1. AP European History 1450-Present
Mr. Palmer
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2. Instructor’s Background
Education
BA in History – Cal Poly Pomona, 2009
Single Subject Credential in Social Science – Cal Poly Pomona, 2011
Teaching Experience
One year of AP European History at CHHS ( )
Two years of World Geography at CHHS ( )
Long-term substitute at Montclair High School – 18 weeks (Special Ed. Biology) School year
Coaching experience
Two years as Head Varsity Baseball Coach at CHHS ( )
Four years of varsity experience as an assistant coach at Montclair High School (2011—2013 and )
Two years with Major League Baseball in China as the head coach of a MLB Development Center.
Instructor’s Background

3. Major Themes Interaction of Europe and the World (INT)
Poverty and Prosperity (PP)
Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions (OS)
States and Other Institutions of Power (SP)
Individual and Society (IS)
National and European Identities (NI)
Consider talking about:
Physical geography
Human geography
Integrated geography
Geomatics
Regional geography
Related fields

4. History Skills and Practices
Analyzing Primary and Secondary Sources
Contextualization
Comparison
Causation
Continuity and Change over Time
Argument Development

5. Classroom Procedures Bell work and/reading recap (opening activity)
Independent or group activity (HIPP analysis of primary sources, storyboard/timelines, debate, research project, gallery walk, etc.)
Summary or quick informal assessment

6. Grading policy and late work
65% Assessments
Students that score below a 70% on any quiz or test can retake it and earn up to 70%.
Students may retake map quizzes as many times as possible and earn up to 100%.
35% Classwork, Discussions, homework
This is based primarily on overall effort
Late work is accepted for partial credit.

7. What we’ve covered so far:
Ch. 11 – The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century
Ch. 12 – Recovery And Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance
Ch. 13 – Reformation and Religious Warfare of the Sixteenth Century

8. Up next…
Ch. 14 Europe and the World: New Encounters, The Portuguese and Spanish Empires Columbian Exchange

9. 2019 AP European History Scores
CHHS
Palmer
California
Global 1
11% 9%
16%
13% 2
37%
34%
32%
29% 3
22%
25%
24%
26% 4
21%
18%
20% 5 8%
10%
12%
Score of 3 or higher
51.6%
56.2%
52%
58.1%

10. Email address: Robert_Palmer@chino.k12.ca.us
Contact information
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