August 5-9, 2024

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Karen Waples

U.S. Government

Karen Waples has taught since 1999 and works at Holy Family High School in Broomfield, Colorado. She teaches AP® United States Government and Politics, CP American Government and AP® Comparative Government and Politics.

Karen is the co-author of American Government: Stories of a Nation for the AP® Course. Karen has served as a reader for the AP® US Government and Politics and AP® United States History exams and was the 2019 exam leader for the AP® Comparative Government and Politics exam.

She is an endorsed consultant for the College Board® and conducts AP® workshops and institutes throughout the country. Karen was the chair of the College Board’s Social Science Academic Advisory Committee and was a member of the Curriculum Redesign Committee for the AP® United States Government and Politics course. She received the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education in 1997 and was recognized as a Cherry Creek High School teacher of the year in 2002. Karen was a trial attorney from 1985-1989

Contact: karenwaples@gmail.com

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