This session is designed to empower educators with strategies and resources to effectively guide high school students in writing to meet the expectations of the APUSH Rubric. Through a series of engaging activities and discussions, participants will grow in their ability for critical thinking and the development of defensible arguments. Teachers will learn how to break down the APUSH Rubric and provide targeted feedback that helps students develop strong thesis statements, organize coherent essays, and use evidence effectively. Interactive activities and collaborative exercises will focus on building essential writing skills, improving argumentation, and honing students' ability to craft essays that satisfy the requirements established by CollegeBoard. By the end of the session, educators will have a toolbox of practical techniques to support students' writing success.
Looking for a way to make economic concepts more interactive without sacrificing valuable instructional time? This session will explore the use of Micro-Simulations, or short role-playing activities (15-20 minutes) designed to immerse students in economic content. These simulations provide a dynamic, hands-on learning experience that enhances understanding of key economic concepts while maintaining the quick pace of the curriculum. Participants will actively engage in two Micro-Simulations that they can take back to their own classrooms, ready to implement. In addition, they will discover myriad other examples for maximizing student engagement, aligned to the curricula of both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
In this session, teachers will learn how to implement a mini-debate in their on-level (or any level) classroom through the analysis of primary sources and the construction of arguments.
How can teachers modify their lessons and assessments to be more easily understood by English Language Learners? We’ll investigate how and why teachers should replace common idioms and phrasal verbs in classroom materials. Then we’ll practice modifying and utilizing Think-Write-Pair-Share, a cooperative learning strategy that increases student engagement.
Let's look at how digital document analysis can make your job easier and keep your students engaged. We'll explore different tools and techniques that not only simplify the analysis of historical documents but also encourage deeper thinking and active participation from your students.
The argumentation points are the most difficult points for studentsto achieve on the AP History rubrics. To improve scores, student sneed to be able to do more than just relate historical facts; they need to be able to create historical arguments supported by theirknowledge of historical facts. In this session, we will review tips and trips to maximize arugmentation points.
