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    Webinars (2)

    25(ish) Days Until the AP Lang Exam: What to do and not to do

    Dr. Brandon Abdon is joined by AP Lit expert Susan Barber to discuss last minute strategies for preparing your students for the AP exam.

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    Working for the Finish Line (AP Histories Webinar)

    This interactive webinar focuses on scaffolded approaches to the finishing touches necessary for higher-level success on the LEQ and DBQ portions of...

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    AP English Multiple Choice—Preparing for the Test without Teaching to the Test

    Most AP English teachers recognize that the multiple-choice questions assess skills and essential knowledge in composition and reading, but students...

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    Teaching Reading When You're Not a Reading Specialist

    This webinar with Dr. Brandon Abdon, author of our AP Language and Composition and AP Literature and Composition AMSCO coursebooks, and guest ELA...

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    Nailing the 5 and Shooting for the 6 on an AP History DBQ

    Join AP experts Brandon Abdon, Colin Baker, and Bob Topping to discover scaffolded approaches to teaching the APUSH, AP Euro, and AP World History...

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    10 Ways to Teach Vocabulary If You Have No Time

    ELA Teacher and creator of languageartsteachers.com Laura Kebart walks you through 10 easy ways to integrate vocabulary instruction in your Middle...

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    Close Reading: How to Do it and Where it Goes Wrong

    Every ELA teacher knows how to do this, right? Not exactly. This webinar invites all ELA teachers for an in-depth examination of the art of close...

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    A Rhetoric of Empathy in AP® Language

    While we want argument and rhetoric to develop logically and follow a line of reasoning, we also must recognize that sometimes what others see as...

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    Bridging the Gap Between AP Lang and AP Lit

    Join authors Dr. Brandon Abdon and Becky McFarlan to learn about how to connect learnings from the AP Lang and AP Lit courses.

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    Transitional Literacy and the Science of Reading in Secondary ELA

    Transitional literacy focuses on bridging the gap between basic reading skills and more advanced literacy skills necessary for success during middle...

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