Students will learn the skills of diplomacy and national security, and will develop civic knowledge about how the executive branch of the US government handles critical foreign policy situations. Not only will they finish the class with a better understanding of the government, they will also have in-depth knowledge of current events that impact the United States. Through participation in the simulation, students will learn collaboration skills, communication skills, and critical thinking.

I love helping students see the connections in our world. The simulations created by the CFR are realistic and approachable project-based learning. I have taught this class to students both in person, and online, and students find that they continue to see the relevancy of what they learned long after the class ends. It is a great way to incorporate the government, history, economics, and geography classes that I teach separately. 

I have a BA in Political Science, History, and Secondary Education and a MA in American Studies. I have over 10 years of experience teaching high school and college students social studies and critical thinking skills. My expertise in teaching is in helping students see the many ways that history, geography, politics, and economics intersect. I have used these CFR simulations in live and online classes for several years. 

The following sources are used to provide information for this class:

Disparte, Dante. “Preparing for the next Pandemic: Early Lessons from COVID-19.” Brookings Institution, 16 Feb. 2021, www.brookings.edu/research/preparing-for-the-next-pandemic-early-lessons-from-covid-19.

Friedman, Uri. “America Knew a Pandemic Was Coming.” The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/pandemic-coronavirus-united-states-trump-cdc/608215.

Maizland, Lindsay. “What a Global Health Survey Found Months Before the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Council on Foreign Relations, 24 Mar. 2020, www.cfr.org/in-brief/what-global-health-survey-found-months-coronavirus-pandemic.

“Preparing for the Next Pandemic.” Model Diplomacy, Council on Foreign Relations, modeldiplomacy.cfr.org/pop-up-cases/preparing-next-pandemic. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

Purtill, Corinne. “Experts Debate How To Prepare For the Next Pandemic.” The New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021, www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/business/dealbook/covid-vaccine-policy-debate.html.

Sparrow, Annie. “The Next Coronavirus Can Be Stopped Now With Public Health Measures.” Foreign Policy, 19 Mar. 2020, foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/14/china-wuhan-virus-covid19-coronavirus-how-stop-next-pandemic-before-starts.

“What Is Global Health?” World101 from the Council on Foreign Relations, world101.cfr.org/global-era-issues/global-health/what-global-health. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.