Kevin Thomas Smith has taught a variety of AP subjects, including AP World History, AP European History, and AP U.S. Government and Politics, and is an AP Reader for the College Board. In 2005 and 2006, the Clay County School Board recognized him as an exemplary teacher. In addition to being a teacher, he conducts workshops on text-based questions for elementary, middle, and high schools in his district.
"""As document-based questions become a more common form of assessment, Teaching with DBQs is a must-have resource for educators. The author provides strategies and examples for teaching students a step-by-step process for analyzing and evaluating documents and for responding to document-based questions. This proven process will aid teachers in helping students to develop the necessary life skill of high-level critical thinking."" – Karen Benningfield, Supervisor of Secondary Instruction, White County Schools, TN ""Teaching with DBQs is the go-to guide for helping teachers and students overcome the complexity of Document Based Questions. Smith incorporates his own personal experience in the classroom to create strategies that reach both advanced students and those who struggle to be on level. These strategies, combined with relevant classroom examples and practical resources, seamlessly engage students to dig deeper into source material while increasing their understanding."" - Sharon Hoolan Ortiz, District Director, Florida Council for Social Studies, and History Department Chair, Fort Pierce Central High School, FL"