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"Patrick made this AP World workshop highly engaging and informative, providing excellent examples and resources."
"I like the way this is an interactive course and how I am learning strategies and skills that I can apply right away in my first go as an AP teacher." "The presenter was very knowledgeable and willingly shared his experiences, tailoring things to the needs of the group. He also did a great job modeling all kinds of different AP teaching techniques throughout the four days of study." -2026 APSI Participants |
Patrick Whelan
You can contact Patrick at: [email protected]
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Patrick Whelan is the Social Studies Department chair for Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Florida where he teaches AP World History and AP United States History. He has served on the leadership team at the AP World History readings for more than 20 years and consequently has a strong understanding of how AP history essays are scored. He has presented at more than 100 College Board AP summer institutes for AP World History, including over twenty virtual APSIs. He has contributed curriculum materials for the College Board AP Insight Program and the AP World History Teaching and Assessing Modules. Patrick has also assisted in the revisions of several leading world history textbooks. The Gilder Lehrman Institute selected Patrick as the 2023 History Teacher of the Year for Florida. Patrick is a graduate of Yale University.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Advanced Placement Summer Institute will focus on the AP World History: Modern course and how to adapt to the recent changes in the scope of the course. The focus of the activities will be on classroom application as we navigate the framework of the Course and Exam Description. During the week, we will work on both the conceptual underpinnings of this incredibly rich and complex course and actual lesson plans that can be adapted for the classrooms. Patrick Whelan will share an insider’s view of how the essays for AP history are scored. Overall this AP World History: Modern session will strive to create a collegial environment in which the practical needs of teachers designing their new course will be met. AP Summer Institutes are well known as providing the best professional development experience for AP teachers no matter what their experience. Patrick Whelan is one of the most experienced and well respected AP World History: Modern consultants for both face-to-face and online summer institutes
AGENDA
Day One
Fostering student understanding
Course Introduction
AP World History skills and practices
Exam overview for all AP histories
Stimulus-based multiple-choice items
Equity and access
AP World History periods and themes
Day Two
Course and Exam Description
Note-taking strategies
Analyzing historical evidence: primary and secondary sources
Strategies and pedagogical tools for historical thinking
Day Three
Document based questions
The AP reading
Textbooks and document readers
Day Four
Recommended materials
Short answer questions
AP Audit
AP Classroom
Argument development and long essay questions
Assess and reflect using the Instructional Planning Reports
This Advanced Placement Summer Institute will focus on the AP World History: Modern course and how to adapt to the recent changes in the scope of the course. The focus of the activities will be on classroom application as we navigate the framework of the Course and Exam Description. During the week, we will work on both the conceptual underpinnings of this incredibly rich and complex course and actual lesson plans that can be adapted for the classrooms. Patrick Whelan will share an insider’s view of how the essays for AP history are scored. Overall this AP World History: Modern session will strive to create a collegial environment in which the practical needs of teachers designing their new course will be met. AP Summer Institutes are well known as providing the best professional development experience for AP teachers no matter what their experience. Patrick Whelan is one of the most experienced and well respected AP World History: Modern consultants for both face-to-face and online summer institutes
AGENDA
Day One
Fostering student understanding
Course Introduction
AP World History skills and practices
Exam overview for all AP histories
Stimulus-based multiple-choice items
Equity and access
AP World History periods and themes
Day Two
Course and Exam Description
Note-taking strategies
Analyzing historical evidence: primary and secondary sources
Strategies and pedagogical tools for historical thinking
Day Three
Document based questions
The AP reading
Textbooks and document readers
Day Four
Recommended materials
Short answer questions
AP Audit
AP Classroom
Argument development and long essay questions
Assess and reflect using the Instructional Planning Reports