Cyberwar: How Digital Threats Are Redefining National Security
In this lesson, students learn about the scope of recent cyberattacks and what is being done to counter such threats. Then they consider the broader practical and ethical consequences of preparing for...
View ArticleCorporate Irresponsibility? Fashion’s Hidden Cost in Bangladesh’s Garment...
In this lesson students imagine they are executives at major American clothing retailers who are researching and negotiating what policy changes, if any, their company should take in light of the...
View ArticleKiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine
In this lesson, students will learn about the political and economic crisis consuming Ukraine, first by getting an overview of the basic facts and then by digging deeper in small research groups.
View ArticleThe ISIS Threat: Teaching About the Complex War Raging in Iraq and Syria
In this lesson, students will analyze videos, maps, graphs and images related to ISIS and then discuss how the U.S. and the world should respond to ISIS' rise in Iraq and Syria.
View ArticleDetection, Prevention and Treatment: Researching Issues Around Ebola in the...
In this learning simulation, students are to draft a report for their boss, Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, on what lessons have been learned so far in preventing the...
View ArticleText to Text | The Fall of the Berlin Wall: Reporting in 1989 and Remembering...
In this Text to Text, we compare the moment of euphoria when the wall fell in 1989 with today's Berlin, a transformed city in which many do not remember the oppressive divisions of the past. In...
View ArticleAtomic Dilemma: Debating How to Prevent Iran From Developing Nuclear Weapons
In this lesson students debate whether negotiations are an effective way to stop Iran from getting nuclear arms, and then write their own op-ed detailing their position.
View ArticleTeaching the Armenian Genocide With Primary Sources From The New York Times
In this lesson, students assume the role of historians analyzing primary source material — investigating archival New York Times articles for evidence about the causes and consequences of the...
View ArticleTragedy in the Mediterranean: Learning About Europe’s Immigration Crisis
In this lesson we consider the human cost and the policy challenges of Europe’s immigration debate. Students will examine the big picture, including the origins and the challenges of migration in the...
View ArticleBorder Challenges: Responding to the Global Migration Crisis
In this lesson we help students explore the global migration crisis, first through maps and photographs, then with a class reading and discussion, and next by way of research.
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