This AP Art and Design APSI will provide you with some of the tools and techniques for helping students acquire the skills needed to excel in AP Art and Design. You’ll review materials, course outlines, content-related handouts, student samples, and scoring guidelines that focus on pedagogical techniques and content-specific strategies that you can use in the classroom. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will help ensure that your students can register for AP portfolio submission by the new fall deadlines. After attending this APSI, you’ll be able to align your instruction with the goals of the AP Art and Design course(s); identify the skills and knowledge that the portfolio will assess, and identify the tasks and materials with which students might need more preparation; design a course that meets the curricular requirements; and make equitable access a guiding principle in designing instruction.
Marty Loftus has been teaching visual art for more almost 30 years, and continues to be actively engaged with College Board and AP Art and Design program. Marty has served as an AP Reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader, has curated the AP Art and Design Exhibition, and has delivered the 3D Art and Design presentation at multiple AP readings. In addition to developing syllabi for College Board, and materials for the AP Art and Design mentorship program, Marty created online content for students and teachers during the pandemic as well as videos for AP Daily. Marty is a College Board consultant for AP Art and Design, a member of the AP Annual Conference Steering Committee, and serves as Director of Visual Arts at Denver School of the Arts in Denver, Colorado.