Global Education Lesson Planning Resources for Teachers:
Global Education Resource Tools for Teachers:
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- Participate Global Gateway Learning Platform- Instructional platform aligned with Common Core State Standards that integrates global education. Also includes professional development, a social community, and digital badging.
- World View's K-12 Resources- Global lesson plans and other resources for using in the K-12 classroom.
- NCDPI Global Resources- Online teacher resources and background global education information from the State Board of Education.
- Kids Go Global- Global issues for kids. Facts, videos, and teacher resources provided.
- Teaching Tolerance- Lesson and activity database focused on teaching concepts about diversity.
- Global Education Teaching Activities- Teacher resources to promote global awareness across the curriculum.
- Facing the Future-This curriculum website allows you to find standards-based resources related to global issues and sustainable solutions. Students of all ages can take part in a multitude of hands-on projects that demonstrate their place in this world and their role in environmental preservation.
- Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites-The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents.
- P21 (Partnership 21)- Specific grade level indicators/ expectations for global awareness listed.
Global Education Resource Tools for Teachers:
- From Many Lands- Online stories, photos, and games to help build global awareness for students. Reading levels included!
- International Games for Children- Games played by children around the world. Directions included.
- Travel for Kids- Information of locations across the world separated by continent.
- Newseum-Explore the website of the world's largest interactive museum of news, featuring daily front pages from more than 200 U.S.and international newspaper front pages, news trivia, in-depth features on global conflict, the Holocaust, editorial cartoons, photojournalism, and much more.
- Worldmapper- A collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized in unique proportions in accordance to the subject of interest.
- 7 Billion Others-What does a Brazilian fisherman, a Chinese shopkeeper, a German performer, and an Afghan farmer all have in common? This website allows students to hear and compare the testimonies of over 5,000 members of humanity as they answer the same questions about their fears, dreams, ordeals, and hopes.
- Gapminder- Provides a web-service that displays an animated graphic of time-series statistics for various development indicators for countries across the world.
- International Children's Digital Library- Digital books from across the world.
- GEOGUESSR- Students embark on a trip that takes you all over the world.
- Multicultural Brain Breaks: Dance hits from around the world for teachers and students.
- Songs for Teaching (Multicultural Education)- Songs that teach about diversity. Audio and lyrics provided.
- Mama Lisa's Global Songs- Kids songs by country. Videos included for most.
- Printable Maps- Print large and small scale maps from across the world.
- Foreign Currency Lending Kit- Foreign currency kit contains bills and coins from over 35 countries. Kit can be borrowed by N.C. teachers.
- Duckster Geography- Learn facts about the world including countries, oceans, continents, rivers, cultures, governments, maps, and more.
- International Calendars- Website for printable holiday dates around the world. Explanations of holidays provided.
- Yearly Diversity Holidays Calendar- Printable calendar for each month that includes celebrations (with explanation) from around the world.
- Globalonenessproject Bring the world to your classroom, videos and lesson plans
- ChartsBin Create interactive maps
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