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ROD FRANCHI

I’ve taught APUSH for over 20 years and wrote a book that features big picture themes and points out causal connections so history makes sense for kids. It’s also packed with curious stories to help readers see an interconnected narrative.  

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Awarded Novi High School Outstanding Teacher of the Year 2022!

ROD FRANCHI
​​Rod Franchi has been teaching AP US History at Novi HS in Novi, MI for over 20 years. Rod believes the key to teaching APUSH is for the kids to become historians--for the year at least! Methods to teach APUSH--especially writing and other skills--are his speciality. Recently, Rod wrote the book, 19th Century American History for Teens, which helps kids see threads that bind together the bits of history. He has been an APUSH Reader multiple times and served as Social Studies Department Chair for 15 years--in addition to various leadership positions at the county and state levels. Rod led two webinars in AP US History practices for the College Board, and was a contributor for the APUSH textbook, By the People. At his workshops, Rod shares lots of lessons and resources, but his central focus is to help teachers build their APUSH courses to fit their styles and the students' needs.

​Rod can be contacted at 
rod@thehistorychase.org 
website: https://www.historychase.org/ 
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COURSE AGENDA

In this AP US History Summer Institute, participants will . . .

>Learn the ins and outs of the College Board’s APUSH Framework.
>Learn about all parts of the APUSH Exam.
>Walk away with lots of new methods, resources, and lessons. 
>Begin building their APUSH course, based on their new knowledge.

DAY 1:
The 4 Gears that Make APUSH Go
>2 Common Pedagogical Problems 
>A peek at the framework.
>Solution: It’s fun to think like a historian!
>Introductions.
>What’s in your College Board materials?
>College Board Equity & Access.
>Gears 1 & 2: Historical Thinking.
>Application Lessons, Gears 1 & 2.
>Gear 3: Course Content.
>Gear 4: Themes.
>AP Classroom
>Reflect & Debrief: Questions? 
>What’s this mean for my classroom?

DAY 2:
The APUSH EXAM
>Tour of the APUSH Exam.
>Multiple Choice section.
>Document Based Question section.
>How to score DBQs
>Score DBQs.
>Long Essay Question section.
>Short Answer Question section.
>Writing instruction.
>Reflect & Debrief: Questions? 
>What’s this mean for my classroom?

DAY 3:
APUSH FAIR SHARE! METHODS, RESOURCES,LESSON
>“Teaching for Understanding.”
>Historical Thinking in the Classroom.
>Teaching Primary Sources. 
>Teaching Secondary Sources.
>Prepare for APUSH Share Fair
>APUSH Share Fair!: Learn about Methods, Sources, Lessons.
>Reflect & Debrief: Questions? 
>What’s this mean for my classroom?

DAY 4:
LET’S BUILD!
>Role of the Textbook.
>AP Course Audit.
>AP Community
>Your syllabus: big picture plan.
>Goals of your course.
>What’s your course’s identity?
>Guided work to build course calendar, unit plan, or syllabus. 
>Report Out: course calendar, unit plan, or syllabus. 
>Reflect & Debrief: Questions? 
>What’s all this mean for my classroom?

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