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Matt Romano
Matt Romano has taught both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics since starting teaching at Atlanta’s Marist School in 2004. He first became an AP reader for the AP Macroeconomics exam in 2008, was a table leader from 2013-2018, and has served as a question leader since 2019. An endorsed CollegeBoard consultant, Matt currently serves on the AP Macroeconomics Test Development Committee. He previously served on CollegeBoard’s AP Macroeconomics Instructional Design Committee, helping produce teacher resource materials while also contributing to the development of the Curriculum and Exam Description and AP Classroom. In addition, Matt has contributed lesson plans to the fourth edition of the Council for Economic Education (CEE) teacher resource manual and has written questions for various ETS assessments. Matt co-authored the Fast Track to a 5 test prep manual accompanying N. Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Economics textbook and consulted for the AP version of Mankiw’s 8th Edition. Beyond teaching at Marist, Matt also teaches AP Macroeconomics to students throughout the nation via One Schoolhouse, an online consortium of schools. |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we will focus on discussing and reviewing the structure of the redesigned course in AP US Government and Politics. We will discuss various pedagogical methods to teach the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge for this course. Participants will gain a better understanding of how these concepts are utilized to build a cohesive course framework. We will also focus on the components of the redesigned exam. Particularly, we will cover in-depth the new disciplinary practices: Source Analysis, SCOTUS Analysis, Data Analysis, Concept Application, and Argumentation. We will also review and discuss revisions for the multiple choice questions on the redesigned exam.
COURSE AGENDA:
In this workshop, we will focus on discussing and reviewing the structure of the redesigned course in AP US Government and Politics. We will discuss various pedagogical methods to teach the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge for this course. Participants will gain a better understanding of how these concepts are utilized to build a cohesive course framework. We will also focus on the components of the redesigned exam. Particularly, we will cover in-depth the new disciplinary practices: Source Analysis, SCOTUS Analysis, Data Analysis, Concept Application, and Argumentation. We will also review and discuss revisions for the multiple choice questions on the redesigned exam.
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