AP Day 2024
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- AP Day 2024
7th Annual AP Day:
Principles and Practices of Leadership
Purpose
To immerse area high school students in a college learning experience led by top teacher-scholars who seek to enrich their understanding of the role of statesmanship in American history and government. The content, sources, and instruction provided also seeks to help students prepare for AP exams in United States History and Government and Politics.
Schedule
8:30: Welcome and Introduction
Coffee and Donuts
9:05-9:55: Introduction, “The First Amendment in the Educational Setting”
— Dr. Joseph R. Fornieri, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Statesmanship at Rochester Institute of Technology
10:00-10:50: “American Foreign Policy: Principle and Practice, 1790-2024”
— Dr. Sean Sutton, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rochester Institute of Technology
11:00-11:45: Lunch (provided by RIT on location)
11:45-12:35: “Progressivism and the Legacy of Herbert Croly”
- Dr. Elizabeth Amato, Associate Professor Political Science and International Affairs at Gardner-Webb University
12:40-1:30: “Strategies for Success on APUSH and AP GOV”
- Dr. Jeff Scott, AP Reader, VP of Education at Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge
Readings
The readings for each of the sessions are provided in the AP Day 2024 Readings Document.