| Summer
Institute Advanced Placement Program 2008
European History
Location
and time
June
23-27, 2008
Mon.-Thurs, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fri., 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
This
institute takes place at the University of Delaware Downtown
Center, 8th and King Streets, Wilmington. (Click
here for driving directions.)
Instructor
Shayne O'Connell
Pope John XXIII High School, Sparta, NJ
Shayne
O'Connell is a teacher of social studies at Pope John XXIII
High School in Sparta, NJ for 20 years, and a teacher of AP
European History for 15 of those years. She has been a reader
and a table leader at the AP European History Readings and
an endorsed College Board Consultant for 14 years. As a consultant,
she has conducted numerous AP Summer Institutes as well as
workshops in AP European History and two-day workshops in
Pre-AP Strategies for Social Studies and English. Mrs. O'Connell
is a co-author of the "Pre-AP Strategies for English
and Social Studies" Published by the College Board.
Course
description
This Institute
will provide many resources to help both new and experienced
teachers confidently teach a course in AP European History.
The course will address traditional concerns: structuring
an AP course, curriculum, student enrollment, selections of
textbook, primary source readings and supplemental materials.
Preparation of the students for the AP Exam, and specific
strategies for the document based question and the free response
questions will be another focus of the Institute. The use
of various methods and assessments and the structure and grading
of the exam using the most recent exams with the specific
rubrics and standards will be explored.
Technology
in the classroom for both the teacher and the student will
be an important part of the course. Resources and ideas that
make this course more manageable for the teacher and the student
will be addressed. The AP Audit will also be discussed. Participants
will be requested to bring a best practice to share and we
will also work on unit development of the various topics in
the course.
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