United States Diplomacy Center provides simulations on real world situations with fictitious names via skype and google hangouts. They provide step-by-step instructions and it’s free. This is through the U.S. State Department.
TakingITGlobal This is an online community and resource hub for young leaders building a better world. The membership gives you action tools, community, youth media, resources, global issues guide, regions of the world, and key programs.
ISTE Standards for Students: A Practical Guide for Learning with Technology--this provides examples of how to incorporate technology into the classroom at various grade levels.
Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith--this book helps bring the reality of technology and the need to rethink our teaching and testing to light.
The American Foreign Service Association offers an essay contest for high school students who write about building peace through diplomacy.
African Studies Center at Boston University offers downloadable guides by unit for grades K-12. Some are free and some have a small fee.
Center for African Studies at Howard University has many books for all age levels and a national resource center for materials. It has materials which includes evidence of Africa in the Americas and local communities.
Know My World provides professional development workshops for teachers to learn and earn credits. It has a free webinar series through GLOBALED.TV.
National Geographic Educator Resources--GiantTravelingMaps.org, NatGeoEd.org/exploreclassroom, NatGeo.org/explorermag are all great resources for K-8. Nationalgeographic.org/grants has grants for classroom initiatives. NatGeoEd.org/certification has free certification programs and NatGeoEd.org has free activities, lessons and units.
The Library of Congress has teaching tools with primary sources. Their materials have a text-to-speak function as well. There are audio clips, maps, and photos available. The World Digital Library. is a component of the Library of Congress.
NAFSA has resources to prepare teachers for diverse global classrooms. It helps teachers develop their own cultural awareness. It also has a My Cultural Awareness Profile (myCAP) for resources.
TakingITGlobal This is an online community and resource hub for young leaders building a better world. The membership gives you action tools, community, youth media, resources, global issues guide, regions of the world, and key programs.
ISTE Standards for Students: A Practical Guide for Learning with Technology--this provides examples of how to incorporate technology into the classroom at various grade levels.
Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith--this book helps bring the reality of technology and the need to rethink our teaching and testing to light.
The American Foreign Service Association offers an essay contest for high school students who write about building peace through diplomacy.
African Studies Center at Boston University offers downloadable guides by unit for grades K-12. Some are free and some have a small fee.
Center for African Studies at Howard University has many books for all age levels and a national resource center for materials. It has materials which includes evidence of Africa in the Americas and local communities.
Know My World provides professional development workshops for teachers to learn and earn credits. It has a free webinar series through GLOBALED.TV.
National Geographic Educator Resources--GiantTravelingMaps.org, NatGeoEd.org/exploreclassroom, NatGeo.org/explorermag are all great resources for K-8. Nationalgeographic.org/grants has grants for classroom initiatives. NatGeoEd.org/certification has free certification programs and NatGeoEd.org has free activities, lessons and units.
The Library of Congress has teaching tools with primary sources. Their materials have a text-to-speak function as well. There are audio clips, maps, and photos available. The World Digital Library. is a component of the Library of Congress.
NAFSA has resources to prepare teachers for diverse global classrooms. It helps teachers develop their own cultural awareness. It also has a My Cultural Awareness Profile (myCAP) for resources.