This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4086660Director, AP Anatomy & Physiology
College Board - AP&I
Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CBoffices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday andWednesday in office).
Type:
This is a full-time position
About the Team
The AP Team at College Board is dedicated to designing and launching newAP courses with the goal of expanding access to and diversifying studentparticipation in AP. The development of new AP courses represents one ofthe primary goals of College Board and the AP Program. Our small team(consisting of 4 content directors for new courses, a research director,and the executive director for new courses) works very deeply withbroader teams within AP Program Development, including the Curriculumand Assessment, Program Management, and Instruction teams. Together, weare responsible to conduct course research, design the new courseframeworks and assessments, and lead school pilots before launching thecourses.
About the Opportunity
As the Director of Anatomy and Physiology, you are responsible forleading the curriculum development, launch, and ongoing management of anew Advanced Placement course. You will lead the design of curriculum,instructional resources, and teacher professional learning resources forAP Anatomy and Physiology and serve as the primary point of contact withsubject-matter experts across higher and secondary educations and healthscience professional organizations. As the Director, you will workclosely with higher and secondary education committees and a diverse setof advisors to define a course and exam consistent with those offered infirst-year higher education courses.
In addition to leading curriculum development, you will work closelywith the AP Science Department to manage the operational scoring of APexam content, translating between academics and technical experts (testdevelopers and psychometricians), and training a team of exam gradersfrom secondary and higher education. You will oversee the production ofinstructional materials for AP students and professional learningmaterials for teachers planning to teach AP Anatomy and Physiology.
Finally, as the Director, you serve as a primary spokesperson for APAnatomy and Physiology, ensuring that the course is understood,accepted, and supported in secondary and higher education communitiesand among stakeholders beyond academia. You will support efforts toexpand the invitation to AP for students, and through AP Anatomy andPhysiology, encourage a greater diversity of students to participate inrigorous science coursework and cultivate interest in health sciencemajors and careers.
In this role, you will:
Curriculum and Instruction
Develop the inaugural course framework and refine the frameworkbased on feedback and piloting.Collaborate with the AP Instruction team to develop new resourcesdesigned to address unmet teacher instructional needs, includingdeveloping instructional prototypes, and participating inmarket-testing.Recruit, train, and directly supervise committee members in thedevelopment of course and exam materials. Collaborate with keyinternal stakeholders to execute project plans.Develop professional learning materials for prospective AP Anatomyand Physiology teachers.Assessment
Collaborate with the AP Curriculum and Assessment team to buildformative and summative assessments.Collaborate in the review and approval of all AP Anatomy andPhysiology exam, ensuring the exam development aligns with approvedtest specifications.Monitor and improve exam validity and reader reliability inaccordance with established AP Program threshold .Conduct multiple face-to-face and virtual meetings annually witheach of the committees within the Director\'s stewardship, ensuringthat stakeholder input is captured and considered.Strategic Growth
Manage AP Development Committee recruitment and membership; directthe overarching AP outreach strategy for the AP Anatomy andPhysiology committee.Represent and increase support for the mission of the AP Anatomy andPhysiology course.Recommend strategies and approaches that will help the programeffectively scale to support and encourage high adoption acrossurban, suburban, and rural school districts. Support translating theexisting PD model to effectively address the needs of AP teachers inthat discipline.Work with the AP Higher Education team to co-develop and implementplans to raise college and university awareness of AP Anatomy andPhysiology.Assist efforts to recruit college faculty and experienced APteachers to serve as AP graders; co-lead the planning and executionof discipline-specific AP Faculty Colloquia events.About You
You have:
A master\'s degree in anatomy, physiology, or a related