George Henry

George Henry is in his 30th year of teaching in the public and private schools of Salt Lake City, Utah. He has served as Teacher, Department Chair, Curriculum Specialist and Student Council advisor at South High, Highland High, and Rowland Hall St. Marks School. George has also served as a member of the Achievement Test Development committee in United States History, and a Faculty Consultant at the AP* U.S. History reading.

George has served the Western Region of the College Board* in the capacity of Regional Council member, Academic Assembly Chair, and Regional Council Chair.
He is a consultant for AP* U.S. History, Building Success, and AP* Vertical Teams workshops. George has a strong commitment to equity and access for all students to AP* programs, and focuses his attention specifically on how to increase paths of access for minority and under represented students in AP* courses. He has also served on the National Academic Advisory Committee of the College Board*. Currently he teaches Advanced Placement* United States History at Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School in Salt Lake City, and is an Adjunct Instructor specializing in teaching methods in the History Department at the University of Utah.

Cherry Creek AP* Summer Institute
AP* American History--Experienced
Agenda

The Advanced Placement United States History Summer institute will assist teachers in planning an AP* U.S. history curriculum so that their students will develop the skills necessary to succeed in the AP* U.S. history program. The institute is designed to help teachers develop in their students the ability to think critically, and analyze the major themes of United States history, the ability to write clear, coherent essays; the ability to develop and support reasonable theses, and the capacity to evaluate historical issues using primary documents.

We will discuss the pedagogy unique to an Advanced Placement* U.S. history course, examine course organization, teaching methods, and strategies to improve reading and writing. We will focus on classroom activities which will prepare students for the AP* examination.
Monday, July 30

-Understanding the AP* Challenge: The AP* course and test
-The pedagogy of an AP* course
-Course coverage—developing a usable syllabus
-Textbooks, materials, selection and uses
-Equity and excellence in the classroom made practical
-Developing a classroom atmosphere where all students can succeed
Tuesday, July 31

-The teacher as scholar—thinking historically
-Teaching analytic and reflective thinking outside the didactic box
-Addressing the enormous amount of content: coverage, content, and process
-Classroom activities that support analytic thinking
-Creating challenging learning environments
Wednesday, August 1

-Preparing students for AP* assessment
-Effective reading and writing assignments
-Reading: Content and process: The Multiple choice test
-Analytic Writing: The essays
Thursday, August 2

Preparing students for AP* Assessment
-The DBQ
-Effective scoring techniques taught in the classroom

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