Welcome, AP teachers! Here you'll find resources for teaching AP World History, including engaging instructional materials, sample exam questions and current course information.
Essential Course Resources
Key assets for understanding and teaching the revised course- AP World History Course and Exam Description, Effective Fall 2011 (.pdf/2.8MB)
Contains the curriculum framework and sample exam questions. - Historical Thinking Skills(.pdf/113KB)
- AP World History Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.7MB)
- AP World History Frequently Asked Questions
- AP World History Development Committee
- AP World History Open Forum 2012(.pdf/913KB)
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AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guides
Written by AP teachers, these versatile guides demonstrate a variety of ways to plan and pace the AP World History curriculum across one academic year. Each author brings a unique perspective to approaching the course based on his or her teaching context (e.g., demographics, schedule, school type, setting) and presents a host of ideas for activities, resources and assessments.
- AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guide 1 (.pdf/1.0MB)
Erik Vincent, Dunwoody High School, GA - AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guide 2 (.pdf/1.5MB)
Ryba Epstein, Rich East High School, IL - AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guide 3 (.pdf/1.0MB)
Sharon Cohen, Springbrook High School, MD - AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guide 4 (.pdf/1.4MB)
Bram Hubbell, Friends Seminary, NY
- AP World History Course Planning and Pacing Guide 1 (.pdf/1.0MB)
AP Exam Information and Resources
Resources include exam information, sample questions and moreA Practice Exam with Notes is available at the Course Audit web site.
- About the AP World History Exam
Provides a general overview of the exam and includes sample multiple-choice and free-response questions. - The Continuity and Change-Over-Time Question: Teaching Techniques
- Strategies for the Change-Over-Time Question
- Seeking AP Readers
- AP World History Exam Tips
AP Course Audit Information
Teachers of AP World History must have submitted a syllabus for authorization during the 2011-12 school year. For instructions and resources for completing course authorization, visit AP Course Audit.Classroom Resources
A diverse selection of supplemental materials, including lesson plans and teaching strategies-
From the College Board
- Special Focus: Migration (.pdf/1.7MB)
- Special Focus: Teaching About Twentieth Century Latin America & Africa in World History (.pdf/2.5MB)
- Special Focus: Teaching About the Indian Ocean World (.pdf/2.0MB)
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From Your AP Colleagues
- Lesson Plan: AP World History News Research Project
- Teaching Tips
- AP World History Teaching Units
- The Spanish Flu And Its Legacy (.pdf/5.7MB)
- Social History and World History: Toward Greater Interaction
- "What's the Use of Big History?"
- Structuring the World History Survey: A First Timer Confesses
- Teaching Consumerism in World History
- The Role of the Individual in World History
- World History: Curriculum and Controversy
- Matching Textbook Ancillary Resources to Teaching and Learning Styles in the AP Classroom
- An Emerging Consensus About World History?
- The Voyages of Christine Columbus
- Review Essay: Teaching the Great Divergence
- Why the West?
- Gender in the World History Course
- East Africa, the Western Indian Ocean Basin, and the World Economy, 1760 to 1880
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Web Resources
College Board Store
Reviews of Teaching Resources
There are currently more than 250 reviews of World History resources, including textbooks, websites, software and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom.Professional Development
- June—August: AP Summer Institutes are offered for AP World History. These workshops, at different sites throughout the country, will provide an in-depth look at the revised courses and exams.
- September—December: One-day Professional Development Workshops are offered for AP World History.
- To find workshops and register, visit AP Central Professional Development.
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