Southern California AP* Institute

Faculty


	AP* U.S. HISTORY Jim Tomlin history Jim Tomlin received a BA degree from the University of Redlands in Political Science. He also earned a MA degree in Education from the University of Redlands and a MA degree from the University of Connecticut in History where he also maintained a Teaching Fellowship. Jim taught four years at Hemet High School and has been currently teaching at Corona del Mar High School since 1970, and serving as the AP* U.S. History instructor at that institution since 1992. Jim has been a College Board reader in AP* U.S. History since 1997 and has served as a College Board Consultant since 1998. This will be Jim's fourth year conducting the AP* U.S. History session at the Southern California. contact You can e-mail Jim at JTomlin1944@cox.net session outline Monday Introduction, Class Management AP* U.S. History Course Description The Philosophy of AP: Equity & Excellence Developing a Successful AP Program Multiple Choice Breakdown Strategies and Resources Tuesday Computer Lab Creating a class website 2010 FRQs Teaching the free response questions Planning for 2010-11 Innovative Projects Wednesday 2008 DBQ Exam Reviews Note-taking 101 Historiography Lesson Collaboration Setting Goals and Creating a Plan for the Year Thursday Computer Lab Strategies for Analyzing Primary Source Documents Ideas for What to Do After the AP* Exam Strategies for the multiple-choice questions Planning for 2010-11 Activities, Projects, Simulations [ Art History ] . [ Biology ] . [ Calculus AB ] . [ Calculus BC ] . [ Chemistry ] . [ Economics ] . [ English Language ] . [ English Literature ] . [ Environmental Science ] . [ European History ] . [ French Language ] . [ Physics ] . [ Psychology ] . [ Spanish Language ] . [ Spanish Literature ] . [ Statistics ] . [ U.S. Government ] . [ U.S. History ] . [ World History ]

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