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Christina Vandenbergh replied to Melissa Seideman's discussion How are you preparing your students for the AP Exam? in the group AP Educators

"-We write essays (FRQ or DBQ) every other unit so they have lots of practice with that, as well as practicing thesis statements and going through DBQ documents quickly. Tests are 50 multiple choice questions every unit. -We have review…"

Mar 25

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New Social Studies Educators

For all the first year teachers of Social Studies out there!

Oct 15, 2012

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New Social Studies Educators

For all the first year teachers of Social Studies out there!

Jul 28, 2012

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Christina Vandenbergh replied to Shauna Liverotti's discussion Why Don't Students Like School? --Chapter 1 in the group Book Club

"Carla, The Horrible Histories series from the UK might have some stuff about the medieval world for you and your middle schoolers. Their best known title is Rotten Romans, and they're great. I use their books and videos on YouTube with my high…"

Jul 12, 2012

Christina Vandenbergh replied to Melissa L's discussion Scope and Sequence for APUSH in the group AP Educators

"Welcome! We do a nationalism project with the Jackson Unit that is helpful to pull everything together, and I think the essay writing practice is helpful too. We start with building a strong thesis, then essays, then DBQs in the second…"

Mar 1, 2012

Christina Vandenbergh replied to Melissa L's discussion Scope and Sequence for APUSH in the group AP Educators

"Hi Melissa, Here's our syllabus! Hope this helps! Christina"

Mar 1, 2012

Christina Vandenbergh replied to Chris Sloan's discussion Fresh and Exciting word wall.... Help!! in the group World History Educators

"Add images too to help your visual students remember the words. Love the idea of creating a word web on the wall...similar to mind mapping!"

Jan 23, 2012

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Dec 16, 2011

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New Social Studies Educators

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Dec 15, 2011

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New Social Studies Educators

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Dec 10, 2011

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Christina Vandenbergh added a discussion to the group New Social Studies Educators

Creating your class overview

I'm teaching in VA this year with the Standards of Learning for World History II and I'm having trouble creating the class. I think part of the problem is that I don't know where to start. Syllabus, units, lessons, grade weighting? Any suggestions?

Jul 21, 2011

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Christina Vandenbergh replied to Eddie Evans's discussion AP Reading Selections

"Ann, I love the idea of the team reading project. After reading, what do students do? Do they work together or separately on something?"

Jul 17, 2011

Christina Vandenbergh replied to Eddie Evans's discussion AP Reading Selections

"During the AP Summer Institute, the book 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed History, produced by the History Channel (written by a historian) was suggested. One teacher uses it as his summer reading project where students have to journal…"

Jul 17, 2011

Christina Vandenbergh replied to Angela Cunningham's discussion History Movie Theatre

"Love the idea of a school sponsored movie night once a quarter! (Even better if you can get the auditorium and big screen!) My choices would include: -Glory -The Patriot (with some selective editing) -John Adams series (long night, but maybe…"

Jul 17, 2011

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