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ap history - teaching with historical problems

originally streamed in 2020 with Bob Bain & Amanda DoAmaralTeachers
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Learn how to organize AP History content using historical problems to create coherence and engage students. Bob Bane, experienced AP teacher, shares practical strategies for teaching US and World History through problem-based learning instead of frag ...more

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  • 0:00

    Introduction to Bob Bane

  • 0:33

    Bob's Teaching Background

  • 1:04

    Organizing History Content

  • 1:37

    Historians' Approach to Problems

  • 2:07

    Defining Historical Problems

  • 3:10

    Problems as Breaks in Equilibrium

  • 4:42

    Motivating and Organizing Content

  • 5:16

    US History Government Example

  • 6:19

    Europe's Rise to Power

  • 6:51

    Overarching vs Nested Problems

  • 8:25

    Issues with Essential Questions

  • 8:56

    Convergence and Divergence Example

  • 11:01

    Agriculture and Interconnectivity

  • 12:32

    Investigating Problems vs Textbooks

  • 14:05

    Student Experiences with Problems

  • 15:06

    Problematizing Themes Like Governance

  • 17:13

    Understanding Historical Processes

  • 18:15

    Curriculum Fragments and Coherence

  • 20:20

    Turning Answers into Questions

  • 20:51

    8th Grade Leadership Example

  • 22:22

    Evaluating Effective Leaders

  • 24:28

    Outcomes and Student Arguments

  • 26:00

    Applying to AP World History

  • 27:04

    Starting Small with Problems

  • 28:05

    Compelling Reasons to Learn

  • 29:40

    Synthesis and Leadership Changes

  • 30:42

    Human Rights Over Time

  • 33:18

    Hooking Students with Dissonance

  • 34:52

    Government Role in Daily Life

  • 35:53

    Child Labor Historical Shift

  • 37:57

    History for Present Orientation

  • 39:01

    Interdisciplinary Connections

  • 40:02

    Wrapping Up Resources

  • 41:37

    Advice for AP Teachers

  • 42:41

    Sharing Big Problems

  • 43:12

    Closing Remarks

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social science
โœŠ๐Ÿฟ ap african american studies๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ ap comparative government๐Ÿšœ ap human geography๐Ÿ’ถ ap macroeconomics๐Ÿค‘ ap microeconomics๐Ÿง  ap psychology๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€โš–๏ธ ap us government
english & capstone
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arts
๐ŸŽจ ap art & design๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ ap art history๐ŸŽต ap music theory
science
๐Ÿงฌ ap biology๐Ÿงช ap chemistryโ™ป๏ธ ap environmental science๐ŸŽก ap physics 1๐Ÿงฒ ap physics 2๐Ÿ’ก ap physics c: e&mโš™๏ธ ap physics c: mechanics
math & computer science
๐Ÿงฎ ap calculus abโ™พ๏ธ ap calculus bc๐Ÿ“Š ap statistics๐Ÿ’ป ap computer science aโŒจ๏ธ ap computer science p
world languages
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ap chinese๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ap french๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ap german๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ap italian๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ap japanese๐Ÿ›๏ธ ap latin๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ap spanish language๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฝ ap spanish literature

go beyond AP

high school exams
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honors classes
๐Ÿฌ honors algebra II๐Ÿซ€ honors anatomy๐Ÿ‡ honors biology๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ honors chemistry๐Ÿ’ฒ honors economics๐Ÿ“ honors geometryโšพ๏ธ honors physics๐Ÿ“ honors pre-calculus๐Ÿ“Š honors statistics๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ honors us government๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ honors us history๐ŸŒŽ honors world history
college classes
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hs classes
๐Ÿ›๏ธ alabama historyโ›ฐ๏ธ appalachian studies๐ŸŒด california history๐ŸŒ earth science๐ŸŒ ethnic studies๐ŸŠ florida history๐Ÿ‘ georgia history๐ŸŒŽ global studies๐ŸŒบ hawaiian studies๐Ÿ“ฐ journalism๐Ÿชถ native american studies๐ŸŒต new mexico history๐Ÿค  oklahoma historyโš—๏ธ physical science๐ŸŽ™๏ธ speech and debate๐Ÿค texas government๐Ÿค  texas history๐ŸŒฒ washington state history๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ world religions
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