Calling all AP US Gov Teachers: Collaborate!

We need you!

I am reinventing this blog as a collaborative space for teachers to help AP US Gov students around the country. The goal is to create a resource that helps students deepen their understanding of the American government and its political system. I believe that if we can get instructors and students collaborating, we can produce some very powerful learning results!

Will you join me in this goal?

I am looking for new and experienced AP Gov teachers who would like to write posts and contribute to a wiki. You don't have to consider yourself a "Master Teacher" to post and there's certainly no obligation to write something daily or weekly - just post when you are able. And if you already have a blog, I'd love if you would cross-post your work here.

The wiki will be a website where we all post resources for each other and our students. Using Google Sites, we can create a great knowledge repository!

Beginning mid-January 2011, my students will be Tweeting current event stories and resources using the hashtag #APGOV. Of course, I hope we can get other students around the country to do the same - the goal is to get students to create a Personal Learning Network for AP Gov that is much larger than their textbook and teacher!

I hope that you will join in this effort. Please simply leave an email where I can contact you in the comments section below, or Tweet me @mikegwaltney.

AP US Government Blog 2.0

After a 2 year hiatus, the AP United States Government & Politics Blog is back!

After teaching AP Gov for 11 years, I moved to a new school where I have spent most of my time teaching AP U.S. History and some political philosophy seminars. However, now I am beginning a new assignment with the Online School for Girls teaching AP U.S. Gov as a second semester course, and I can't wait to get started.

Look for the AP U.S. Gov Blog to go collaborative in 2011, with many teachers posting ideas and resources that are in use in AP classes around the country.