Unit 10 | ACP Review, Practice Exams & Certification (Apr 20 – May 3, 2027)
Unit 10 introduces no new content. Every ACP-tested objective for ADD (Premiere Pro) was already covered across Units 1–9 (Sep 1, 2026 – Apr 16, 2027). This unit’s entire job is to get every student from “has seen it once” to “certifies on it”: targeted review, full-length practice exams, and the actual Adobe Certified Professional exam itself.
Why this page doesn’t follow the standard lesson schema
Every other unit in this course (lesson: front matter, X_Y.md / X_Y-teacher.md pairs, four formative lessons cycling the Exit Ticket Bank, a summative block) is built around teaching and assessing new content. Unit 10 has no new SWBAT, no new _includes/vocab/ terms, and nothing that fits the check/+/− formative system. Same call FDD made for its own Unit 10, for consistency across both courses.
Calendar context
Runs Apr 20 – May 3, 2027, 10 school days, MP4, the same window FDD’s Unit 10 uses, the ACP certification window has to land between Access Testing and AP Testing regardless of course.
The 10 meetings
| Day | Focus | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagnostic | Short diagnostic quiz pulled from the full-year ACP vocab/question banks, covering all domains. Review each student’s own F1–F4 formative history from Units 1–9 | Identifies each student’s weakest domain(s) before spending review time |
| 2 | Domain 1 & 2 Review: Project Setup, Organization | Station rotation: a quick re-teach mini-lesson per domain + targeted GMetrix/BrainBuffet module practice filtered to that domain | Pull from Units 1, 2, 8 |
| 3 | Domain 3 Review: Ingest & Editing Fundamentals | Station rotation, same format | Pull from Units 2, 3, 8 |
| 4 | Domain 4 Review: Effects, Color & Audio | Station rotation, same format. Budget extra 1:1 time here, ADD’s largest, most-tested domain | Pull from Units 4, 5, 6, 8 |
| 5 | Domain 5 Review: Output & Delivery | Station rotation, same format | Pull from Unit 9 |
| 6 | Full-Length Practice Exam #1 | Timed, full-exam-conditions GMetrix/BrainBuffet practice exam covering all domains | Save the domain-by-domain score breakdown |
| 7 | Targeted Re-Review | Small-group re-teach built directly from Practice Exam #1’s weakest domains per student/class | Group by this week’s data, not the Day 1 diagnostic |
| 8 | Full-Length Practice Exam #2 + Final Study Plans | Second timed practice exam. Each student leaves with a one-page personal “what to double-check” list | Last day before the real exam. Keep this low-stress |
| 9 | ACP Certification Exam | The actual proctored Adobe Certified Professional exam | Follow district testing-security procedures. Not a classroom-graded day |
| 10 | Makeup Testing / Buffer + Unit 11 Preview | Makeup slot for any student who missed Day 9. For everyone else, a short reflection and a preview of Units 11–12’s post-certification project work | Real testing logistics make a buffer day necessary, not optional |
Domain → Unit cross-reference (for planning Days 2–5)
| ACP Domain | Originally taught in |
|---|---|
| 1: Project Setup & Interface | Unit 1 (all), Unit 8 (8.4 Asset Management) |
| 2: Organizing & Ingesting Footage | Unit 2 (all), Unit 8 (8.1 Editor’s role) |
| 3: Editing Fundamentals & Sequences | Unit 2, Unit 3 (ENG), Unit 8 (8.2 Pacing) |
| 4: Effects, Color & Audio | Unit 4 (Cinematography & Color), Unit 5 (Audio), Unit 6 (Effects/Keyframes/Compositing), Unit 8 (8.3 Transform/Speed) |
| 5: Output & Delivery | Unit 9 (all) |
Each course’s per-unit ACP tags are the authoritative source for this table. See this course’s section of _planning/2026-27-scope-and-sequence.md for the lesson-by-lesson breakdown.
How to use each day’s data
- Day 1’s diagnostic and each student’s Unit 1–9 formative history (F1–F4 check marks in Schoology) together tell you who needs which domain.
- GMetrix/BrainBuffet’s own domain-tagged reporting should drive which specific modules get assigned on Days 2–5 and which get re-assigned after Practice Exam #1 (Day 7).
- Practice Exam #1 and #2 scores are the real signal for Day 7–8 grouping.
Assessment & grading
Unit 10 has no F1–F6 formatives and no summative. What still needs a grade in the gradebook:
- Completion/participation for the review stations (Days 2–5) and both practice exams.
- Growth, if your gradebook supports it: Day 1 diagnostic domain score → Practice Exam #1 → Practice Exam #2.
- The certification exam result itself is a reporting/record-keeping item, not a classroom grade. Check current district policy before entering it as one.
Differentiation notes (general, not a per-lesson matrix)
- IEP/504: extended time on both practice exams and the certification exam (confirm each student’s accommodation plan covers Certiport, not just in-class practice). Chunk each domain’s review station into smaller sub-checklists.
- ELL/Multilingual: GMetrix/BrainBuffet’s own glossary/definition features during practice where available. Confirm Certiport’s actual accommodation policy for language supports before test day.
- Advanced/GT: students who diagnose as strong across all domains by Day 1 can move into early independent full-exam attempts and peer-tutor a station they’ve already mastered.
Materials
- GMetrix/BrainBuffet access for every student
- Each student’s Schoology formative history (F1–F4 records) from Units 1–9
- District ACP/Certiport testing-day logistics. Coordinate with the testing coordinator before Day 9
- Printed or digital domain-breakdown reports from GMetrix/BrainBuffet for Days 1, 6, and 8
What’s next
Units 11–12 (May 4 – Jun 4, 2027) are the “Extra Units”: post-certification enrichment content that returns to the standard 4-formative + 1-summative lesson schema. See ADD | Unit 11 and ADD | Unit 12.
Unit Vocabulary
This renders empty by design. See “Why this page doesn’t follow the standard lesson schema” above. Included here only for consistency with every other unit page.