The AP® US Government and Politics exam is coming up! Take a closer look at FRQ4, the argument question, with AP® U.S. Government expert Karen Waples. In this webinar, the aim is to empower you to help students construct an analytical claim/thesis, support it with evidence and reasoning, and write a refutation or rebuttal. We present examples from a previous exam, highlight common pitfalls, and discuss how to help students earn points on the exam. A Q&A section is also included for common questions we received during the live webinar. Watch here!  ... View more

While procedural due process has always been mentioned in the College Board CED, substantive due process was officially added in the 2023 revision. Join us as we examine the differences between procedural and substantive due process and delve further into the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments' roles in protecting liberties. Registrants will also receive a free-response question and a scoring guide to assess students' understanding of these concepts. Watch here! ... View more

Do you have last minute questions about the 2023 AP® Economics exams? Economics expert and author Margaret Ray can help you get your students AP®-ready for May. In this session, we will review the latest CED change, common exam mistakes, and how to best prepare students for the exam. A live discussion will follow, allowing you to ask questions, share exam prep strategies and connect with fellow AP® Economics teachers.   View Recording & Access Slides ... View more

You might have questions about the newest or most complicated graphs on the AP® Economics exams. Author David Anderson has answers. In this session, we'll go over exam changes, the toughest graphs, and how you can help students tackle that material in class. All attendees will receive a module on Topic 4.6: Monetary Policy and the chance to receive a copy of Krugman's Economics for the AP® Course, 4th Ed.   View Recording & Access Slides ... View more

AP® Myers' new Unit Zero is an introduction to research methods and data interpretation, which is key to the structure of the new AP® course and subsequently AP® Myers Fourth Edition. Pulling this material into one introductory unit, as well as spiraling it throughout each of the subsequent five units, provides a useful reference as you and your students embark on the exciting field of psychological science. ... View more

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. A History of Western Society Since 1300 for the AP® Course  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