Goals for the Week
- Recognize the components of the Course and Exam Description and be able to identify the curricular requirements of the course
- Understand the organization of the Unit Guides and Topics and create instructional plans that include these
- Teach and develop in students the historical thinking skills and reasoning processes
- Use the learning objectives to guide instruction and assessment of historical developments
- Identify policies and instructional strategies that help increase participation of underrepresented students in AP
- Understand how to locate and use resources available on AP Classroom into instruction and assessment
- Use data from Instructional Planning Reports (after Year 1) to inform instruction the following year
Agenda
- Day 1
- Course and Exam Description / Curricular Requirements
- Course Structure and Planning / Course at a Glance / Themes / Exam Structure / Digital Testing
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: SAQs
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Document Analysis / Sourcing
- Assess & Reflect: Audit & AP Classroom
- Calendar Time / Planning / Questions
- Day 2
- Expanding AP Opportunities: AP Access and Equity / What AP Stands For / Teachers and Students
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Project Based Learning & AP World History: Modern & Project Examples
- Calendar Time / Planning
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Contextualization & MC Questions
- Calendar Time / Planning / Questions
- Day 3
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Document Based Question
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: DBQ Samples / Scoring
- Assess & Reflect: AP Classroom Daily Videos and Other Video Resources
- Assess & Reflect: Using the Instructional Planning Report / Chief Reader Report
- Calendar Time / Planning / Questions
- Day 4
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Long Essay Question
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: LEQ Samples / Scoring
- Discussion Groups By Topics: Calendar Time / Assessments / Skills / Other?
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Harkness Discussions in an AP Classroom
- Calendar Time / Planning / Use AP Classroom
- Expanding AP Opportunities: Become an AP Reader!! AP Travel
- Strategies & Pedagogical Tools: Review Strategies
- Resource Page With Links / Evaluation
What you need to bring:
- Laptop, cords to charge
- Upcoming School Calendar, if possible
- Pens/pencils/paper
