Human Geography

Instructor: John O’Brien
Johnwobrien21@embarqmail.com

This Summer Institute will provide participants both new and experienced a unique and comprehensive program to help teachers become successful in Advanced Placement Human Geography.  The key goals of this institute are to share strategies, pedagogy, educational philosophies and frameworks associated with geography, to establish familiarity with the wide range of multifaceted resources available to the AP teacher, and to give participants systematic avenues for improving student reasoning and writing skills.  Employing a blend of contact presentations, effective teaching strategies and technology this institute will provide an overview of the systematic student of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth’s surface.  Topics within the APHG curriculum include: Population, Migration, Culture, Language, Religion, Politics, Agriculture, Urbanization, Industrialization and Globalization.

What Participants Will Receive:

• A generic (sample) AP Human Geography syllabus
  
• Textbooks, Supplemental Materials and Ancillaries
  
• A “CD” and “130” PPT presentations addressing the APHG curriculum
  
• A complete and comprehensive APHG outline encompassing major concepts
• A prioritized list of the resources needed to be a successful APHG teacher
• A list of quality, up-to-date APHG websites
• Samples of multiple-choice questions from APHG Exams
• Every Free-Response Question and Rubric on past APHG Exams
• All current College Board resources and materials
• Numerous teaching activities and lessons addressing all APHG units
• Various approaches relating to sequencing and pacing for APHG

What Participants Should Bring:

Your current textbook

Your school calendar

A handout, activity or project idea to share

Your current syllabus

Inquisitive and creative minds

Monday

° Welcome to APHG
° Introductions of Participants
° Distribution of Materials
° Scheduling of Workshop
° Objectives of Worshop
° Objectives of Institute
° Equity and Access of APHG
° AP Audit Information
° Implications of Audit
° Creating a Syllabus
° Audit Check List – Sample Syllabus
° Course Sequence and Pacing

Content Area One: Geography – Its Nature and Perspectives

• Key Concepts and Activities
• Historical Geography
• Review of Resource

Tuesday

Content Area Two: Cultural Patterns and Processes

• Key Concepts and Activities
• Geography of Language, Religions and Ethnicity
• Review of Resource

Content Area Three: Population

• Key Concepts and Activities
• Population Resources

Wednesday

Content Area Four: Agriculture and Rural Land Use

• Key Concepts, Models and Activities
• Review of Resource

Content Area Five: Development and Industrial Geography

• Key Concepts, Models and Activities
• Review of Resource

Content Area Six: Urban Geography

• Key Concepts, Models and Activities
• Review of Resource

Thursday

Content Area Seven: Political Geography

• Key Concepts, Models and Activities
• Review of Resource

Content Area Five: Development and Industrial Geography

• Key Concepts, Models and Activities
• Review of Resource

° College Board Testing
° Free Response Questions and Analysis
° Scoring of APHG Tests
° Sample Scoring and Rubrics
° Effective Teaching Strategies
° Lesson Sharing and List Serve
° Grants and Grant Writing
° Geographic Networks
° Evaluations and Closing Logistics