:: 2012 AP* Summer Institutes at UT Austin

Pre-AP Middle School Social Studies Combined
AP12015
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This Pre-AP course is designed to help middle school teachers develop lessons that will prepare students for the challenges of social studies courses in the AP program. Daily sessions will provide opportunities for middle school teachers to learn a variety of instructional strategies that will motivate students and foster the development of skills necessary for success in subsequent history classes in high school and in college. Teachers will be active participants in the sessions and will engage in hands-on activities and the sharing of ideas. Participants should come ready for an informative and intellectually stimulating week.

Bring one lesson or best teaching practice to share with the other participants. We will use the AP Vertical Teams Guide for Social Studies during the sessions. If you have a copy, please bring it.

Lead Consultant: Nancy Schaefer

Nancy Schaefer draws from her teaching experiences in private and public schools to present ideas and strategies that work well with young adolescents. She holds B.A. and M.Ed. degrees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Nancy is a College Board Consultant in the Southwestern Region, and she has nineteen years of teaching experience at the middle school level with twelve years as a Pre-AP teacher. She has presented at two AP National Conferences (2003 in Los Angeles and 2004 in Orlando), and she is scheduled to present a Pre-AP postconference workshop at the 2012 AP Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. In addition to Pre-AP workshops and summer institutes in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Florida, Maryland, West Virginia, Illinois, Mississippi, and Alabama, Nancy spends her time developing curriculum for middle school social studies. Her instructional experience includes U.S. history, world cultures, economics, and English. Nancy has membership in the National Council for Social Studies, and she is a member of the Teacher Advisory Board on Economic Education at the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.

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