Director I, AP Biology Curriculum and Assessment

About the Team 

The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board (90+ staff) collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP’s 40+ courses in a wide variety of subject areas. 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. AP’s content 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, anatomy and physiology, and Research, is currently made up of 20 people supporting 10 courses in the AP portfolio. 

About the Opportunity 

As the Director I, AP Biology you will be responsible for preserving and improving the quality and validity of the AP Program’s core deliverables within the subject domain: the exam, the course curriculum, and the professional development content. You are also responsible for item development and management from authoring to administration; training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), typically college professors and secondary school teachers. You will train SMEs on assessment development protocols, translate between academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborate to develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP Biology teachers worldwide. You will serve as a point of contact in AP for committees and communities of subject-matter experts and will be responsible for the curriculum and assessment for AP Biology, and, in partnership with other AP teams, further the strategic growth of AP Biology across the globe. Additionally, you may have the opportunity to present, speak, and moderate dialogue with academic and membership audiences to ensure that ongoing change and improvement within AP courses and exams is understood, accepted, and supported in secondary and post-secondary educational communities.    

In this role, you will: 

Assessment Development and Scoring (45-75%)  

• Serve as an assessment leader for AP Biology, with primary responsibility for assessment development for AP Biology. 

• Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content and training educator constituents to author assessment content, including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and application of best assessment practices. 

• Lead the development and management of assessment content (formative and summative) and scoring materials for AP Biology through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including the AP Biology Team, Assessment Production team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader, as appropriate. 

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