If you’re teaching human or world geography, or a current issues course, a few good documentaries are essential. How they’re able to bring to life otherwise large, abstract topics is…
It’s impossible to ignore that our love of stuff is having a negative impact on our world; one that urgently needs to be addressed. This makes it a perfect topic…
Freshwater supply, renewable energy, and overconsumption are all issues that perfectly illustrate how the stuff that really matters doesn’t necessarily fit neatly into one discipline. They certainly belong in an…
For students who don’t know a time when cell phones didn’t have the internet, it can be tough for them to appreciate just how recently the world became so deeply interconnected. Even…
For students who have never known an existence outside their G7 lifestyle, it can be tough to understand the intensity and pervasiveness of extreme worldwide poverty. It’s mind blowing to…
One of my favorite classes to teach has been Contemporary Global Issues. That’s because it shows students how classic subjects like social studies and science are actually inseparable. I’d describe the…
