A consultant for the College Board since 1994, a reader and table leader for AP Government reading, Brian Stevens has served as an AP Government instructor at Coldwater High School for the past 35 years. Brian has conducted workshops and institutes throughout the United States and Germany, presenting/working in 27 states. Named as the 2005 American Law Auxiliary High School Teacher of the Year, Brian uses several law-related activities in his classroom. He has presented at the College Board National Conference, edited several government textbooks, and recently had a review book published by McGraw-Hill. His students routinely pass the AP Government test 25 points above the global passing average.
This summer institute is designed specially with Advanced Placement (AP) Government teachers in mind, whether it’s their first year or fifteenth year. The focus is getting an AP Government program started at your school or making it better. The intent is to help your students prepare for the AP Government test administered each May but also to integrate law-related education materials in your classroom which naturally fit in an AP Government class. The institute will be conducted in a seminar method where participants will share ideas in regards starting/making their AP Government program better.
The major focus of this institute will be on educating participants on the test format and how to incorporate test instruction/preparation into our classroom instruction.
What the Participant Gets
- 30 hours of instructional time on AP Government class setup, strategies, and ways to prepare your students for the AP Government test.
- How to infuse technology into the AP Government curriculum.
- An overview of the College Board (AP test administrators) and how they can help you.
- A first hand account of the Free Response Question (FRQ) reading.
- Sample copies of the top textbooks, supplements, and readers.
- Exposure to two great law-related education activities that may fit well in your classroom: Federalists v. Anti-Federalists and moot court.
- Access to Google Docs with past tests, answers, teaching strategies, and sample free response questions.
- Latest information on changes on the AP test.
