AP Networking Command Center

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AP Networking

Pilot (for use beginning 2026-2027 school year). Four units, 22 topics, and every teaching asset in one place.

4Units

22Topics

69Core periods

180Full-year periods

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HubUnit 1 overview and student hub
1.1Fixing What's Slowing Me Down: Troubleshooting Issues on My Device3 periods
1.2Getting the Most Out of My Network: Connecting and Optimizing My Device2 periods
1.3What Could Go Wrong: Identifying the Security Needs of My Device2 periods
1.4Locking It Down: Securing My Device2 periods

HubUnit 2 overview and student hub
2.1Missed Connection: Troubleshooting My SOHO Network2 periods
2.2Identification Needed: Documenting My Network3 periods
2.3Smart Moves: Upgrading My Network2 periods
2.4Leveling Up: Advanced Features on My Network2 periods
2.5Guarding My Network: Identifying Security Needs2 periods
2.6Applying Defense: Securing My Network2 periods

HubUnit 3 overview and student hub
3.1Planning a Network: Choosing the Right Devices and Connections1 period
3.2Creating a Network: Switching and Topologies3 periods
3.3Making It Work: Connecting, Configuring, and Verifying Access3 periods
3.4Building the Boundaries: Identifying Segmentation Security2 periods
3.5Controlling the Traffic: Firewalls and Filtering2 periods
3.6Restored Connections: Documenting, Diagnosing, and Fixing a Segmented LAN3 periods

HubUnit 4 overview and student hub
4.1What Happens When Networks Break or Fail?2 periods
4.2The Language of the Network: Protocols and the OSI and TCP/IP Models3 periods
4.3Tools of Network Analysts: Using the CLI1 period
4.4How Data Travel the Internet: Routing, Metrics, and Paths3 periods
4.5From the Inside Out: Monitoring and Defending a Large Network3 periods
4.6Moving Forward: Designing for Reliability and Growth2 periods

Pacing

The authored course runs 69 core periods: 50 periods of topic instruction, plus 4 unit reviews, 4 unit tests, 8 performance task periods, and 3 launch periods. The full-year guide reaches 180 periods by adding labeled extension blocks rather than padding the core, so you always know which time is bundled content and which is your own lab time.

Lab extension - Per unit, teacher-directed26 periods
Certification crosswalk - CompTIA Network+ and Cisco CCST20 periods
Semester capstone - Team proposal, build, and defense10 periods
Cumulative review and exams24 periods
Flex - Distributed after each major block31 periods
Extension total111 periods

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Unit tests and answer keys

One test plus key per unit, aligned to the unit spec.

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Performance tasks

One per unit, with the rubric and student-facing brief.

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Per topic, matching the lesson page sequence.

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