This unit examines the dynamic, complex history of the Weimar era in Germany and interwar Europe more generally. Students learn about political and economic shifts before and after WWI, social and cultural changes of 1920s and 1930s Germany, and the rise of the Nazi Party.
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2023
December 20 – Year in Review
December 13 – Holiday Greeting
December 6 – SPECIAL PROMOTION – The Civil War and the Meaning of Liberty
November 29 – New Videos about Interwar Europe (Hein)
November 15 – Geography and Transgender Awareness Weeks
November 8 – Native American Heritage Month
November 1 – NATO and the War in Ukraine
October 25 – Colonization and Independence in Africa
October 18 – China on the World Stage
October 4 – SPECIAL PROMOTION – We the People: A New Nation
September 27 – New Videos about the Vietnam War (Self)
September 20 – Explore Cuba and Mexico for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 13 – Observe Constitution Day with Choices
August 30 – Back to School with Choices
August 16 – Teach about Climate Change with Choices
August 2 – Tell a Friend About Choices
July 19 – NEW UNIT – The Vietnam War: Origins, History, and Legacies
July 5 – New Africana Studies and Asian Studies Series
June 21 – Choices Recognized as One of Best Digitals Tool for Teaching and Learning
June 14 – New Edition: Russia and the United States (formerly Russia’s Transformation)
June 7 – Juneteenth
May 31 – New Videos About the Vietnam War (Jacobs) and Pride Month Materials
May 24 – Immigrant Heritage Month
May 17 – Complimentary Materials
May 10 – Embedding Digital Editions with Google Classroom
May 3 – Teacher Appreciation Week
April 26 – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
April 19 – New Video Series About the Vietnam War (Tran)
April 12 – Teaching Climate Change for Earth Day
April 5 – Choices for Teaching Current Issues
March 29 – Iraq 20 Years Later
March 22 – The Genocide Convention and War in Ukraine
March 15 – Teaching Global Studies and Current World Issues
March 8 – Choices for World History (and IB)
March 1 – Teaching Civics Week with Choices
February 22 – Materials for Teaching Women’s History
February 15 – Choices YouTube Playlists
February 8 – Free Lesson on Black Activism; Black History Month
February 1 – Choices for AP Courses
January 25 – Curriculum Series (U.S. History, World History, Current Issues, Geography, Complete Series)
January 18 – Fashion as Cultural Heritage and Historical Memory (online lesson for Confronting Genocide unit) and New Videos with Kate Irvin
January 11 – Top Units and Lessons of 2022
2022
December 21 – Holiday greetings
December 14 – History from Below (online lesson for Confronting Genocide unit)
December 7 – NEH Institute (American Soldiers in American Wars)
November 30 – Holiday savings
November 22 – New videos with Omer Bartov (Weimar, Holocaust, genocide)
November 16 – Geography Awareness Week
November 9 – Updated unit: Confronting Genocide: Never Again?
November 2 – TWTN Lesson: Mapping Environmental Justice
October 26 – New videos with James Waller (genocide)
October 12 – Latin American Studies
October 5 – Iran Protests and Revolutions
September 28 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day
September 21 – Transgender Resource Guide and Lesson
September 14 – Choices for the school year
September 7 – September 11 and Constitution Day
September 1 – New Unit: Lessons for Ethnic Studies
August 24 – Curriculum Collections
August 17 – Digital Editions
August 10 – Updated Unit: The Middle East
August 3 – Free Racial Slavery License
July 27 – Climate Change
July 20 – Coming Soon!
July 6 – U.S. History Series
June 8 – June Holidays and Celebrations
May 25 – Professional Development
May 18 – Revolutions in World History
May 11 – World History Series
May 4 – Current Issues Series
April 27 – Teacher Appreciation Week
April 20 – Africa in the World History Curriculum
April 13 – New videos with Nadje Al-Ali (Middle East, feminism, activism)
April 6 – New videos with Deborah Hurley (cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, data privacy)
March 30 – Genocide Awareness Month
March 16 – Stop AAPI Hate
March 9 – Russia and Ukraine
March 2 – New videos with Reid Pauly (nuclear weapons)
February 22 – New TWTN Lesson: The Ukraine Crisis
February 16 – New Support Pages
February 2 – Updated TWTN Lessons: Refugee Stories and State of the Union Addresses
January 26 – New videos with Jeff Colgan (international relations, climate)
January 19 – Choices Playlists on YouTube
January 12 – New TWTN Lesson: #StopAAPIHate
January 5 – New videos with Dawn King (climate change)
2021
December 15 – Updated unit: The U.S. Role in a Changing World
December 2 – Happy Holidays
November 23 – Giving Tuesday
November 10 – Geography Awareness Week
October 27 – Native American Heritage Month
