European History

Taught by Lou Gallo

Outline

This summer institute will provide participants with an overview of the AP® program and the European history course as well as content, strategies, and skills that increase student interest and knowledge in the course. The emphasis will be on:

• Discussing the course design and setting up an AP® course
• AP® classroom
• Developing a syllabus and pacing guide
• The AP® Course Audit process
• Choosing resources to use in the class
• Working with multiple choice questions
• Using a rubric and grading sample short answer, long essay, and document based questions
• Helping students analyze primary and secondary sources
• Practical classroom expectations and activities, including ideas for teaching online
• Equity and Access

Schedule

Monday, Day 1

1. Introduction and Materials
2. Benefits and Challenges of Teaching AP®
3. The AP® Course and Exam at a Glance
4. Diversity and Inclusion and Equity and Access
5. The Course and Exam Description (CED)

Tuesday, Day 2

1. AP® Classroom and AP® Daily Resources for Social Sciences
2. Assessing Student Understanding: Formative v. Summative Assessments
3. Strategies and Pedagogical Tools
   • My Course
   • Textbook Reading Strategies
   • Historical Thinking Skills and Reasoning Processes
4. Pacing

Wednesday, Day 3

1. Strategies and Pedagogical Tools
2. The Individualized Planning Report (IPR)
3. Analyzing Historical Evidence
4. Discussion of Sample SAQs and LEQs
5. Constructing Historical Arguments: The LEQ

Thursday, Day 4

1. The DBQ and Rubric
2. A Gallery Walk
3. Best Practices