Learn about the structure of the new APHG exam. Listen as the lead ETS assessment developer for APHG outlines the key changes for the upcoming exam.

Learn how to think about the new APHG multiple-choice questions. Listen to what has changed and what has not. See the structure of the new multiple-choice item set questions as described by the lead ETS assessment developer for APHG and by the higher ed co-chair of the APHG Development Committee.

Examine the skills in the new APHG Course and Exam Description. Learn about how the skills are embedded in assessment items (multiple-choice and free response). Listen to instructional ideas which focus on the skills. Led by the College Board Advisor to the APHG Development Committee and the high school Co-Chair of the APHG Development Committee.

Learn how to think about the new APHG free-response questions. Listen to what has changed and what has not. Examine a new APHG free-response item from the population and political units (a preview of the new practice exam). Hear from the APHG Chief Reader and a higher ed member of APHG Development Committee.

The National Council for Geographic Education is excited to partner with iScore5 to bring help your students prepare for the newly formatted 2020 APHG exam.

APHG course experts Jennifer Garner, Paul Gray, Ken Keller and Greg Sherwin will walk students through practice questions on the iScore5 app that relate specifically to concepts covered in units 1 through 5 of the APHG Course and Exam Description (CED). There will be an opportunity for students to ask questions as well. Teachers can use this time as part of their "live" instruction for the day if they choose! Limited to first 3,000 participants.

This session will introduce participants to ArcGIS Online, a web-based geographic information system that is free for use by K12 teachers and their students. For the past five years, our team of teachers and university faculty has been using ArcGIS and its related tools to teach high school social studies and science. During the pandemic, […]

Do you want to support kids in working with maps, graphs, and community and citizen science data sets? BSCS Science Learning has developed Invitations to Inquiry with FieldScope, free instructional activities designed to connect students with environmental data and build their confidence in working with the data to answer questions about the world. This session […]

This session will model methods for incorporating materials collected from personal travel experiences, and also provide information on organizations and fellowships that are available to teachers to help them travel. Through the incorporation of geospatial technologies, photos, and other technologies, teachers can use professional and personal travel to bring meaningful learning experiences back to their […]