Director, Course Lead, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

**A strong candidate has been identified for this position.**

About the Team

The Advanced Placement (AP®) Curriculum and Assessment Team (70+ staff) supports College Board in serving more than seven million students a year as they prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success — specifically through the AP® Program. AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. AP® provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. With more than 40+ courses in a wide variety of subject areas, we are committed to promoting innovation, equity, and excellence for generations of students. AP’s Assessment Leads and Course Leads ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content and skills. The Science department, which includes biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, environmental science, and anatomy and physiology, is currently made up of 15 people supporting 9 courses in the AP portfolio.

About the Opportunity

As the Assessment Lead for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, you are responsible for the quality and validity of all assessment content for the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Exam.

The Director, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Assessment Lead is the primary point of contact in AP for all assessment content for Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, collaborating closely with the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Course Lead (who leads curriculum development, guides instructional support, and reviews assessment content). The Assessment Lead may provide assessment development support in other related subject areas. The Assessment Lead is responsible for all item development and management from authoring to administration; training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), typically college professors and secondary school teachers. The Assessment Lead trains SMEs on assessment development protocols, translates between academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborates to develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism teachers worldwide. As the Assessment Lead for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, you will be expected to closely collaborate with the Assessment Leads and Course Leads of the other AP Physics courses for alignment and parity.

In this role, you will:

Assessment Development and Scoring (85%)

• Serve as the assessment leader for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, the primary person responsible for assessment development for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
• Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content and training educator constituents to author assessment content, including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and applying best assessment practices
• Lead the development and management of all assessment content through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including the AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Course Lead, Assessment Production team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader
• Be responsible for development of all assessment forms, ensuring the AP Exam development aligns with approved curricula and test specifications
• Conduct multiple face-to-face and virtual meetings (during work week, evenings, or weekends) annually with each of the committees within the Director’s stewardship as well as other committee meetings in the discipline as needed
• Lead the successful scoring of student AP Exams at the annual scoring event in person and online—the “AP Reading”—and produce AP Reading publications materials for teacher and student use

Assessment Quality and Process (15%)

• Contribute to current research and best practices related to assessment; participate in regular discussions with other AP Curriculum & Assessment members on the current assessment standards and practices to build a set of common, shared beliefs about AP’s assessment directions within the larger educational and assessment community
• Contribute to processes for efficient, high quality assessment development
• Refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in collaboration with and aligned to other College Board initiatives
• Monitor and improve exam validity, reliability, fairness, and quality, as well as reader reliability in accordance with established Progr