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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

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