Luke Glassett has taught high school history for over 15 years in the state of Washington, currently at Skyview High School in Vancouver, WA. He holds a B.S. in Social Sciences and a Masters in Education from Washington State University Vancouver. He also has been a National Board Certified teacher since 2010. Apart from teaching history, Luke has also coached soccer and been a FIRST Robotics head coach since 2012 for the Skyview StormBots.

Over the past twelve years, Luke has participated in the AP World Reading as a Reader, Table Leader, and sample selector (Early Table Leader). In his time as an Early Table Leader, he has been part of the sample selection process for both the DBQ and the LEQ. 

Luke has also written test prep questions for Albert.io (formerly Learnerator), and consulted for them on question alignment. He is passionate about alignment, essays, and helping students reach their maximum potential by connecting their lives to the content taught in the classroom. 
He looks forward to helping you do the same!

LUCAS GUSSETT

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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