October 13 – New videos with Daniel Rodriguez (Cuba and imperialism)
October 6 – New TWTN Lesson: Global Protests
September 29 – Filipino American History Month
September 15 – Constitution Day
September 8 – Back to School
September 1 – TWTN Lessons: September 11 and Costs of War
August 25 – New videos with Ashish Jha (public health and COVID-19)
August 11 – New unit: Civics Lessons for Student Engagement
August 4 – New TWTN Lesson: Processing the Pandemic
July 28 – Updated unit: Responding to Terrorism
June 22 – New unit: Imperial America
June 9 – U.S. History Series and Juneteenth
May 26 – Pride, Caribbean-American Heritage, and Immigrant Heritage Month
May 12 – New videos with Naoko Shibusawa (imperialism)
April 28 – Teacher Appreciation Week
April 14 – Updated TWTN Lesson: The Costs of War
April 7 – Earth Day
March 24 – Genocide Awareness Month
March 10 – Updated unit: Westward Expansion
March 3 – New TWTN Lesson: Incarceration Histories and Solidarity
February 24 – Women’s History Month
February 10 – Black History Month, Part 2
January 27 – Black History Month, Part 1
January 20 – Updated unit: Cuba
January 14 – New TWTN Lesson: Capitol Riot
January 12 – TWTN Lesson: Inaugural Addresses
January 6 – Updated unit: Climate Change
2020
December 16 – Happy Holidays
December 1 – December History Days
November 18 – Geography Awareness Week
November 2 – Native American Heritage Month
October 28 – Teaching About the Middle East
October 21 – New TWTN Lesson: Voting in 2020
October 7 – Genocide and Human Rights
September 23 – New TWTN Lesson: Pro-Athlete Walkout
September 9 – New for the school year
September 2 – TWTN Lesson: September 11
August 26 – New unit: Racial Slavery in the Americas
August 19 – Current Issues
August 12 – New videos with Kristen Maye (slavery)
July 29 – New videos with Anthony Bogues (slavery and Haitian Revolution)
July 15 – New videos with Zach Sell (slavery and capitalism)
July 1 – Digital Editions
June 17 – Marginalized Voices
June 6 – New TWTN Lesson: George Floyd and Black Lives Matter
May 27 – Using Digital Editions with Zoom
May 20 – Primary Source Analysis
May 13 – New videos with Walter Johnson (slavery and the slave trade)
May 6 – Teacher Appreciation Week
April 29 – New videos with Kellie Carter Jackson (slavery and abolition)
April 22 – Earth Day
April 15 – New unit: The Syrian Civil War
April 8 – Genocide Awareness Month
April 1 – QFI Curriculum Award Program
March 25 – Updated unit: The Russian Revolution
March 18 – New videos with Meltem Toksoz (Syria)
March 12 – Free resources and Digital Editions for virtual teaching
March 4 – Forthcoming from Choices
February 19 – New TWTN lesson: Global Protests
February 5 – Black History Month
January 22 – TWTN lesson: State of the Union Address
January 10 – New TWTN lesson: U.S.-Iran Crisis
January 8 – Updated unit: The French Revolution
2019
December 11 – Happy Holidays
November 20 – Updated unit: China on the World Stage
November 6 – New videos with Renée Ater (slavery and memorials)
October 17 – New TWTN lesson: Brexit
October 9 – New videos with Joel Revill (French Revolution)
October 2 – New TWTN lesson: Impeachment
September 25 – Updated unit: Afghanistan
September 9 – September 11
August 28 – New for the Fall
August 14 – Updated unit: Brazil
July 31 – Updated unit: Iranian Revolution
July 10 – Current Issues Series
June 26 – Social Emotional Learning
June 12 – New unit: Civil War
May 22 – New videos with Narges Bajoghli (Iran)
May 17 – New TWTN lesson: Seeking Asylum
May 8 – Teacher Appreciation
April 24 – Free U.S. History lessons
April 10 – New videos with Sreemati Mitter (Middle East)
March 27 – Cultivating Civil Discussion
March 13 – Women’s History Month
February 21 – Current Issues Series
February 14 – Updated unit: Civil Rights
February 6 – Digital Editions
January 24 – New TWTN Lesson: State of the Union Address
January 8 – Professional Development
2018
December 14 – U.S.-China Trade Tensions
November 28 – NCSS in Chicago
November 13 – Choices moves to History Department
November 5 – New TWTN lesson: #WontBeErased: Source Analysis
October 30 – New TWTN lesson: Gerrymandering: One Person, One Vote?
October 25 – Updated unit: The Haitian Revolution
October 3 – Updated unit: The U.S. Role in the World
September 20 – Updated unit: Immigration
August 15 – New for Fall
July 31 – Updated unit: Russia’s Transformation
June 14 – New lesson: Analyzing Maps
May 30 – New TWTN lessons: Safeguarding Democracy and Response to Syria
May 16 – New unit: We the People: A New Nation
May 1 – New unit: Japanese American Incarceration in World War II
April 12 – Summer PD
March 22 – Writers begin work on A New Nation
March 7 – New TWTN lesson: South China Sea Maritime Conflicts
February 20 – Summer PD
January 18 – Introducing Digital Editions
January 9 – Updated unit: The Challenge of Nuclear Weapons
January 5 – Updated unit: The Middle East