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    AP Psychology: Using Cognitive Psychology to Study Smarter

    The start of a new year always a wonderful opportunity to introduce students to effective, research-backed methods for studying more effectively. Students often have the best intentions in mind when sitting down to prepare for an exam or to take in...

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    AP Language: Teaching the MCQ

    With 45 questions in an hour, four answer choices per question, it’s understandable why the multiple-choice section can be intimidating.

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    Creative Ways to Teach Vocabulary

    Teaching vocabulary—integrated into a text or isolation can be tricky when it comes to thinking of engaging ways to create meaning. We fall back on...

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    Award-Winning Books That Will Inspire Students to Start Again

    Many young adult books embrace the idea of a fresh start and characters who also have to rise up, advocate, reassess, and sometimes just get over it....

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    Historiography in AP® U.S. History, Reconstruction as a Case Study

    Teaching historiographyin Advanced Placement United States History is essential for developing critical thinking skills and strengthening analytical...

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    Free Choice Reading for Engagement and Academic Success

    Join Michael Guevara to discuss a strategy for letting students choose their own books to engage them in more texts. The books in this video were...

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    6 YA Books to Put You in the Holiday Spirit

    Light the menora, hang the mistletoe, and slip on your fuzzy socks—here are 6 YA books that will help get you in the holiday spirit!

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    AP Language: Doodle Notes

    In this lesson(s), students will create “Doodle Notes” to showcase their understanding of one of the free response questions on the AP Language exam...

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    Adding Variety to Your AP Econ Class

    It's the middle of the school year. The students you had hooked ever since your first week of activities are now starting to feel the grind of the...

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    ELA Activity: Eavesdropping Poetry

    In this creative writing activity, secondary ELA students will use what they overhear in the hallways to write poems! Download the lesson template...

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