AP Seminar

AP Seminar

"AP Seminar Course Content Students engage in conversations about complex academic and real-world issues through a variety of lenses, considering multiple points of view. Teachers have the flexibility to choose one or more appropriate themes that allow for deep interdisciplinary exploration based on: • Concepts or issues from other AP courses • Student interests • Local and/or civic issues • Academic problems or questions • Global or international topics Exploring different points of view and making connections across disciplines are fundamental components of the AP Seminar experience. Students consider each topic through a variety of lenses and from multiple perspectives, many of which are divergent or competing. Analyzing topics through multiple lenses aids in interdisciplinary understanding and helps students gain a rich appreciation for the complexity of important issues. Teachers should encourage students to explore a topic through several of the following lenses: • Cultural and social • Artistic and philosophical • Political and historical • Environmental • Economic • Scientific • Futuristic • Ethical Pedagogical Framework Throughout the program, students consider and evaluate multiple points of view to develop their own perspectives on complex issues and topics through inquiry and investigation. The AP Capstone program provides students with a framework that allows them to develop, practice, and hone their critical and creative thinking skills as they make connections between various issues and their own lives. Students use the following framework as they explore issues and topics: • Question and Explore • Understand and Analyze Arguments • Evaluate Multiple Perspectives • Synthesize Ideas • Team, Transform, and Transmit"

AP Seminar Exam and Course Description