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Susannah Walker; Gustavo Carrera – History Teacher, 2017
For a long time, Advanced Placement and other advanced-level U.S. history courses at the high school level were modeled after the collegiate survey course. However, the last two decades or more have seen some significant changes in the teaching of U.S. history at undergraduate and high school levels. Many of these changes at the high school level…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Teaching Methods, History Instruction, Introductory Courses
Blankenship, Whitney – Social Education, 2009
The ongoing interpretive case study that the author highlights in this article focused on students' use of online discussion forums within a problem-based inquiry classroom. The focus of inquiry during the year centered on two historical questions: What does it mean to be an American? What is America's place in the world? The participants in this…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Computer Mediated Communication, Advanced Placement Programs, Student Surveys

Stearns, Peter N. – History Teacher, 1999
Describes the new Advanced Placement (AP) world history course, which has a global and thematic focus and emphasizes global interactions and comparative issues. Discusses the chronology used and its emphasis on global forces and developments within civilizations. Believes that world history courses should assist students in understanding how the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Educational Objectives, Global Approach

Burstein, Stanley M. – History Teacher, 1999
Discusses why world history instruction is flourishing in higher education. Describes the new Advanced Placement (AP) world history course and states that the course is comparable to college-level world history courses. Considers to which college world history course the AP course is most comparable. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Course Content

Lillich, Harriet – History Teacher, 1999
Describes the six habits of mind fundamental to the study of history. Argues that a world history course must introduce students to the processes by which historians study the past. Provides suggestions for teaching the habits of mind through the proposed Advanced Placement (AP) world history course. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies

Neutuch, Eric – History Teacher, 1999
Reflects on the experience of being in an Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history course in high school. Stresses that the intent of the course was only to prepare students to score well on the AP examination. Asserts that the course should have aimed beyond teaching to the test. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Equivalency Tests, History Instruction

Black, Linda – History Teacher, 1999
States that high school teachers can handle rigorous advanced placement courses in world history or world civilizations if they (1) have access to good teaching materials and (2) have been provided with the proper training. Address both issues, listing reading materials and describing the aspects involved in training teachers. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Course Evaluation, History Instruction

DiLorenzo, Robert – History Teacher, 1999
Discusses teaching Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history at an urban, minority high school. Addresses student recruitment; using a summer assignment; notetaking and the Document-Based Quiz, various teaching strategies; preparing and reviewing for the AP examination; using special events; and the importance of professional development and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, History Instruction
Byrd, Sheila – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
For many people committed to strong academic standards, the "advanced" high school courses offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement program and, increasingly, the Diploma Programme of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) represent the curricular gold standard for secondary education. Admissions directors and…
Descriptors: English Literature, English Instruction, World History, High Schools

Briley, Ron – History Teacher, 2000
Explains why Advanced Placement courses are not offered at Sandia Preparatory School, a college preparatory school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Focuses on the school mission, overall philosophy, and how this relates to the history classroom in particular. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, Course Content

Ennis, Rosemary – History Teacher, 1999
Discusses resources that can be used in an Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history course, including a series of textbooks, supplemental readings, projects, Document-Based Questions and essays from earlier AP examinations, Internet and multimedia resources, and students and their families. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Content, Genealogy, History Instruction

Henry, Michael – Social Studies, 1991
Discusses a survey of 56 advanced placement (AP) U.S. history teachers. Explores the scope of AP history and types of posttest activities used after Advanced Placement examinations. Concludes that public school courses developed more deeply into post-1960 events than the private schools did. Describes movies, debates, simulations, and local…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Research
Paek, Pamela L.; Ponte, Eva; Sigel, Irv; Braun, Henry; Powers, Don – College Board, 2005
The Advanced Placement ProgramĀ® (APĀ®) is dedicated to providing high school students opportunities to enroll in college-level courses while in high school. The advantages of such accelerated opportunities are both financial and educational. The AP Program is available internationally. As a result of its widespread availability, considerable effort…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools