Classroom Friendly Websites to Promote Global Education
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American Councils for Int'l Education (exchanges, training, study abroad)
Asia Society (videos, webcasts, blogs on contemporary global issues) Born This Way Foundation (The Foundation is dedicated to creating a safe community that helps connect young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a kinder, braver world.) Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service) The Choice Program (Empowering Youth and Families Choosing to Make a Difference) Collaborize Classroom (free collaborative education platform) Connect All Schools (schools tell stories about global connections) Connect All Schools (scoop.it) (Help us connect all US schools with the world by 2016) Creative Connections (An International Cultural Exchange Organization. Teaching awareness, understanding, and appreciation of other cultures to young people around the world. curriculum 21 (Global lesson plans and resources) cyberschoolbus (United Nations webpage with global issues for kids) digital explorer (connect classroom with global expeditions) Earth Hour (Global outreach to protect the planet) edmodo (WCSD teacher lesson plans found here) Edutopia (classroom guides and resources) The Eighth Floor (technology integration) ePals (students connect with pen pals) Facing the future ( hands on lesson plans for global issues) Flat Classroom Project (competitive program to create global collaborative projects) FocalPoint (focus on issues of child sex trafficking and HIV) Geocube (Geocube is an attractive online resource about Geography. Geocube is based on the principle of the Rubik Cube with six faces and 54 topics. Global Classrooms (Global Classrooms Model United Nations) Global ed (interactive maps and Current Events) Global Issues (charts and statistics on contemporary global issues Globalization 101 (Global Current Events) Globalizing Your Classroom (scoop.it) (discussion platform of global issues) Global Nomads Group (semester videoconferencing programs) Global Peacebuilding Center, (virtual passport, virtual travel) USIPGlobal School Net (global games and activities) Global Voices (coverage of world news) |
Growing Up Global (activities to expose kids to the world)
HERvoices(collects testimonials from women and girls) iEARN (iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies.) IREX (program that sponsored my travel) Middle East Outreach Council (resources to learn about the Middle East) The miniature earth PROJECT(Video:What if the world was 100 people?) National Geographic: Education (interactive maps & tools for geography teachers National Peace Corps Association (Lesson Plans to correspond with the World view magazine) omprakash (portal to find volunteers with global experiences) 100 People: A World Portrait (Video: What is the world were 100 people?) OneWorld Classrooms (Global galleries, programs & resources) One World Youth Project Other Worlds (Promotes global educational issues and books) OUTREACH WORLD (an international education resource for teachers.) PenPal News (connects students to write about Current Events) People to People International (program for student travel to promote understanding) Playing for Change (connects the world through music) Primary Source (Online global curriculum) Project Explorer (Short videos from around the world) Pulitzer Center (Promotes global journalism) roots&shoots (Sustainable future) Social Media Classroom (scoop.it) (Utilizing technology to engage the world) skype in the classroom (Video Conference Calls) TakingITGlobal (Empowering students to connect with the world) TeachGlobalEd.net (Global Issues Resources & lesson plans) Teaching Tolerance (Online articles about teaching tolerance) Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading (Ted Talks on interesting topics) Un-Fair Campaign (Site to promote racial equali Voices of Youth (Promotes youth activism on International issues) The World Food Prize (How to feed a hungry world) World Savvy (Lesson Plans, projects, global competency exams global issues to engage the world) |