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    Hispanic Heritage Month: A Quinceañera Para Todos

    Growing up with three brothers and not Catholic, quinceañeras weren’t really a thing we did. But when Yvette Guerrero turned 15 and Betty Espinosa asked me to stand up with her in the quince, I had my first real experience with the hoopla that is...

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    APUSH: Comparisons in Colonial America

    Between 1607 and 1754, the British presence in North America vastly increased and there were more than 30 British colonies. Among those colonies were...

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    Hispanic Heritage Month: Something Not to Miss

    Driving into El Paso, Texas, at night on I-10W remains a glorious sight to behold.

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    AP® World: Cultural Diffusion Activity

    Cultural diffusion and cultural syncretism are two important concepts in the AP® World History curriculum. Because of its importance, I’ve developed...

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    The Most Foundational Document: The U.S. Constitution

    As you know in our study of the AP ® U.S. Government, there are nine Foundational Documents. But one of these towers among the rest: the U.S....

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    Truth and Tears at the School Book Fair

    Back when I was a whippersnapper wearing dungarees and walking to school and back in the snow uphill both ways, nothing beat the school book fair....

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    The Importance of Building an AP® Classroom Community

    The classroom community…is it worth the time and energy? This is not a rhetorical question. The answer is yes.

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    Current Events & Your AP® Government Classroom

    Around 2005, I started a more regular and purposeful current events routine in my AP® Government and Politics class. I would supply three articles on...

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    What is Human Geography?

    So, you have taken the plunge and are now teaching AP® Human Geography. People will ask “What is Human Geography?” but you have no idea how to answer...

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    Real to Reel: Backwards Writing

    It’s not very often that TV shows or movies come before the book version, but it does happen sometimes! The art of writing is alive in visual media...

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