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MAX LU recently co-authored (with Barbara Hildebrant, Ken Keller and Rod Neumann) a textbook titled Human Geography for the AP Course, published by Bedford, Freeman & Worth in January 2021. 
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MAX LU
I am a geography professor at Kansas State University. In the last 20 years I have been involved in AP Human Geography in a number of capacities. I started AP Human Geography reading in Clemson, South Carolina in 2003, the third year after the course was created. Since then I have read the APHG exam every year except for one and have been a reader, table leader, and in recent years question leader. From 2007 to 2015, I served on the College Board’s Test Development Committee for AP Human Geography. In addition to being a College Board-certified consultant, I am also a senior reviewer for College Board’s AP course audit program. I have taught AP Human Geography workshops and summer institutes around the country since 2007. I went to a “Big Ten” school (Indiana University, Bloomington) for my PhD and have worked at a “Big 12” school (K-State) for 26 years! I recently co-authored (with Barbara Hildebrant, Ken Keller and Rod Neumann) a textbook titled Human Geography for the AP Course, published by Bedford, Freeman & Worth in January 2021.
Max can be contacted at : [email protected]
I am a geography professor at Kansas State University. In the last 20 years I have been involved in AP Human Geography in a number of capacities. I started AP Human Geography reading in Clemson, South Carolina in 2003, the third year after the course was created. Since then I have read the APHG exam every year except for one and have been a reader, table leader, and in recent years question leader. From 2007 to 2015, I served on the College Board’s Test Development Committee for AP Human Geography. In addition to being a College Board-certified consultant, I am also a senior reviewer for College Board’s AP course audit program. I have taught AP Human Geography workshops and summer institutes around the country since 2007. I went to a “Big Ten” school (Indiana University, Bloomington) for my PhD and have worked at a “Big 12” school (K-State) for 26 years! I recently co-authored (with Barbara Hildebrant, Ken Keller and Rod Neumann) a textbook titled Human Geography for the AP Course, published by Bedford, Freeman & Worth in January 2021.
Max can be contacted at : [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION
My overriding goal is to make the APSI a practical and teacher-centered event by covering the key changes in the recently published Course and Exam Description (CED), sharing the resources for teaching the content, and providing a forum for participants to share ideas and teaching strategies. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Use the resources in AP Classroom to Assess Student Progress; Prepare students for the exam; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. The bulk of the time will be used to share a wide variety of teacher-developed, classroom-tested resources and activities for teaching content topics in each of the seven units and develop students’ five key skills. Participants will also practice FRQ scoring, go over sample student answers and discuss how that can inform us about preparing students for the exam.
AGENDA
My overriding goal is to make the APSI a practical and teacher-centered event by covering the key changes in the recently published Course and Exam Description (CED), sharing the resources for teaching the content, and providing a forum for participants to share ideas and teaching strategies. Major topics to be covered may include
My overriding goal is to make the APSI a practical and teacher-centered event by covering the key changes in the recently published Course and Exam Description (CED), sharing the resources for teaching the content, and providing a forum for participants to share ideas and teaching strategies. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Use the resources in AP Classroom to Assess Student Progress; Prepare students for the exam; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. The bulk of the time will be used to share a wide variety of teacher-developed, classroom-tested resources and activities for teaching content topics in each of the seven units and develop students’ five key skills. Participants will also practice FRQ scoring, go over sample student answers and discuss how that can inform us about preparing students for the exam.
AGENDA
My overriding goal is to make the APSI a practical and teacher-centered event by covering the key changes in the recently published Course and Exam Description (CED), sharing the resources for teaching the content, and providing a forum for participants to share ideas and teaching strategies. Major topics to be covered may include
- The course and the exam
- The new CED, including the 3 Big Ideas, 5 skill categories, and the 7 content units;
- The new exam format: the 5 task verbs, strategies for answering 7-part FRQs, how to write your own FRQs, etc.
- The AP Classroom resources such as personal progress checks, question banks, etc.
- Tips for preparing syllabi for the course auditing.
- Unit-specific resources and activities
- We will spend the bulk of our time to share a wide variety of teacher-developed, classroom-tested resources and activities for teaching content topics in each of the seven units. A workbook (pdf file) with the detailed descriptions of the resources and activities will be provided.
- AP exam preparation
- How to better prepare students for the exam?
- The FRQ scoring process and how it can inform us about preparing students for the exam.