Susan Barber

Susan Barber is a high school English teacher and AP® English Literature instructor at Midtown High School in Atlanta, Georgia. She serves on the AP® Literature Test Development Committee and has been an AP® Reader for multiple years, as well as a College Board consultant and College Board Advisor for AP® Literature. Barber is active in professional organizations, serving on the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Secondary Steering Committee.

Barber is coauthor of 100% Engagement: 33 Lessons to Promote Participation, Beat Boredom, and Deepen Learning in the ELA Classroom, a Corwin Literacy title that offers 33 classroom-tested engagement strategies for grades 6–12 ELA teachers. She is also coauthor of The Norton Guide to AP® Literature: Writing and Skills and has contributed to both editions of The Best Lesson Series. In addition, she is editor and frequent contributor to the online resource AP Lit Help and writes at her teaching blog Teach with Class (susangbarber.com), where she shares practical ideas for secondary English instruction. Her work and classroom practice have been featured in major outlets including *The New