THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

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)

RELATED CONTENT

Confronting Genocide:
Never Again?

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.

Lessons for Ethnic Studies

This collection of twelve lessons selected from the Choices Program’s curriculum series provides teachers with stand-alone activities that have a special focus on ethnic studies for U.S. history courses.

The Middle East: Questions for U.S. Policy

Students examine oil and geopolitics, issues between the Palestinians and Israel, the Egyptian revolution, Syrian refugees, and other issues that have shaped U.S. relations in the region.

The Iranian Revolution

Students trace the history of Iran from its early dynasties to the present and explore Iran’s cultural history, its efforts to establish a representative democracy, and the role the great powers played in shaping events in Iran.

Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies

This unit provides a wide-ranging overview of racial slavery in the Americas and the opportunity for students to consider how the past shapes the present.

Climate Change and Questions of Justice

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.

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