AP teacher training
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:53 pm
Is it an advantage in the international school world to have AP training on one's resume? Or is it really just IB training and experience that matters? Just wondering.
I was 26 when I landed my first international job, and AP experience did help on my resume. Although I had no IB experience, the AP was related (at least in the eyes of the person hiring me) because I had experience teaching an advanced class that culminated in an exam.
Having said that, the school I went to work for, and the one after, did not offer AP but only IB. I was trained for IB and taught it for years. Now I work at a school with both IB and AP, and I am teaching AP once again. Some of my colleagues who recently attended fairs said that having both on one's resume was a plus, as more schools are trying to offer both programs (for better or for worse.)
Ultimately, I think having AP on one's resume (or AP training) shows initiative, and that can't be a bad thing when competing for top schools.