Learn about AP Human Geography in Wyoming, Summer 2018

● The Wyoming Geographic Alliance will be offering a training opportunity for interested
educators July 9-10th at the University of Wyoming in Laramie lead by Professor Alec
Murphy.
● Presentations will focus on the ways in which core geographic concepts set forth in the AP
Human Geography course outline—region, pattern, place, space, and scale—provide insight
into fundamental developments unfolding around the world.
● The core geographical concepts will be used as critical lenses for assessing such topics as
migration patterns, geopolitical upheavals, environmental change, and the possibilities and
challenges of European integration.
● The goal is show how geographical concepts and perspectives help us understand and
evaluate the complex forces shaping the contemporary world.
● The course is free and participants are eligible for one credit through the Wyoming
Professional Teaching Standards Board Professional Development Program.
● Participants may earn one graduate level credit from the University of Wyoming (subject to
University of Wyoming fees). To register follow this link AP Geography Registration
● Participants are eligible to receive a $50 travel stipend from the Wyoming Geographic
Alliance.
● Daily schedule and course outline will be available in the coming weeks.
● To sign up please email Robert Rust at wga@uwyo.edu for more information.

Presentation Leader: Alexander Murphy is Professor of Geography at the University of Oregon, where he holds the Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences. He specializes in political and cultural geography, with regional emphases in Europe and the Middle East. Murphy is Past President of the American Association of Geographers and Senior Vice-President of the American Geographical Society. In the late 1990s he led the effort to add geography to the College Board’s Advanced Placement program. He then chaired the inaugural AP Human Geography test development committee, which produced the template for the course outline and exam that is still in use today.