About the Program
The Choices for the 21st Century Education Program is a national education initiative based at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.
Our Mission
The program seeks to empower young people with the skills, knowledge, and participatory habits to be engaged citizens who are capable of addressing international issues through thoughtful public discourse and informed decision making.
Program Areas
The Choices Program develops teaching resources on historical and current international issues, provides professional development for classroom teachers, and sponsors programs that engage students beyond the classroom.
Teaching Resources
Choices teaching resources incorporate the latest scholarship to make connections between historical events and contemporary international issues. Choices teaching materials are used in a range of courses including U.S. history, world history, global studies, and government.Professional Development Programs
Professional Development Programs for secondary level teachers take a variety of forms, including introductory workshops, in-service programs, teaching seminars, and summer teaching institutes.Capitol Forum
Capitol Forum is an experiential civic education initiative that links the classroom to the world beyond. The program seeks to raise awareness on critical international issues and to build a foundation for longterm civic engagement.
What's New provides a summary of all new and updated curriculum resources and program initiatives. It is organized by publication date.
The History of the Program The Choices Program has its origins in research begun in 1982 by the Watson Institute's Center for Foreign Policy at Brown University in collaboration with the Public Agenda Foundation.
See our Newsletter Archives Choices provides a monthly E-letter that is available to all educators.
The Choices Program is a program of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. The Watson Institute was established in 1986 as a center where scholars and practitioners would collaborate to analyze contemporary global problems and develop initiatives to address them.