This institute will provide many resources to help both experienced and new teachers confidently teach a course in AP* European history. The following are some of the goals for the week:
To understand some of the basic elements involved with teaching the AP* European History course:
To understand the content and structure of the AP* European History exam, and to develop appropriate strategies for maximizing student scores and to examine ways to provide students with the analytical skills and factual knowledge necessary to deal critically with the problems and materials in AP* European History.
To achieve an understanding of necessary course content by analyzing the most recent AP* European History exam and looking at how the test was scored.
To examine a variety of ways to structure the course so that students will be prepared to score well on the AP* exam.
To acquire many resources from the instructor and from other participants to help make the teaching of the course more manageable. These will include:
