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
- Introductions
- Materials
- Benefits/Challenges of Teaching AP®
- Equity and Access
- Exam Format and Breakdown
- The 7 Course Themes
- Student Understanding
- The Course Audit and Curricular Requirements
- Assessing Student Understanding and Brief Introduction to AP® Classroom
- Other resources
Tuesday, Day 2
- My Course
- Textbook Reading Strategies
- Historical Thinking Skills and Reasoning Processes
Wednesday, Day 3
- Analyzing Evidence
- Working with Primary and Secondary Sources
- Discussion Strategies
- The Multiple Choice Questions
- Teaching Writing
- The SAQ
Thursday, Day 4
- The LEQ
- The DBQ
- The Return of Martin Guerre
- Brainstorm—Concepts Hardest to Grasp
Friday, Day 5
- The Return of Martin Guerre
- Best Practices