Coming Soon: AP Daily Videos
On September 1st, the CollegeBoard will release its first set of "AP Daily" videos. Unlike the AP review videos from the spring, AP Daily videos will be short and geared towards introducing students to new material. I was lucky enough to join the all-star team of teachers creating these videos for AP Stats, which includes Daren Starnes (lead teacher), Luke Wilcox, Penny Smeltzer, Joshua Sawyer, and many others (to be announced as production continues). I'll be working mostly on Units 2-3. Eventually, the AP Daily videos will cover all CED units. It’s been an amazing team effort so far, and I can’t wait to see the final product.
I'm guessing you have questions about these videos and how you may be able to incorporate them into your course this year (alongside Skew The Script, of course). So, below is a FAQ I compiled. Note: these are my personal answers and don't reflect the views of the CollegeBoard or anyone else on the AP Daily team.
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Questions and Answers
Q: Where can I access the videos?
You and your students will be able to access the AP Daily videos in AP Classroom.
Q: How do these videos differ from Skew The Script videos?
AP Daily videos are similar to the Skew The Script videos, except for 3 key differences:
AP Daily videos follow the CED order almost exactly as written. The Skew The Script video sequence basically follows the CED, with a bit of variation in places where we believe it makes instructional sense to slightly shift the order.
AP Daily videos tend to be shorter (usually 6-8 minutes) than Skew The Script videos (usually 10-15 minutes). AP Daily covers less content per video and, as a result, will produce a higher total number of videos.
AP Daily videos will tend to be stand-alone, whereas Skew The Script videos have accompanying notes, slides, Desmos activities, discussion keys, etc.
Q: Should I use AP Daily videos or Skew The Script videos?
This is not an "either or" thing. Rather, it's a "both and" thing. For certain topics, you might like the datasets and contexts explored by AP Daily. For others, you might like the ones explored by Skew The Script. For certain topics, you might like the shorter format of the AP Daily videos. For others, you might like how the Skew The Script videos tie together more concepts per video. Some people will like how the AP Daily sequence mirrors the exact CED order. Others will like some of the liberties taken by the Skew The Script sequence and the accompanying ready-made lesson materials. Regardless of the choices you make, check out our guides for incorporating videos into online, flipped, or traditional classrooms here.
Q: Where can I find more information about the AP Daily videos?
The Collegeboard will provide more info as the videos are released. In the meantime, here's a webinar with a lot of good info posted by the Collegeboard: link.