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xii About the AP%u00ae Contributorsfor geography education from National Geographic, the National Council for Geographic Education, and the American Geographical Society. She is a PolarTrec Teacher to Antarctica, Grosvenor Fellow to Svalbard, and a NOAA teacher in the field. Ann also teaches geography at the University of Houston%u2013Clear Lake.Samantha M. SerranoJames B. Conant High SchoolSamantha has taught AP%u00ae Human Geography at James B. Conant High School since 2006. She has attended the AP%u00ae Reading since 2012 and has served as a Table Leader since 2020. Samantha was named an Association of American Geographers (AAG) Teacher%u2019s Fellow in 2018 and is a National Geographiccertified educator. Samantha has a master%u2019s degree ingeography and environmental studies and is working on a PhD in geography education. She is active in the online AP%u00ae Human Geography professional learning community and serves on the board of directors for the National Council for Geographic Education.Kelly SwansonMount Paran Christian SchoolKelly completed his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, with an emphasis on geography assessment, and has been involved in geography education for over 30 years, including teaching his first AP%u00ae Human Geography course in 1997. He has authored the Kaplan AP%u00ae Human Geography Guide from 2008 to 2018 and the Teacher%u2019s Edition for Bedford, Freeman & Worth%u2019s Human Geography for the AP%u00ae Course. He assisted in rewriting the Minnesota State Geography Standards in 2012, advised the committee in 2022, and has served on the National Assessment in Educational Progress (NAEP) Geography standing committee with the U.S. Department of Education. He currently teaches university courses at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul and serves as Dean of Academics at Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia. Kelly enjoys spending time with his wife, Jolaine, and children, Rebecca, Jake, and Zach, traveling the world, reading, and learning anything and everything.About the AP%u00ae ContributorsJane HighleyDevon Preparatory SchoolJane Highley teaches eighth grade civics, AP%u00ae Human Geography, AP%u00ae%u00a0Comparative Government, and AP%u00ae U.S. Government at Devon Preparatory School (Devon, Pennsylvania), where she is chair of the social studies department. She is a 2017 recipient of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship, which gave her the opportunity to pursue and complete a second master%u2019s degree in history at La Salle University in 2020. In addition to her work with Bedford, Freeman & Worth, she has also worked with C-SPAN Classroom to create ready-to-use classroom resources. Additionally, she has co-led teacher webinars for the National Council for Geographic Education.Ibipo Johnston-AnumonwoState University of New York at CortlandIbipo, Distinguished Professor of Geography at SUNY Cortland, is a past member of the AP%u00ae Human Geography Test Development Committee (2003%u20132007) and an experienced Table Leader and Question Leader at the AP%u00ae Human Geography Reading. She has a bachelor%u2019s degree in teacher education from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, her home country, and earned a Ph.D. in geography at Clark University in Massachusetts. Ibipo was the 2016 recipient of the American Association of Geographers Distinguished Teaching Award.Ann LinsleyBellaire High School, University of Houston%u2013Clear LakeAnn has taught geography at Bellaire High School for 38 years and AP%u00ae Human Geography since 2000. Ann has served as a reader, Table Leader, and Question Leader since 2002. She is an original teacher consultant with the College Board for APHG since 1998, leading professional development sessions throughout the United States and China. Ann has received awards Sara Haroun Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo Ann LinsleySamantha Serrano Jolaine Swanson%u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Do not distribute.