TIRP Outreach
to Local High Schools

Each semester at USC, undergraduates taking IR courses are invited to participate in the TIRP outreach program to local high schools.  Teams of undergraduates must prepare four sessions to teach to a class of high school students, once a week, for four weeks.

The Activity Database is designed to assist USC volunteers in selecting and preparing IR-related activities to be used with their high school classes.

Notice:
A database search for "TIRP form"
will pull up guidelines and required forms
(Team Activity Plan, Teacher Review).

Originally Launched September 1, 2001
Changing steadily with new listings.

Additional Teaching Resources

Beyond our own TIRP Activities Database, the following sites offer a variety of interactive materials for TIRPers to incorporate in their Team Activity Plan.

Deliberations in Democracy - a partnership project of the Constitutional Rights Foundation and Street Law, Inc. - has an excellent model for analysis and debate. Lessons inlcude the Bush Doctrine, fair trade, and climate change.

Globalization101.org offers a link "For Teachers" with a growing collection of lesson plans on trade, international law, development, environment, health, migration...

New York Times Learning Network has a Daily Lesson Plan (in the sidebar under "Teacher Connections"). A Lesson Plan Archive is also available, and can be searched for relevant activities by keyword, grade level, or general subject -- American history, fine arts, media studies, etc.

Brown University -- Choices Education Program offers a very comprehensive and very up-to-date collection. Slightly advanced, but all Choices activities can be broken down to into shorter, easier lessons. The site can also be searched by keyword.

CNN Student News provides very comprehensive and very up-to-date resources. Not specifically geared towards international relations, but the site offers Discussion/Activity links with nearly every article. Be sure to check the Teacher Resources link on the sidebar.

Educators for Social Responsibility offers a selection of lesson plans on relatively current events, including Sept. 11th, school shootings, hate crimes, and Israel/Palestine conflicts.

TeacherVision may be a better source of information on specific topics to be taught in the classroom than a source of actual lesson plans. Topics are broken down into timelines and structured explanations that can be printed and helpful in explaining an issue to students.