Students survey the economic issues and political developments that have shaped the outlook of policymakers in the Kremlin and Washington, D.C.
Introductory Webinar
Teaching About Current Issues: Genocide, U.S.-Russia Relations, and More with the Choices Program’s Award-winning Curriculum
8:30 am — 3:00 pm
Workshop
Leonia, NJ
Leonia, NJ
DETAILS
Join the Choices Program in New Jersey as we explore two timely and recently updated curriculum units from our Current Issues Series: Russia and the United States: Perspectives From History—Choices for Today (replacing Russia’s Transformation; update forthcoming) and Confronting Genocide: Never Again? (October 2022). We’ll explore new lessons, new videos, and new content in each curriculum unit, with an eye towards how to implement these materials in diverse classroom settings. We’ll also try out a few inquiry lessons from each unit to see how they build essential skills.
Co-sponsored by Leonia Public Schools
Register
$175Per Person
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Morning coffee and a boxed lunch from Panera will be provided. Each participant will also receive print copies of the newly revised Russia and the United States: Perspectives From History—Choices for Today and Confronting Genocide: Never Again? and a one-year Digital Editions license. A six-hour certificate of attendance will be provided.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
All secondary level teachers who teach a course in current issues, U.S. History, Word History, Foreign Policy, Asian Studies, or Genocide and Holocaust studies will find the session useful.
WORKSHOP LEADER
Mimi Stephens
Choices Director of Professional Development
Mimi is the Director of Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.