1. Welcome! History Alive! World Connections

2. What Is TCI? TCI is a K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. We believe the best teaching marries great content, meaningful technology, and interactive classroom experiences. The end result — students of all abilities and learning styles succeed.

3. High School Program Goals Teach students to think like historians. Inspire students with memorable classroom activities. Help teachers meet state and national standards. Develop critical readers and skilled writers. Make social studies an enjoyable and memorable class. Build students’ social studies skills.

4. Lesson: Toward a Global Economy In a Response Group activity, students visit a wing of a European museum devoted to the emergence of the first global age and then win points by showing how and why artifacts led to Europe's dominance in the first global age.

5. Lesson: Era Overview: The Cold War and Beyond, 1945-Present In a Social Studies Skill Builder, students use primary and secondary sources to answer basic questions about historical facts and higher- order questions requiring them to use their critical thinking skills.

6. World Connections Program Components Teacher ResourcesStudent Resources