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Teacher Resources
worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu/
World History Connected is designed for everyone who wants to deepen the engagement and understanding of world history: students, college instructors, high school teachers, leaders of teacher education programs, social studies coordinators, research historians, and librarians.
iEARN is a non-profit organization made up of over 20,000 schools in more than 109 countries.
"Since 1988, iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) has pioneered online school linkages to enable students to engage in meaningful educational projects with peers in their countries and around the world." -- www.iearn.org
Approximately 750,000 - 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide. All projects in iEARN are initiated and designed by teachers and students, and provide powerful examples of how new and emerging technologies can make a difference in teaching and learning. Extensive iProjectsi pages on these websites provide inspiration by describing actual international classroom collaborations.
Online Professional Development Courses
iEARN also offers five online subject-specific professional development courses for teachers, joining K-12 educators from the US with their peers in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and South America. Participating teachers learn to integrate technology into their teaching using online collaborative projects that meet their local/state/national educational standards. Click on iProfessional Developmenti to find out more about course content and requirements; the iEARN-USA site features teacher testimonials from U.S. participants.
AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end users. Their website says they are among the Internet's largest content sites, posting over 1000 stories daily, as well as over 900,000 articles in a searchable archive that includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997.
Global TeachNet is a comprehensive resource for global education provided by the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), a non-profit organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers. Select the iTeachersi option to access a broad range of classroom-centered links, including the Global Education Gateway page featuring programs, projects and online resources for teachers and students.
Also visit www.peacematch.org to learn about the NPCA Global Peace Match program, which matches teachers with returned Peace Corps volunteers in their area to bring personal cross-cultural experiences directly to students in the classroom.
The U.S. Peace Corps World Wise Schools Web site offers stories, classroom resources, and ideas for service projects based on the experiences of Peace Corps Volunteers around the world. At www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans, teachers can link to World Wise Schools lesson plans indexed by grade range, topic, and geographic region. The "Building Bridges" curriculum at www.peacecorps.gov/wws/bridges contains short, easily adaptable exercises designed to help U.S. students understand cross-cultural issues and strengthen their tolerance of customs and beliefs that are different from their own. World Wise Schools also offers the Correspondence Match program, which pairs Peace Corps Volunteers with U.S. classrooms so they can correspond, and it offers the Speakers Match program, which helps U.S. teachers find former Peace Corps Volunteers who have signed up to speak at local schools and organizations.
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
A vast Web site filled with interesting resources for teachers: lesson plans, teacher guides, maps, photos and professional development opportunities. Membership in the National Geographic EdNet, www.ngsednet.org, offers a twice-weekly online news digest, an online community for educators, a soon-to-be launched e-newsletter about teaching methods and tools and much more
The United Nations Cyberschoolbus is the online component of the UN Global Teaching and Learning Project. The Cyberschoolbus Web site provides a broad array of teacher resources, including teaching materials and activities designed for educational use at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels.
The "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds" Web site provides knowledge and tools to bring a museum-going experience to the classroom. A series of K-12 classroom ideas is provided to help young people develop an appreciation and respect for African peoples, their communities through out the world, and the natural riches of the African continent.
Site resources also include an online exhibit of video, photographs of cultural objects from the African collections of the Field Museum of Natural History and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, as well as presentations on the accomplishments and stories of Americans of African descent.
A source for global and international education materials for classroom use and professional development. Registration on this website provides access to lesson plans on a wide range of international topics. Sample titles: iHow Does Culture Show Its Face to the World?,i iWater: a Key to Understanding India,i iCross-Cultural Communications.i
The Heifer International Read to Feed site encourages children to read more books for pleasure, while raising money through sponsored reading to help end world hunger and improve the environment. The site offers games, "virtual journeys," activities, stories and book recommendations for students, and teachers can use the Issues raised by Read to Feed to address global issues in the classroom. A free Leaders' Packet is available through the site, including a video, poster, storybook, brochures and student rewards. Also available is an optional, standards-based mid-elementary curriculum to help children understand issues related to world hunger and poverty and introduce them to "solutions that work".
GLOBAL GATEWAY is a new international website, managed by the British Council, enabling those involved in education across the world to engage in creative partnerships. It is a one-stop-shop, providing quick access to comprehensive information on how to develop an international dimension to education. Specific links are provided for teachers, young people, school leaders, parents, governors and local authorities. Country Guides for all regions are provided.
The focus is on twinning UK schools with Africa, but there are fascinating links to kid's radio, fun facts about other countries, international surveys and showcasing multi-cultural class activities.
www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/biggerpicture/
Part of the BBBC iAfrica Livesi website, The Bigger Picture features postcards drawn by more than 10,000 children in the UK and Africa to illustrate something important in their lives. The images are part of a worldwide twinned schools postcard exchange between schools paired online.