During this AP Art History APSI, you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new 2019-20 AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.

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ouglas Darracott currently teaches AP Art History and studio art at Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas (where he was named Teacher of the Year in 2015). He has taught public school for 30 years after receiving his MFA at the University of North Texas. He has served as a College Board consultant since the early 2000s and has been a member of the AP Art History test development committee. In addition, he has participated in the AP Reading in art history for 20 years. For a number of years, he was the master lead teacher for an art history grant with the O’Donnell Foundation Advanced Placement Arts Incentive Program with includes AP Art History, AP Studio Art (Drawing, 2-D Design, 3-D Design), and AP Music Theory. He is also the author of the 2009 AP Art History Teacher Guide produced by the College Board. In addition to teaching, he is also actively engaged in making art. His most recent exhibition was at the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado, Arkansas in December of 2024.