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Asia for Educators

Features classroom materials and teaching guides on Asia for use by educators and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Columbia University

Beyond the Fire: Teen Experiences of War

The film Beyond the Fire introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. These stories tell of loss, hope, fear, strength and despair—and most of all, resilience. At this... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Independent Television Service

Cool Planet for Teachers

This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more)

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Provided by: OxFam

CultureQuest

This program helps students to understand and appreciate other cultures of the world. It provides the resources that will make the culminating web project a success. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Center for School Development of the School of Education, The City College of the City University of New York.

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

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

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

National Geographic Education Guide

This website provides teachers with an abundant of lesson plans for all grade levels covering the many aspects of geography including: human, culture, people and places, history, etc. The lesson plans are developed to promote and support education meets the... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

National Geographic Xpeditions

A comprehensive site for the study of geography and its relation to history, archaeology, world cultures, and economics. Teachers can access lesson plans, activities, interactive museums and exhibitions, and maps. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Geographic

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

Outreach World - A Resource for Teaching Kids About the World

A comprehensive one-stop resource for teaching international and area studies and foreign languages in the precollegiate classroom. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Outreach World

Southern Center for International Studies

The Southern Center is the Atlanta Chapter of the World Affairs Councils of America and our materials and workshops have become a flagship program for them. Professional development workshops are held on a requested basis if funding is available. This site... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Southern Center for International Studies

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provides primary sources and other resources for learning about the Holocaust, a tragic period in world history. This site provides a Holocaust encyclopedia, personal histories of survivors of the Holocaust, animated maps, special online exhibits, online teacher... (Learn more)

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Provided by: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Vietnamese Americans

An interdisciplinary curriculum and resource guide about the history and people of Vietnam, the Vietnamese diaspora, and the experience of Vietnamese people in the United States. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Southern Poverty Law Center