During this AP® Government and Politics - U.S. you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP® resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP® Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP® Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP® Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP® teacher community, and the AP® question bank.
SPEAKER
DR. STEPHEN MEINHOLD
Dr. Stephen Meinhold is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) and a former Chief Reader for the College Board’s United States Government and Politics Advanced Placement (AP) program. He has taught United States Government and Politics at UNCW for 25 years and is the co-author of Judicial Process: Law, Courts, and Politics in the United States. Stephen has been involved with the AP® U.S. Government and Politics Program for 20 years, including scoring essays, writing questions, serving on the Curriculum Design and Assessment Committee, and serving as Chief Reader. He is also a member of the College Board’s National Academic Assembly.
Dr. Meinhold is passionate about equity and access through providing opportunities for all students to acquire the content knowledge and skills to be successful in AP® U.S. Government and Politics.
The LDM Group: Advancing Equitable College Access, LLC is excited to welcome Dr. Meinhold to our family of trainers, we are extremely honored he has decided to join and support our vision “to unlock college access for all students.”
Mahalo, and welcome to the Hawai‘I APSI 2024
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