AP Course:

AP US HISTORY

CONSULTANT: Bruce Smith

APUSH Consultant - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Teaching since 1989. Teaching APUSH, AP Gov/Politics, and AP Macro Econ since 2001. AP English Language from 2005 to 2009. College Board consultant since 2004. APUSH Reader since 2006 and Table Leader since 2021.

Bachelors in History, Michigan State University (1988). Masters in Secondary Education, University of New Mexico (1995), Masters in English, Middlebury College (2000), Masters in Liberal Arts, St. John's College (2009).

Peace Corps volunteer, Papua New Guinea (1988-1990). James Madison Memorial Fellowship recipient (2005). Wrote APUSH test questions for IScore5, an online test prep app. Consultant for NMSI-- working with NYC APUSH teachers (2019-2020).

I enjoy cycling (commute to school when the weather allows), reading, exercising, and hanging out with nature as much as possible. 

Class Description:

We will use the College Board Course and Exam Description Book that covers the requirements for this course.

In addition, participants will:

1. Examine ways to write the DBQ, LEQ and SAQ

2. Use the Concept Outline to plan your APUSH course.

3. Sentence writing using HIPP.

4. Read and score essays from the current national exam.

5. Examine the APUSH Reasoning Processes (The Three C’s).

6. Examine the Eight Themes

7. Discuss the Concept Outline with an emphasis on the Historical Development sections.

8. Discuss the APUSH Rubrics for the SAQ, LEQ, and DBQ.

9. Design an APUSH course that fits your demographics and challenges your students throughout the school year.

10. Share a lesson or project with our group. Possible a bell ringer or mini lesson too.

11. Other items will be covered such as: pacing, equity, and ways to review.

12.Encourage participants to share out throughout the APSI on ways you teach APUSH.