACP How-to Guides

How to become an ACP student How to become an ACP teacher How to become an ACP participating school

Section 3: Enrolling Students in ACP

Student Approval Criteria Advising Students in Course Selections Serving as an ACP Coordinator Completing Student Applications

Section 4: Implementing ACP Courses

ACP Course List Exemption from English W131 Final Examinations Grades and Grade Report ACP End-of-Course Student Evaluation Attendance Policy IU Policy on Plagiarism Withdrawl from an ACP Class Professional Development for ACP Teachers Ordering Textbooks for ACP Courses Use of ACP Resources Site Visit Procedures Submitting Grade Reports to IU

Section 5: Transfer of ACP Credit

Transfer of ACP Credit Request for an IU Transcript

Section 6: Directories

Directory of ACP Campus Personnel Directory of ACP Certified Teachers Directory of ACP Participating Schools

Presentation Resources Forms

Professional Development for ACP Teachers

Summer Seminar

The newly approved ACP teachers are required to attend a course-specific seminar on the IU campus in the summer, generally lasting from 3 to 5 days. Summer seminars are conducted by IU/ACP faculty members. Seminars cover the IU syllabi, course topics, examinations and/or assignments, grading, and suggested teaching strategies. During the seminar, the ACP teachers and IU faculty have the opportunity to interact in both formal and informal settings.

The expense of attending these seminars is assumed by ACP. Teachers are reimbursed for travel, provided lodging at no cost in a local motel, and given a supplemental payment of $100 a day to cover meals and related expenses. On successful completion of the summer seminar, teachers are certified to teach the IU ACP course for college credit the following academic year to qualified high school students. Some departments (especially mathematics) may require a "pilot" year. This means that during the pilot year, the new ACP teacher teaches/follows the college course syllabus, uses the required course text, and receives feedback from the liaison/site visitor to ensure that academic rigor and standards align to the college-level course. During the teacher’s pilot year, students do not register for IU college credit. The instructor assigns only a regular high school grade during the pilot year. Additional information is available from the ACP office.

Annual Review Seminar

In addition to the intensive summer seminar for new ACP teachers, regular review seminars on the IU campus are held yearly in most subject areas. ACP teachers are expected to return to the campus for the review seminar to meet as a group with IU faculty in each content area. These day-long sessions are used to evaluate the implementation of the specific course for that semester and to provide the course instructors with an opportunity to discuss any questions or problems that have arisen. In addition, policies governing the course (changing the syllabus, adopting a new textbook, changing course hours, etc.) are frequently discussed and decisions made during the review seminars. In other cases, a review seminar can serve as a mini-training workshop, introducing ACP teachers to new developments in the course area and focusing on issues of pedagogic innovation.

In joining ACP, high school administrators and school boards assume the obligation to approve requests by ACP teachers to attend annual review seminars. The review seminars are regarded as a primary means to maintain contact between an individual instructor and the ACP program as a whole. An important element of ACP is to maintain a supportive relationship with course instructors.

ACP pays all expenses for attending the review seminar (including continental breakfast, lunch, travel, and overnight hotel room if the commuting distance warrants that). ACP does not pay for the substitute teacher, however. That responsibility is assumed by the school system. The approval for the ACP teacher to attend the review seminar should not affect the personal/sick-leave allotment accorded the individual teacher.

Annual Site Visit

The site visit is another step to professional development. Having the university liaison in the ACP classroom gives the teacher and the students the opportunity to dialogue on the college level regarding attendance policies, class procedures, and university expectations. Additionally, the teacher can discuss problems that he/she needs help solving, and the teacher and liaison can also exchange ideas on teaching the ACP course.