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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Working to teach students the importance of community involvement for a democratic society. This site provides guidance for educational programs, lessons, and publications related to civic education. (Learn more)

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EDSITEment - Lesson Plans for History and Social Studies

The lesson plans available on this site are organized into U.S. History and World History, with subcategories within each group. The main History and Social Studies page is divided into two content area tabs: Lesson pLans and Websites. The Subject Navigator... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Facing History and Ourselves

Collection of teacher resources and workshops designed to develop humanity in students. (Learn more)

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Foreign Policy Association (FPA) Great Decisions Educators Corner

This free resource provides professional development, global educational resources, a teacher's forum, workshops, global conferences, grants and much more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Foreign Policy Association

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

A vast collection of teaching and learning resources for the arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education. (Learn more)

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Provided by: FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Future State: U.S. Department of State for Youth

This resource is designed to provide teachers and parents with educational resources for the inclusion of current events and world news in the classroom. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Department of State

The Gateway to 21st Century Skills

Quick and easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. (Learn more)

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Provided by: GEM Exchange

Learning Network: New York Times On The Web

The New York Times On The Web's Learning Network offers daily lesson plans, education news, and current events quizzes and daily news summaries for students. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: New York Times

Multicultural Education - Diversity Equity Reform

This website is dedicated to exploring the issues surrounding the multicultural classroom. Awareness activities, training, news, and many other resources are available from this site. (Learn more)

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My Hero

This web site, in English and Spanish, features information about "heroes" around the world. Some of the people are famous and some are everyday people striving to make a difference in other peoples lives and working for important causes around the world.... (Learn more)

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Provided by: My Hero

My Wonderful World

Supported by National Geographic, this site was created by a large number of corporate partners to “ expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in the community.” (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic Society Education Foundation

The National Gallery of Art

This premier national art museum's website features online exhibits and information about artists, in-depth select European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and graphic arts. The website includes multimedia and podcast presentations of some... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Gallery of Art

National Museum of the American Indian

This website uses Flash technology to present online multimedia exhibitions about the history and culture of American Indians. An excellent online educational resource about codetalkers during WWI and WWII is also available. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

Newseum: Interactive Museum of News

Read the headlines of more than 400 national and international newspapers, take a news trivia quiz, and explore incredible exhibits documenting the press and the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust, and more. A collection of lesson plans to teach students about their... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Newseum

The NYPL Picture Collection Online

More than 30,000 digitized images from books, magazine, newspapers, original photographs, prints, and postcards from the 1700s through 1925. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The New York Public Library

The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Witness World War II through rare color film, and read letters from a nation redefining itself. View footage of Midway, Pearl Harbor, and the Doolittle Raid. Learn about the psychology of war, how American prepared and reacted to WWII, and what the social... (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Scholastic Assistance for Global Education

This project is designed to create a centralized repository of educational materials designed to increase global awareness and education. Materials are divided into five categories, including: grade and subject matter. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Mays Business School at Texas A&M University

Teach Vietnam - Echoes from the Wall

This work was created in an effort to educate students about the war in Vietnam and the important lessons to be learned from that period in our nation's history. Over 40,000 public and private middle and high schools in the country, have received this curriculum... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Vietnam Verterans Memorial Fund

Teachers' Domain

Teachers’ Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television. (Learn more)

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Provided by: WGBH - Boston

The U-505 Submarine

Take a virtual tour and learn the history of the U-505, a captured a German U-boat submarine from World War II. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago