July 14-18,
2008
Monday-Thursday,
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday,
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
This Institute will deal with how to teach a complete course
in AP* American Government. Both a year
long and a semester model will be shown and discussed.
Another area of concentration will be how to maximize
student scores on the AP* exam.
Strategies and previous tests will be examined. Participants will leave the Institute with a
working notebook of all materials including past tests, textbook samples from
publishers, and a sharing of best practices from other participants.
The week will be divided up according to the following
outline. The amount of time spent on
each area may vary.
1. Introduction
-“nuts and
bolts”
-reasons
for AP*
-selection
of students
-syllabi,
texts, readers
-AP* six
areas
-grading
-AP*
community and resources available
-building AP*
in your building, district
2. General Course Outline
-comparison
of year long to semester
-units of
study
-sample
lessons demonstrated
-best
practice sharing
-as much
pedagogy as time and need permits
3. The Exam
-released
exams
-how to
master multiple choice questions
-what is
needed by student to answer free response questions
-strategies
to “pass” the test
-how to
review and prepare students to take the exam
*College Board, AP, Advanced Placement
Program, Pre-AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College
Board. Used with permission.
