My name is Susie Gerard, and I am a National Board certified teacher in adolescent and young adult social studies. I have been teaching AP European History for Spokane Public Schools for 40 years, both in the brick-and-mortar classroom at Lewis & Clark High School and in the virtual classroom for Spokane Virtual Learning. I piloted AP European history for Spokane Public Schools in 1985, growing the program from 17 students in one high school my first year to over nearly a thousand students district wide by the mid-1990s.
Currently, I am teaching the course for Spokane Virtual Learning and serving as the district Secondary Social Studies and ELA Coordinator. I am committed to helping both new and experienced teachers discover creative ways to challenge their students and will provide tools and strategies they can use to help their students succeed on the AP exam and in the study of European History.
I have been an AP European History exam reader since 1996 and over the years have served as a question leader, a table leader, and a sample selector. I am a College Board endorsed presenter and have taught AP workshops and summer institutes all over the world since 1998. I have written curriculum modules for the College Board, along with teachers’ manuals and review guides for several publishers.
I am a member of the AP European History Test Development Committee, the AP European History Course Audit Scoring Guide Development Committee, and the AP European History Instructional Design Team. I am also the chairperson of the History Academic Advisory Committee and a member of the College Board Academic Advisory Council. I am also the moderator of the AP European History Teacher Community where I love to engage in discussions and conversations with other AP European History teachers.
I am passionate about helping every student succeed and received both the Spokane Public Schools Distinguished Teacher Award and the Spokane Public Schools Equity Award for promoting racial and cultural equity and for encouraging more students to challenge themselves in AP classes at my school. I am excited about the opportunities that AP European History can provide for students, and I am very much looking forward to working with you!!
