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world history

"Absolute best! I received so many classroom-ready lesson ideas. This is the best APSI I've ever attended!"
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​KATHRYN "GUSSIE" WYNDHAM
Kathryn Wyndham was one of the first 50 teachers to be trained by the College Board in the delivery of AP World History workshops. She has served as a presenter throughout the western United States, internationally (Colombia, Thailand, Canada, South Korea) and has served as a speaker at the AP Annual Conference. Kathryn has been a classroom teacher for 30 years and an AP reader. She holds a BA from the Ohio State University and a Masters degree from Kent State University in Secondary Social Studies and has been the recipient of various awards and recognitions, including a Fulbright Scholarship, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, a William Coe Scholarship, and an East Asian Institute Scholarship.

She can be reached at wyndhamgussie@gmail.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION
 
Section 1: Welcome / Introduction / Logistics
  • Unit Activity
  • Breakdown of course
  • Themes  (lesson idea)
  • Time periods (suggestion: overview the events/themes)
  • 19 Key Concepts (knowledge and skills)
  • Regions (geography)
  • 6 Units (chronology)
  • Equity Policy
  • Audit
  • Multiple Choice  (55 questions)
 
Section 2:  Free Response Section of the Exam
  • Short Answer Questions/expectations
  • Free-response questions
  • Questions Overview/ New Formats
  • Sample Student Responses / Score
  • Sharing ways to incorporate the sample student response
  • LEQ (Long Essay Questions) expectations /ti ps; CCOT Essay  (Continuities and Changes Over Time)
  • Comparative Essay
    • SAQ’s (Short Answer Questions)
    • DBQ Essay (Document Based Question) Tips
 
 Section 3: Effective Strategies for Improving Critical Thinking / Reading Skills
  • Textbook Reading guidelines / Reading Methods / Notecards
  • PERSIA,SOAPS, HIPPO, APREAD
  • Partial List of AP Reading Strategies
  • Cornell Note Taking
  • Inner–Outer Circle Seminar (Civilization Lesson)

Section 4
  • Unit One Lessons                     ~8000 B.C.E- 600 B.C.E.
  • Unit Two Lessons                     600 B.C.E. – 600 C.E       
  • Unit Three Lessons                  600-1450
  • Unit Four Lessons                    1450-1750
  • Unit Five Lessons                     1750-1900
  • Unit Six Lessons                       1900-PRESENT
 
Section 5: Review Techniques for AP Exam and Professional Growth
  • AP Central
  • AP Annual Conference (collegeboard.com/apac)   
  • Professional Organizations (resource book)
    • World History Connected
  • Professional Development Workshops
  • Texts
  • Home
  • Sessions
    • Art and Design: Experienced
    • Art History
    • Biology
    • Calculus AB
    • Chemistry
    • Chinese Language and Culture
    • Spanish Language and Culture
    • English Language--Experienced
    • English Lang--New
    • English Literature
    • Environmental Science
    • Physics 1 and 2
    • Statistics
    • US Government and Politics
    • US History
    • World History
  • Fees and Registration