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Meet Rigorous Classroom Demands
You want to generate life-long impact. We blend teaching experience, learning science, and expert recommendations to meet the most rigorous classroom demands.
Developed with Leading Experts
AMSCO® Advanced Placement® coursebooks exemplify our approach to developing solutions. Our authors, consultants, and reviewers serve as College Board® Consultants, APSI Instructors, Table Leaders, Exam Readers, and AP® test-item writers. Their teaching experience, in-depth content knowledge, and experience with College Board curriculum and exams are the reason our coursebooks are the number one choice of AP® teachers across the country.
AP United States Government and Politics Reader, James Madison Fellow, College Board National Consultant and Test Item Writer
David Wolfford Author
30 year teacher, AP Psychology Reader, College Board Presenter, Curriculum Developer on Educator.com
Charles D. Schallhorn Author
College Board Table Leader, AP Reader, APSI Instructor, IB Psychology Examiner, Teacher of the Year Finalist
Laura Brandt Reviewer
1989 National Christa McAuliffe Fellow, College Board Consultant, APSI Instructor
John Maunu Reviewer
College Board Test Developer and Consultant, NCGE Distinguished Geography Teacher 2007
Christopher Hall Contributing Editor
College Board National Consultant and Test Item Writer, NCGE Distinguished Geography Teacher 2012
David Palmer Senior Consultant
Built on Learning Science
RETRIEVAL and SPACED PRACTICE enhances recall and consolidates understanding.
INTERLEAVING increases content mastery.
FREQUENT FEEDBACK develops students' metacognitive abilities and helps them become self-directed learners.
EMBRACING DIFFICULTIES builds perseverance.
Classroom Tested
What happens once we publish materials?We listen and learn!
We are constantly looking for ways to improve your classroom experience. As a result, we change and adapt based on what you need so the materials we publish today are based on countless hours of real classroom use.
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The more I used the text [Literature & Thought] with the students, the more impressed I became. I enjoyed this more than any other text in my years of teaching.
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—English/Drama Teacher Shenandoah Valley Academy New Market, Virginia
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I've used the AMSCO® book in AP® U.S. History for over a decade. It is written by classroom teachers which makes it particularly practical and useful for relevant review.
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—Social Studies Department Chai Lincoln Northeast High School Lincoln, Nebraska
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I really liked the digital text because it was interactive. The animations helped me see what the problem would look like in physical reality and made the material more interesting.
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—High School Student Seattle, Washington
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