21st Century Skills
The Choices Program uses a problem-based approach to make complex international issues accessible and meaningful for students of diverse abilities and learning styles.
The Middle East in Transition
Drawing on maps, cartoons, and primary sources, students examine the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East from 1900 to the present.
The United States in Afghanistan
Students use primary source documents, readings, and new media sources as they consider the future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.
Weimar Germany and the Rise of Hitler
Using political posters, songs, art and literature as well as laws and speeches, students recreate the moment of the Reichstag elections in July 1932 and consider its legacy.
U.S. Immigration Policy
Drawing on statistics, speeches, and commission reports, students examine the historical and current dimensions of Immigration Policy from multiple perspectives.
Westward Expansion
Students use readings, primary sources, and an in-depth case study to explore U.S. westward expansion from multiple perspectives.
Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa's Struggle
Using primary sources, and simulations, students consider the issues faced by opponents of apartheid and recreate the debate among South Africans in 1961.
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The U.S. Role in a Changing World
Readings, primary sources, political cartoons, maps, and simulations draw students into the promise and uncertainty of the modern era.
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Choices receives the Buchanan Award for U.S. in Afghanistan
The Buchanan Prize is awarded annually to recognize an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level.
Teaching with the News
The United States and the Iranian Nuclear Program
In this lesson students analyze the issues that frame the current debate on U.S. policy towards Iran.
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The United States in Afghanistan
Students use primary source documents, readings, and new media sources as they consider the future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.
Teaching with the News
The Costs of War
In this lesson students explore the human, economic, social, and political costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Middle East in Transition
Drawing on maps, cartoons, and primary sources, students examine the history of U.S. involvement in the Middle East from 1900 to the present.
Teaching with the News
The Arab Spring: One Year On
In this lesson students explore the concept of revolutions, learn about various Arab Spring protest movements, and assess the accomplishments of the movements.
Teaching with the News
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis
In this lesson students will explore firsthand accounts of Iraqi refugees' experiences and gain an understanding of the causes and scope of the crisis.
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U.S. Westward Expansion Through Maps
Students use historical maps to explore the ways in which European and U.S. colonialism reshaped North America.
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U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Students recreate the debate surrounding the decision to go to war and assess the war's impact in the United States and Iraq.
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Westward Expansion
Students use readings, primary sources, and an in-depth case study to explore U.S. westward expansion from multiple perspectives.
