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Planning guides for the new AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity courses.

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An AP cybersecurity day-one scene with a defender mindset, welcoming.
AP Career Kickstart

First Week of AP Cybersecurity Activities: Setting a Defender's Tone

No-lab first-week activities for AP Cybersecurity: a think-like-a-defender opener, phishing warm-up, digital-hygiene audit, and threat-modeling.

May 20, 2026
An applied AP business day-one scene, project-based and welcoming.
AP Career Kickstart

First Week of AP Business with Personal Finance Activities

First-week activities for AP Business with Personal Finance: a real-decision opener, a money reality check, credit vs. credential, and a mini-case.

May 17, 2026
A cyber lab planning scene: shields, a network map, folders.
AP Career Kickstart

AP Cybersecurity Teacher Planning Guide: How to Set Up and Pace the Course

A practical AP Cybersecurity planning guide: what to set up before day one, how the course is structured, whether you need to code, pacing, and lab and PD prep.

Apr 4, 2026
An AP business planning desk: business and personal-finance icons, folders, charts.
AP Career Kickstart

AP Business with Personal Finance Teacher Planning Guide

A planning guide for AP Business with Personal Finance: what to set up before day one, how the course is structured, and how to pace the year.

Apr 1, 2026
College credit plus an industry credential; a business and a cybersecurity path side by side.
AP Career Kickstart

What Is AP Career Kickstart? A Teacher's Guide

What AP Career Kickstart is, its two courses (AP Business with Personal Finance and AP Cybersecurity), how they differ from regular AP, and rollout planning.

Mar 22, 2026