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AP^® Comparative Government and Politics

Dear AP Comparative Government and Politics Teacher:

As you know first-hand, teaching an AP course demands considerable time, effort, and dedication. The College Board applauds you for your commitment to providing rigorous, college-level coursework to your students, and we hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful.

Save the date!

The AP Program is now accepting applications for AP teachers to serve as Readers at the annual AP Comparative Government and Politics Reading to be held June 2–8, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The AP Reading is an energizing opportunity—an intensive collegial exchange with over 10,000 highly skilled AP teachers and college faculty. AP Readers consistently tell us that the time spent reading, discussing, and evaluating student work alongside accomplished educators at the Reading represents the best professional development experience of their teaching careers.

Readers are provided an honorarium of $1,555 and their travel expenses, lodging, and meals are reimbursed. Readers who teach at the high school level also receive certificates awarding professional development hours and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for their participation in the AP Reading. Click here to apply today!

Visit the AP Comparative Government and Politics course home page for a variety of free resources related to teaching AP Comparative Government and Politics, including:

From the College Board's online store, AP Comparative Government and Politics teachers can purchase the following materials:

The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds of locations across the United States and around the world. All participants in AP Comparative Government and Politics workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: The Nation-State in the Twenty-First Century: Successes, Failures, & Challenges."

To find an AP Comparative Government and Politics or related Pre-AP strategies workshop in your area, visit Institutes & Workshops. The College Board also provides professional development opportunities for international teachers worldwide. Visit International Professional Development Events for more information.

The AP Annual Conference is the largest gathering of the AP and Pre-AP communities, bringing together thousands of AP teachers from around the world to engage, inspire, and promote innovation in our schools. Help make the AP Annual Conference an even more valuable professional development experience by submitting a session proposal today.

Administrators at your school are responsible for renewing any courses that were authorized last year through the AP Course Audit process and are being offered again this year. If your course was authorized in 2007–08, and you are teaching the course in 2008–09 but it has yet to be renewed, alert your school administrators to this information. If you are new to teaching the AP course at your school, and haven't yet submitted your course audit materials, you must do so no later than January 31, 2009.

The online, publicly-accessible 2008–2009 AP Course Ledger, in which all of your school's authorized courses appear, will become available on November 1, 2008.