US History
Course at a Glance
Format:
Live-Online and Asynchronous
New & Experienced Combined
Length:
4 days, Monday - Thursday
Dates:
June 28 - July 1, 2021
Program Hours:
32 Contact Hours
Price:
$525 Standard Registration Fee (ends May 31)
$575 Late Registration Fee (begin June 1)
College Board APSI Materials
In order to guarantee your College Board APSI materials, registrations must be received four weeks prior to the course start date.
Course Overview
AP® U.S. History is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course. In AP U.S. History, students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from approximately 1491 to the present. Students develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical comparisons; and utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology; America in the world; geography and the environment; and culture and society.
What You Will Learn
- Understanding the AP U.S. History Course and Exam
- Exploring the course thematic learning objectives
- Analyzing historical sources
- Interpreting historical evidence
- Creating and supporting historical arguments
How You Will Benefit
- Understand the course design and be able to implement an effective AP U.S. History course
- Develop activities and assessments to build student proficiency in the disciplinary practices and reasoning skills
- Practice effective historical reasoning activities that can be modeled in classrooms and help students develop sound historical arguments
- Learn how to make equitable access a guiding principle in designing instruction
How Online Workshops Will Work
No one wants to sit and watch a 32-hour long webinar, so we are working closely with our consultants to develop a modified course schedule that allows you greater flexibility, but still getting the knowledge and skills you need.
Live-online instruction will be conducted through Zoom while asynchronous learning assignments will be managed through Canvas, the University’s learning management system (LMS).
Once you register, we will provide you with more details on how to access the platforms as well as your materials.
To register, please visit our registration portal.
Kenneth Tucker
Kenneth Tucker is currently an assistant principal in the Henry County School District. He taught AP U.S. History for thirteen years, from 2006-2018. He is an AP Reader, APSI Consultant, and serves on the Consultant Advisory Panel and AP Annual Conference Steering Committee. He developed an online professional development module called “Making Connections” (formerly known as Synthesis) for the first redesign, which is currently featured on AP Central. Mr. Tucker and a former star student were selected to participate in the NHD Normandy Sacrifice for Freedom Institute 2014, with their research featured on the National WWII Museum website, ABMC Normandy Cemetery App, and GPTV’s “On the Story.” Mr. Tucker has participated in several summer professional development institutes, including the Gilder Lehrman Stanford Institute on the Great Depression and World War II. In addition, he has presented on the issues of vertical teams and access and equity for low SES students at the AP National Conference and College Board’s Access and Equity Conference, and currently serves on several comprehensive school and county level reform committees. Mr. Tucker earned B.S. and M.Ed. degrees in History and Secondary Education at Florida A&M University, and an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership at Columbus State University. He was a Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year nominee for 2017-2018, awarded the Mary Brown Tinkham Chapter Colonial Dames 17th Century Outstanding History Teacher in 2014, Rockdale County High School Teacher of the Year in 2013-2014, Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year in 2013, and is a three-time Rockdale County Public Schools Honor Teacher.
How to Register
To register, please visit our registration portal. Attendees will need to register using their College Board login credentials.
If paying by check or purchase order, CPE staff will follow up with an invoice. Please reference invoice number on check.
If you have questions or need assistance registering, please contact [email protected] or 423-425-4344.
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