Classroom Materials
A compilation of outstanding global resources for educators to use in the classroom, including lesson plans, supplemental materials, and research sites.
AllAfrica
Resource for students’ research projects and for teachers who want current and comprehensive content on Africa.
BBC World Class
Find elementary and secondary classroom-ready content and lessons by subjects or sites as well as video clips from BBC programs.
Building Bridges, National Peace Corps Association
Curriculum designed to help U.S. students understand cross-cultural issues and the concept of tolerance.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/bridges
The Choices Program
Site with curriculum units, supplemental materials, and ideas for connecting the classroom to the headlines.
Facing the Future
Lessons and teaching activities on global issues such as farming and food production.
http://www.facingthefuture.org
Global Ed
A source for global education materials for classroom use. The General Resources tab allows access to many cross-curriculum activities and lessons on topics such as “Water: A Key to Understanding India” and “An Issue of Identity: Nationalism.”
Global Education Yellow Pages
Clearinghouse for over 1000 global education related websites and organizations.
http://www.globaledyellowpages.org
Global Gateway
Site that helps schools, students, and teachers to collaborate and connect with other schools in the world on projects such as Flat Stanley.
http://www.globalgateway.org/default/aspx?page=1596
Global Teach Net
Access a broad range of classroom centered links like “Kids Around the World” for elementary children.
http://www.globalteachnet.org/content/education
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network)
Teachers and students design and implement online collaborative projects with peers across the globe. Over 20,000 schools in 109 countries are currently linked. Examples of projects include a video-conferencing project between Japanese and American students who create a final media project together.
International Studies Schools Association, University of Denver
Globally inspired lesson plans organized to grade level and academic discipline.
http://www.du.edu/issa/curriculumMat.htm/
National Geographic
Links to lessons, activities, maps, photos, and many other supplementary materials for use in the classroom.
http://www.nationalgeograph.com/education/index.htm/
Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom
Agriculture-focused classroom materials and learning opportunities for teachers.
http://www.ne-aitc.org/teachers/index.htm
Outreach World
Resource for global perspectives in the classroom using “overseas travel reports” by educators (e.g. “David and Steve’s Excellent East Asia Adventure”)
Peace Match Program, National Peace Corps Association
Matches teachers with returned Peace Corp volunteers to bring personal cross-cultural experiences directly to students in the classroom.
Read to Feed
Lesson plans, activities, and a resource library on global issues such as hunger and poverty, with emphasis on service and humanitarianism.
Scholastic One World
Lessons on diversity, respect for others, and building communities.
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/one_world/index.asp
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
Teaching materials and activities for elementary and secondary students.
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus
World Wise Schools, National Peace Corps Association
Lesson plans indexed by grade, topic, and geographic region. Stories and ideas for service projects based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers are included.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans
World History Connected
Online quarterly journal featuring articles on concepts in history. Book reviews and links to history-oriented sites.
http://www.worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/
World View
Clearinghouse of global classroom information provided by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
