During this AP Human Geography APSI, you’ll explore the course framework, the exam, and the new AP resources that will help you plan and focus instruction—and give you feedback throughout the year on the areas where individual students need additional focus. You’ll also learn about completing the digital activation process at the start of the school year that will give you immediate access to the new resources and will help ensure that your students can register for AP Exams by the new fall deadlines. By attending this APSI, you’ll gain deeper insight into the following key takeaways, among several others: Understand the Course; Plan the Course; Teach the Course; Assess Student Progress; and Engage as a Member of the AP Community. In addition, specific attention will be paid to the following AP Classroom resources: unit guides, personal progress checks, AP teacher community, and the AP question bank.

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Dr. Paul Gray taught social sciences and humanities for 30 years and AP Human Geography for 23 years at Russellville High School in Russellville, Arkansas. Dr. Gray has been a visiting instructor of human and regional geography at Arkansas Tech University. Paul has been a reader, table leader, question leader, and exam leader at the AP Human Geography Reading for the past 23 years and has presented at numerous geographic conferences throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. He is a former member of the AP Human Geography test development committee. In 2008, he was named Arkansas Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Department of Education. Paul was selected as the 2008 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow by the National Geographic Society and traveled on a National Geographic expedition to Antarctica. Paul received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) in 2003 and was named Russellville High School’s teacher of the year in 2004 and 2008. Paul was elected and served as the 2013 President of the NCGE. Paul is co-author of the AP Teacher’s edition of the Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture textbook by Fouberg and Murphy published by Wiley. Paul is also a co-founder and partner of the iScore5® apps which produces AP exam prep games and materials for AP human geography, psychology, world history, U.S. government/politics, and United States history. He served five years on the AP Human Geography Test Development Committee and has served on the standing committee of the National Assessment of Educational Progress in geography. Paul was also a committee member on the writing team of Geography for Life, the second edition of the national geography standards and member of the writing team of the Road Map for the 21st Century Geography Education Project - Instructional Materials and Professional Development Committee. Paul was also a member of the College Board's Instructional Design Team for AP human geography.