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U.S. History
July 19-23,
2010
Monday-Thursday,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday,
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
GOALS FOR THE WEEK
Overall, the goal of the course is to enable teachers of APUSH to develop their own course, refresh the course they already teach, or to simply be able to infuse new ideas and strategies in their existing course. Ms. Duenzen is a firm believer in student centered learning where the teacher is “a coach on the side” rather than a “sage on the stage.” Students need to learn higher level critical thinking, reading and writing skills and develop confidence in their ability to practice those skills as they engage in ever more difficult course work. This one-week AP* Summer Institute course is designed to improve teachers’ ability to provide the “coaching” necessary for their students to be successful not only in APUSH, but also in college.
Specifically, teachers will
1. Become familiar with the continuum and flow of AP* U.S. History curriculum from early settlement to 1980’s.
2. Become familiar with online resources as well as more traditional resources and develop ideas for their use in the instruction of students.
3. Become familiar with and practice various instructional strategies for teaching the skills and knowledge necessary for student success on the AP* exam.
4. Develop lessons and share ideas for the use of the instructional strategies
5. Become familiar with the 2007 AP* US History exam, how it was scored and how they might use the exam to develop successful test-taking skills in their students for next year.
The agenda which follows is tentative. Time in a computer lab will be factored into
the week, and depending on the demands and needs of the participants, more or
less time will be spent on each area listed.
There will be some “homework” but nothing requiring significant time
outside of class. Most activities will
be completed entirely within class time.
Participants are encouraged to bring a favorite lesson to share, but
this is not required.
AGENDA
Monday
Introductions/”Housekeeping”/Course Info
What Do Students Need to Be Successful in AP*? – discussion
Knowledge
and Skills
Resources
Role of the
Teacher
Role of the
Student
Role of the
Parent
Role of
Administration
Equity and Access
Scope and Sequence – “There’s a Lot
to Cover” – depth vs. breadth – Themes and Topics: Changes From the Past
AP* Audit: the Latest
Critical Reading
Skills: Strategies for Reading the
Textbook
Tuesday
Critical Reading Skills: More on Reading
for Improved Learning
Computer Lab: How Can
the Computer Be Used To Help Teach Your Students?
Resources
Blackboard.com
Turnitin.com
Primary Sources:
Using Artifacts and Documents to Understand History – Strategies for
critical thinking
Critical Writing:
Strategies to Improve Student Writing and Learning of History
“Great Idea”
Presentations – Teacher Sharing Wednesday
More Critical Thinking Strategies to Improve Student Writing
on the DBQ and FRQ
2007 Exam: The DBQ –
Rubric, student samples and comments on results of the exam
“Great Idea” Presentations – Teacher Sharing
Thursday
Success on the Multiple Choice Portion of AP* Test
Student Centered Activities – “Coach on the Side”
Writing: Looking at
the 2006 FRQ
“Great Ideas”
Presentations – Teacher Sharing
Friday
What Do You Do After the Exam (for the next six weeks)
Tying It Together
“Great Ideas” Presentations –
Teacher Presentations
*College Board, AP, Advanced Placement
Program, Pre-AP, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College
Board. Used with permission.
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Instructor
Dana Duenzen will be the 2010 US History instructor.
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