Jonathan Ferrante, M.A.; M.Div., is a National Board-Certified teacher who has taught social studies for 27 years, including two years in New York City and over 20 years on Long Island. For the past 20 years he has taught at Smithtown High School West. Mr. Ferrante has taught AP World History since its inception in 2002 and has served numerous times as an AP exam reader, table leader and early table leader.
In preparation for the new assessment, Mr. Ferrante was a consultant on syllabus design for the College Board and contributed several lessons to the new APSI World History Workbook. Jonathan has also contributed to the development of the new Pre AP World History course. As a question writer and reviewer for Cengage Publishing, he has contributed to the Voyages in World History and The Earth and Its Peoples textbooks. He has also served on the Teaching Committee for the World History Association. Mr. Ferrante is also an adjunct assistant professor at Suffolk County Community College where he teaches the history of religion.