Professional Development

Discuss teaching the Age of Revolutions inclusively and globally.

The early modern period, c. 1450 to c. 1750 CE, was the first age of global interconnections, but world history classes often narrate it primarily from the perspective of Europeans. World history teachers should emphasize the role of European expansion, while recognizing its limits. Eurocentrism distorts the history of this period when European events are treated in much more detail, than the developments elsewhere. Teachers can maintain a global approach by panning out from important developments. The Atlantic economy, for instance, was deeply integrated with networks in the Indian and Oceans. AP World History teachers should also fill gaps in the curriculum by teaching about race, capitalism, and the environment.

Browse slides from the stream 'Keeping It Global in Early Modern World History.'

Browse slides from the stream 'Teaching the Global Middle Ages.'

The "Global Middle Ages" is a topic among historians of the period from 300 CE - 1600 CE with implications for World History teachers. World History teachers can cover more of the world if they avoid Eurocentrism. Important developments, such as Indian Ocean Trade, can be more global by panning out and including more areas, such as East Africa and South East Asia. We will discuss resources and lesson plans that include many parts of the world and demonstrate interregional connections. Compelling visuals, including a double-headed turquoise snake, can draw students into this time period.

Browse slides from the stream 'Using AP Classroom.'

Learn how to use College Board's AP Classroom. We will create a class, add and drop students, and assign personal progress checks to students. Next, we will explore the features of AP Classroom for teachers such as College Board created lesson plans and unit guides. In addition, we will explore the vast exam bank, how to assign exam questions for digital use as well as how to print a paper test. Finally, we will examine how to filter the exam bank by questions by unit, theme, skill and more in order to create interventions, practice, and reviews.

Browse slides from the stream 'Classroom Routines for Thinking Critically.'

In this video, learn how to create a classroom culture in AP World History. Establish classroom routines that reinforce thinking critically. Four key components are addressed in this video: bell work, exit tickets, peer work, and classroom discussions. Learn six specific examples for each area and walk away with a lot of resources to incorporate into your classroom.

AP World History: "Teaching Unit 0": This video covers "Teaching Unit 0", which is the old AP World History "Classic" content from Units 1-3 of the "Classic AP World History" before the 2019-2020 AP World History Modern Revision. The video discusses what topics to cover (B.I.N.D.E.R acronym) from AP World History "Classic". It also discusses how to set the pacing for "Unit 0" so that it flows seamlessly with the new AP World History "Modern" pacing guide. The video provides pacing instructions for those who start teaching in mid-August and also those who start after Labor Day. The link for the slide presentation is: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uQ-aR3kqVuCqW_kSXicja-WZSRVa1uApmNnNxw06dxs/edit#slide=id.g5fb628e896_0_23

Browse slides from the stream 'Teaching Unit Zero in AP World History: Modern.'

AP World History is a wonderful class, but can be a challenging to organize and to teach. Teachers can simplify long term planning by sorting and choosing from the categories in the course description. Every day lessons should include critical thinking. Three lesson plans can be adapted to do this in any unit in the course. Using AP exam items to determine class grades requires adaptation given how the exam itself is scored.

Browse slides from the stream 'AP World History for New(er) Teachers.'

Walk through an initial view of the changes to the AP World History Course and Exam Description with veteran AP World teachers and an experienced AP World student. We look at the unit guides, the course changes, and give some opinions about how the course will change starting in 2019-2020.