World History (July 23–27, 2012)

Bill Zeigler
World History
(wzeigler@cox.net)

Bill Zeigler lives in San Diego with his wife Marianne. He earned his BA in history from San Diego State University and MA in education with an emphasis in professional development in gifted education. He teaches world history and literature in the Humanities program at San Marcos High School. Bill has been a reader, table leader, question leader, and exam leader for AP World History, as well as a reader for US History. He authored the Bibliography and Resource section of the first AP World History Teacher's Guide and was a reviewer for the latest version of the guide. Bill is the guest-editor for the June 2010 World History Connected Forum with a focus on the changes to the AP World History Framework.

Bill has always had a keen interest in world history. He was a fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Foundation at Princeton where he studied the "long nineteenth-century" and was awarded a two-year NEH fellowship to study India and China at Cal Poly Pomona. He has presented at the World History Association, NCSS, and the AP Annual Conference, where he served as a member of the program committee. Bill participated in training for AP World History at Northeastern University's World History Center. He is an international consultant for the College Board in World History, Social Studies, Vertical Teaming, and Interdisciplinary Strategies, with presentations in Heidelberg, Brasilia, Bangkok, Madrid, Seoul, Cairo, and Manila. Bill has served as a member of the program committee and the executive board of the World History Association.

You can email Bill at wzeigler@cox.net

2010 Agenda/Syllabus

Bill Zeigler - World History

World History AP is one of the most exciting new courses to come down in a long time. Yet it also has a series of idiosyncrasies that make it a more challenging course...like teaching 10,000 years of history! Therefore, our time together will focus on course management and skill development. First, we'll go through the course, discussing format, pacing, class requirements, and day-to-day structures. Second, we'll talk about the three major areas of concern in any social science class (reading, writing, and testing) and the development of skills and strategies that will help teachers meet students' needs. Finally, we'll look at past World History AP Exams, analyzing the multiple-choice and essay portions, in order to best organize our class and course around successful teaching and learning. It's a great course with tremendous possibilities...it just takes time!

Note - The AP World History Framework will undergo some changes to the course and exam for the 2011-2012 school year. The College Board released some information in November 2009; additional information is slated to be released in February and Summer 2010. We will compare the changes with the current curriculum, incorporating as much of the new material into the course as possible.

Goals

¬ To familiarize participants with the unique perspective, habits of mind, and themes of a world history curriculum AND to develop a practical and functioning course model
¬ To present world history content, allaying the fears of new world history teachers while enhancing the knowledge of veterans in a collegial environment
¬ To share instructional and time-management strategies for student and teacher success
¬ To explore text, visual, and internet resources that will boost any world history course
¬ To investigate the traits and techniques necessary for an Advanced Placement course in world history through a thorough analysis of the AP exam

Course Outline

Day 1 - Monday - The Weight of the World

¬ Introductions
¬ AP World History - the Course Description
¬ Course Development - Periodization, Historical Lenses, Format, Pacing
¬ The Audit and Restructuring/Redesign
¬ Foundations - 8000 BCE-600 CE
¬ Doing World History

Day 2 - Tuesday - It Just Has to Fit!

¬ Texts and Readers - Using the Right One
¬ 2° Text Analysis - Outlining and Big Picture
¬ 2° Text Analysis - Notecards and Questions
¬ The Essay - Thesis and Structure
¬ 1° Text Analysis - SOAPStone
¬ The Document Based Question (DBQ)
¬ The Rubric
¬ Guides and Sourcebooks

Day 3 - Wednesday - It's In Here Somewhere!

¬ Internet Resources
¬ 2° Text Analysis - Using Sub-Headings
¬ Comparison/Contrast
¬ 600-1450
¬ 1° Text Analysis - APPARTS
¬ 1450-1750
¬ Multiple-Choice

Day 4 - Thursday - Servin' up the World

¬ 2° Text Analysis - Structure
¬ Change Over Time
¬ Essays, Essays, Essays
¬ 1750-1914
¬ Monographs, Journals, Novels, and Visuals

Day 5 - Friday - Reach Out and Touch Someone

¬ 1914-the Present
¬ Review, Review, Review
¬ Implementation and Maintenance
¬ Evaluations, Certificates, Parting Gifts