Engaging, inquiry-based curriculum for history and current issues courses.

Explore 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.

In the eighth edition of this engaging curriculum unit, students explore the evolution of the international community's response to genocide and examine how the U.S. has responded to multiple cases of genocide. Includes new content on the Uighers in China and the OvaHerero-Nama Genocide in Namibia.

In this free lesson, students closely examine one individual’s story of recent immigration to the United States, and work with partners to explore immigration themes within and between sources. Students reflect on immigrants’ shared and unique experiences as well as the value of first-person primary sources.

The latest series added to the Choices free online collection of 1,800+ videos features historian Alex Orquiza addressing food, migration, national identity, the "model minority" myth, coded language, and more!

In this free lesson, students explore the current global refugee crisis; employ data to map the crisis; examine one refugee’s story and map their experiences; and consider challenges facing refugees and the international community. The updated lesson includes revised maps and new data, refugee stories, videos, and news articles.

In this free lesson, students examine accounts of one or more individuals with disabilities who have experienced climate change-related natural disasters, then reflect on the knowledge and experience disabled people bring to issues around disaster planning and climate change policy.

Winner of the 2024 Buchanan Prize! This unit tells the “long history” of the destructive, deadly, and divisive U.S. war in Vietnam. Students examine the war’s long-term origins, investigate its complex history, and explore its lasting legacies.

Now available for the Racial Slavery in the Americas curriculum unit! Purchase an All-School Read Set to help build a sense of community by having your students all read and discuss the same text. One set includes 20 Student Texts and a complimentary Teacher Resource Book for a savings of more than $100! Order today and save!

The Choices Program's curriculum on the Vietnam War has been awarded the 2024 Buchanan Prize from the Association for Asian Studies. Read more about the award, the Choices curriculum, and what people have to say about it!

The sixth edition of this unit includes added content to account for events in Ukraine and more details about NATO. It includes two new lessons as well as new primary sources, images, study guides, and graphic organizers.

Students examine the causes and effects of global warming and delve into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate. Students also grapple with how to respond to climate change in ways that are both effective and fair.

Digital Editions takes the high-quality, up-to-date curriculum units educators expect from the Choices Program to a whole new level. Compatible with all devices, including mobile. Stand-alone, web-based platform but also easy to use with Google Classroom, Canvas, Blackboard, and more. No student logins. Individual and site licenses available.