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Stephen Heller, Ph.D.
Stephen Heller, Ph.D., taught AP English Language and Composition at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, for 22 years, eight of which were combined with AP US History...
Stephen Heller, Ph.D.
Stephen Heller, Ph.D., taught AP English Language and Composition at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, for 22 years, eight of which were combined with AP US History...
Rich Mayorga, Ed.S.
Rich Mayorga, Ed.S., has been a student advocate and educator for over 35 years, and was Arizona's Teacher of the Year in 2003. He has been teaching AP U.S. History...
Rich Mayorga, Ed.S.
Rich Mayorga, Ed.S., has been a student advocate and educator for over 35 years, and was Arizona's Teacher of the Year in 2003. He has been teaching AP U.S. History at Sunnyside High School in Tucson for 23 years, and is also a nine year veteran adjunct professor at Pima Community College. For a 12 year period, Rich taught four AP courses (AP World, AP U.S., AP Gov., and AP Econ.) concurrently. Rich’s exceptional efforts in the classroom have earned him dozens of awards and got him inducted into the Sunnyside USD’s Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Winning the Sourcing Point: Synthesis and Analy...
Master the most challenging points on the AP® History rubric by bridging rhetorical and historical analysis to achieve the sophisticated document sourcing and argument synthesis required for top-tier exam scores.
Winning the Sourcing Point: Synthesis and Analysis in AP History (Part 3)
Master the most challenging points on the AP® History rubric by bridging rhetorical and historical analysis to achieve the sophisticated document sourcing and argument synthesis required for top-tier exam scores.
Winning the Complexity Point: Using Evidence in...
Learn how to master the elusive Complexity point by transforming primary source evidence into a cohesive historical conversation using proven instructional strategies from veteran AP Exam Readers.
Winning the Complexity Point: Using Evidence in AP History (Part 2)
Learn how to master the elusive Complexity point by transforming primary source evidence into a cohesive historical conversation using proven instructional strategies from veteran AP Exam Readers.
Mastering the DBQ: How Inquiry Drives Better Wr...
Discover how to move students beyond a "flashcard mentality" by using historical inquiry and precise definitions to build the sophisticated lines of reasoning required for AP® History DBQ and LEQ...
Mastering the DBQ: How Inquiry Drives Better Writing (Part 1)
Discover how to move students beyond a "flashcard mentality" by using historical inquiry and precise definitions to build the sophisticated lines of reasoning required for AP® History DBQ and LEQ success.