WORLD HISTORY
During the week, we’ll discuss format, pace, class requirements, and day-to-day structures. In addition, we’ll work on the three major areas of concern in any social science class – reading, writing, and thinking – and the techniques that will help teachers meet students’ needs.
In addition, the pandemic has created some “unprecedented” needs in instruction, format, and content. We will explore ways to transition to and from virtual formats in ways that will meet student needs while emphasizing skills.
Finally, we will look at past World History AP Exams, analyzing the multiple-choice and writing portions, to best organize our class and course around successful teaching and learning. And don’t worry…if you’re new to the course, you’ll be ready to teach it; and if you’re an “old-hand,” then you’ll be caught up with any updates. It’s a great course with tremendous possibilities…it just takes time!
Goals
• To explore text, visual, and internet resources that will boost any world history course
• To investigate the traits and techniques necessary for an Advanced Placement course in world history through a thorough analysis of the AP exam
Course Outline
• Each day will have the following elements: Course Development, Reasoning Skills, Historical Content, Teaching Resources, Historiography, and Sharing of Best Practices
• Participants will be encouraged to participate in focused discussions by analyzing academic articles, reading primary texts, and sharing best practices
• Differentiated topics will be available for participants upon request.
Day 1 – Course and Exam Introductions, Source Analysis, Unit 0?
Day 2 – Essay Structure, Thesis, Units 1 & 2, Sourcing
Day 3 – Notetaking, Paragraphing, SAQ, Units 3 & 4, Audit
Day 4 – DBQ, LEQ, Units 5 & 6, Grades/Grading
Day 5 – MCQs, Units 7-8-9, AP Classroom

Bill has always had a keen interest in world history. He was a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Foundation at Princeton where he studied the “long nineteenth-century” and was awarded a two-year NEH fellowship to study India and China at Cal Poly Pomona. Bill has presented at the World History Association, National Council for the Social Studies, and the AP Annual Conference. He is a consultant for the College Board in World and US History and Pre-AP World History and Geography, with presentations in Heidelberg, Brasilia, Bangkok, Madrid, Seoul, Cairo, Manila, and Nairobi. Bill has served as a member of the program committee and the executive board of the World History Association.