This year has been bananas. If you’re stressed  out , burned  out , and  cried   out  because you’re so far behind, we have the review tips to help. Join APSI® leaders and exam readers Ken Keller and Max Lu, as well as retired ETS professional Barbara Hildebrant, for some last-minute advice to get you and your students across the finish line.   View Recording & Access Slides If you're interested in learning more about Human Geography for the AP® Course,   talk to your rep or   sign-up for a demonstration   at a time that works best for you. ... View more

From the authors of Fabric of a Nation and co-hosts of C-SPAN's 2020 Cram for the APUSH® Exam, Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington discuss changes to the 2021 AP U.S. History exam, while including tips on how to incorporate important current events into a full AP course load. As May gets closer, how can you best prepare students for the new AP Exam? How can you address their questions about current events? This webinar will review the upcoming exam and help you engage your students to think beyond a curriculum. Fabric of a Nation  View Recording Here! ACCESS RECORDING ... View more

Teaching AP® U.S. Government is more challenging than ever—especially since the presidential election and its aftermath. How can you encourage debates among opinionated students without losing your job (or your mind)? How can you ensure that all voices are heard? How can you engage students in current events without overstepping personal boundaries? During this webinar, BFW author Karen Waples will answer these questions and those submitted in advance. She will share tips and strategies to tackle controversial topics in your classroom with balance and respect. Presidential Election Update American Government: Stories of a Nation  View Recording Here! ACCESS RECORDING ... View more

For the past year, BFW High School Publishers has been auditing our textbooks in an effort to ensure our content is fully inclusive and reflective of the diverse audiences who use our resources. During this process, we discovered unacceptable content in our AP ® World History textbooks, Ways of the World for the AP Course (all editions), by Robert Strayer & Eric Nelson. We recognize how deeply hurtful it is to see language like this and we apologize unreservedly for its inclusion. While the authors included this historical reference to demonstrate the deep and widespread racism that fueled the British colonial era, this could and should have been illustrated without the use of offensive terminology.  Creating educational products that are diverse, inclusive, and non-offensive is a priority for us as a company. Copies of the textbook that include this language will no longer be delivered to any schools. We are in the process of revising our student editions, teachers editions, and e-books to remove this reference.  Moving forward we will include a broader and more diverse group of reviewers and apply stricter guidelines that have been developed in the last year to all of our teaching and learning materials to create better and more inclusive content. Our audit will continue and we will take immediate action on any further issues that are identified. If you want to participate in our process or if you find content that you feel needs to be reviewed, we invite you to contact us at hsmarketing@bfwpub.com .  Charles Linsmeier Executive Vice President, General Manager BFW High School Publishers ... View more

AP® U.S. Government teachers face unique challenges: How do you address controversial issues without losing your mind or getting fired? How can you cover the entire AP® curriculum in a semester while helping students who struggle? Should you become an AP® Reader? In this informal session, textbook author Karen Waples will address the questions above as well as those submitted specifically for this webinar.   View Recording Here! ACCESS RECORDING ... View more

While Fabric of a Nation was thoroughly vetted for accuracy and sensitivity to a range of issues through the editing process, editing is never the solution to authentically representing marginalized voices. Ultimately, it must be the mission of the book from the beginning, driven by the experience and scholarship of the author team. See the attachment below to learn more! Fabric of a Nation  ... View more

This year is already unlike any other. If you're faced with needing to quickly move your AP® History course online, LaunchPad can help. Created to support history BFW titles, LaunchPad is easy to learn and powerful to use. Join author Matt Ellington for an explanation of how he moved his APUSH® course online.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING   History of Western Society Since 1300 for AP®  Fabric of a Nation  Ways of the World with Sources: For the AP® Course  ... View more

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At the end of each Module, the authors show an example free response question and rubric, providing students with a guide as they tackle answering the second practice FRQ for the Module. See a sample below. Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more

Spatial patterns of population are critical in understanding population patterns. The term cluster is spatial. Keep in mind how clusters impact the geographic aspects of population and why nearby places tend to have similar demographic patterns.  Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more

AP® Exam practice questions at the end of every Module and Unit, and a complete practice exam at the end of the book offer your students ample opportunities to practice their newly developed skills. Assessment includes question sets and stimulus-based practice, and are all paired to specific skills in the CED. Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more

Subject to Debate provides students with opportunities to think critically about all sides of an issue when investigating current controversies in human geography. This feature addresses the APHG® CED recommendation that you use debate for instructional activities. Our teacher’s edition will offer guidance on how to use the feature effectively. Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more

The Seeing Geography feature offers the basis for engaging class discussion as students analyze the geographical patterns and trends found in photos. This feature addresses Skill Category 4 in the CED and helps prepare students for stimulus-based questions on the exam Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more

A modular organization pulls together content and AP® Exam practice into brief 1- to 2-day lessons. Shorter modules help students absorb the information without being overwhelmed and help you to more easily pace your Course. Learning goals are listed at the beginning of each module to focus your students’ reading and guide their comprehension. Bulleted summaries conclude the modules, highlighting key takeaways that students should master before moving on to the next module. Human Geography for the AP® Course  ... View more