• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• AP Calculus AB 
• AP Statistics
• AP Biology
• AP Human Geography
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP US Government
• AP US History
• AP World History. 
  
  

The HISD HUB courses for each of the above AP subjects include College Board-approved syllabi, pacing calendars, planning guides, and additional resources organized by semester and cycle. 

 

During Summer 2016, the Innovation & Postsecondary Programming team revised AP foundational documents based on teacher feedback and any College Board curriculum/exam changes. 

 

Campus AP Coordinators and others may access additional College Board resources for all AP Courses, which include sample syllabi, sample pacing guides, released free response questions, and more by visiting AP Central.

HISD AP Teachers should establish a College Board Professional Account as soon as possible: https://account.collegeboard.org/login/login.

 

This account enables teachers to complete the College Board Course Audit process, which should be coordinated with the relevant campus AP administrator. The Course Audit site provides access to secure downloads, including previously “live” AP exams.

 

Once securing a College Board professional account, teachers should join the College Board AP Teacher Community for their particular course. The AP Teacher Community is a global network of educators that are also teaching the same AP course. Each community includes a library of resources that are uploaded by fellow educators, as well as a messaging board that allows teachers to collaborate with expert AP teachers across the globe: https://apcommunity.collegeboard.org/

In addition to foundational courses outlined above, Innovation & Postsecondary Programming is proud to launch HISD's newest AP course, AP Computer Science Principles. Innovation & Postsecondary Programming has partnered with Code.org to offer HISD AP CSP educators 30 hours of face-to-face professional development during summer 2016, followed by four Saturday learning sessions during the academic year.

 

Visit https://www.houstonisd.org/HISDecoded for more information about HISD's support for AP CSP and other computer science opportunities.

Pre-AP courses are intended to prepare students for subsequent instruction in AP courses. As such, Pre-AP courses should embed the same skills and processes that students need to perform tasks on subsequent AP exams.

 

For example, Pre-AP World Geography should prepare students for success in AP World History. While Pre-AP World Geography engages students with different content, Pre-AP World Geography teachers should examine expectations for exam performance in AP World History and develop ways to scaffold instruction based on those same exam expectations. Pre-AP teachers can visit the links above to learn more about the subsequent AP course and its exam expectations.

 

College Board provides professional development opportunities for Pre-AP teachers. You can learn more about these opportunities at College Board's Pre-AP webpage.