Time Agenda Materials
8:30- 9:30
AM
· Scavenger Hunt (online or in-person with a partner)
· The course! Big points to focus on and what toworry about (and not).
· Opening remarks (Using Drive- and MY AP)
· Discuss agenda for the week
· RESOURCES (Drive and in front of you)- what do you have?
· Pass rates 2021 and comparison (discuss) ❖ AP Handbook, GOPO Handbook and Google Drive
9:30 AM Stretch break: Stand Up Activity suggestion
9:30-10 AM · Introductions
· Find Someone Who Has Activity
● Equity and Access: What it Means to You (Poll Everywhere example)
● Equity and Access: Philosophical Chairs ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
10-10:30
AM
Break
10:30- 12
PM ● AP GOPO Syllabus – be audit-ready (Q and A)
● Pacing tips- Keys to Success for either semester or
year-long course
● Recruiting students-AP Gov. Promo clip and ideas
● Taking the test? AP Ready? Teaching to the test v. student interest (Discussion)
● Taking the Test (multiple choice- new questions)
● Debrief with a vet ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
12-1 PM
Lunch
1-2 PM ● Discuss: challenges to youor your students
● Remediation: Test Corrections- ideas
● Intro to Unit 1a:Foundations (Pacing, Vocab, Do’s and Donts) ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
2:30-2:45
Break
2-3 PM ● Overview: PPT of Big Ideas, EU, LO, EK
● Lesson: Understanding Course Framewor
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● Groups of 4: rookies with veterans: Choose one class activity or assignment to share that fits Unit 1 ❖ Index cards and chart paper
3-4 PM
● Intro to My AP
● Diagnostic AP Gov Test (Google Classroom)
● HW -tbd ❖ My AP (Online)
Wednesday
Time Agenda Materials
7:30- 9:30
AM
· Welcome- Tech tips
· Recap: Day 1
· Participation Ideas – Discuss
· Recap Unit 1a: Intro and Constitution
· Unit 1b: Federalism (Pyramids and Unit plans)
· Schedule for first unit (Pacing tips )
· Modeling an activity: INS test (take online) /video clip/scored discussion ❖ AP Handbook, GOPO Handbook and Google Drive
9-10 AM · Lesson example: Nearpod with Federalism
● Textbook rep tba ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
10-10:30
AM
Break
10:30- 12
PM ● Content: Linkage Institutions (Highlights)
● Political Ideology Quiz (how to use it/pedagogcial ideas) ❖ AP Handbook, Handbook and Handout
12-1 PM
Lunch
1-2 PM ● Discussion: Teaching in the Age of Trump
● Content: Institutions (Highlights) ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
2-3 PM ● Redesign Lesson 5: Integrating Required Documents ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
3-4 PM
● New Group of 4: Google Doc
● Midweek eval (before you leave)
● HW- tbd ❖ AP Handbook and Handout
Thursday
Time Agenda Materials
8:30- 9:00 ● Welcome!
● Attendance
● Go through Midweeksurvey results
● Scoring the FRQ- Concept Application (FRQ 1- 2019) ❖ AP Handbook and Handout (Drive)
9:00 -10:00 ● Breakout Rooms: ScoringFRQ #1 (2021) ❖ Handout (Drive)
Break
10:30- 11:00 ● Introduction to Unit 2: Institutions (Go through big picture and pacing advice) ❖ AP Handbook and Handout (Drive)
11:00- 11:30 ● Offline: Read CED pages 51-60 (Interactions among Branches)
● Activities and suggestions: Passing a Bill and Model Congress ❖ AP Handbook and Handout (Drive)
Break
11:45- 12:15 ● Breakout rooms: Analyzing Quantitative Data (pages 120-128 Handbook)
● FRQs (Congress and the Presidency) – look over ❖ AP Handbook and Handout (Drive)
LUNCH
Time Task . Objective
1:15- 1:45
1:45- 2:30 ● Intro to Unit 3: Civil Rights and Liberties
● Pacing and Highlights
● Assignments: Freedom of Speech and MLK (Devitt Handbook) ❖ AP Handbook and Handout (Drive)
Break
2:45 to 4:00 ● Watch:FRQ #2 https://www.y outube.com/w atch?v=M_0AT kOnBus
● Introduce FRQ #2 and QuestionGrade FRQ #2 (2019) ❖ AP Handbook and Drive
