PA M F RA N C I S

THE AP READING

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO I NEED?

High School Teachers• AP Readers from secondary schools must currently

teach the AP course in a face-to-face classroom setting and have at least three years' experience teaching it — unless:

• the AP course is new — then teachers must demonstrate comparable expertise and teaching experience

Supporting Documents• All applicants must submit a current resume and

teaching syllabus.  The syllabus should include the instructors name and contact information.

HOW LONG WILL I GRADE?

• Training starts on Sunday at 8:00 a.m.

• Grading started by about 11:00 a.m.

for my question.

• Each workday goes from 8:00 – 5:00

p.m.

• There are two 15 minute breaks, one in the

morning and one in the afternoon.

• There is an hour lunch break.

• All food is provided at the grading site.

HOW FAST DO I HAVE TO GRADE?

• You are not allowed to mark on the tests.

• You can use paper to keep up with scores or count on your fingers.

• The expectation is one question per minute.

• However, my question leader said speed wasn't as much of a concern as accuracy. She said the people they cant work with are “random number generators.”

• I graded 3499 tests over the work week.

DURING THE GRADING ITSELF…

• No music or other distracting sounds.• You can wear ear plugs, but not be plugged in to

anything.• No open containers of liquid. • No talking.• No use of phone, no pictures.

WHEN DID YOU GET DONE?

• The goal is to get finished by about noon on Saturday.• We were running behind so we had an extra half

an hour work staring on Thursday so we could meet that deadline.

COMPENSATION

• The honorarium is $1639 for the seven day work week.• All travel is provided.• All hotel and food is provided.

WHY SHOULD I APPLY TO READ?

• Exchange ideas with faculty, teachers and AP Development Committee members • Establish friendships within a worldwide network

of faculty members • Score the exam responses from AP high school

students• Practice how to use a rubric consistently, which

provides valuable knowledge for scoring their own students' essays• Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and

Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

2015 AP READING SCHEDULE

READER WEBSITE

• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/homepage/4137.html?excmpid=MTG2-ED-10-hnet