The Foreign Policy Association seeks high school teachers with demonstrated commitment to international education to take part in its annual Great Decisions Teacher Training Institute. Teachers chosen will reflect geographically and demographically diverse high schools from around the continent and will be chosen on a competitive basis. There will be four days of: * Strengthening skills in teaching global affairs * Exploring ways to expand international studies in the classroom * Building professional support networks * Developing International Studies curricula Apply online, or…

The current economic crisis is primarily a story about unintended consequences and what happens when the incentive structure is damaged by unsound institutions and policies.

Equipping students with conceptual language for discussing the complexity of religious identity better prepares them to understand the countless ways that religion intersects with public and private life.

An inquiry-based lesson exploring Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams’s World War II photographs of incarcerated Japanese Americans can launch important classroom discussions on nativism, scapegoating, and the history of anti-Asian racism in the 

Organizing a mock constitutional convention in the classroom allows students to probe our govern-ment structures and to consider whether modifications are needed.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of issues related to the First Amendment and religious freedom when they study two renowned Supreme Court flag-saluting cases.

The Educating for American Democracy initiative introduces an inquiry framework, or roadmap, organized around themes and questions to advance excellence in civic and history education.