TeachUNICEF is a portfolio of free global education resources. Resources cover grades PK-12, are interdisciplinary (social studies, science, math, English/language arts, foreign/world languages), and align with standards. The lesson plans, stories, and multimedia cover topics ranging from the Millennium Development Goals to Water and Sanitation. read more

The Coverdell World Wise Schools program fosters an understanding of other cultures and global issues by facilitating communication between Peace Corps Volunteers and U.S. classrooms, and publishing free print and online classroom resources based on the Peace Corps experience.

One World Education publishes middle and high school writing on culture and global issues. We then build standards-based interdisciplinary curriculum around the student writing to increase peer-to-peer learning and increased student engagement in classrooms.

iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

The Global Dimension website is managed by Think Global, an education charity that promotes clogal learning. This website connects current events with curriculua, and provides background information, news reports, research, videos, and other resources to kelp k-12 teachers infuse global issues across content areas.

Through the Cleveland Museumof Art's award winning, low-cost distance learning program, students can view art and artifacts in the museum's collection and interact with museum educators. Lesosns range from Fauvism to foreign languages, from Mesopotamia to math.

History and Current Issues for the Classroom

Global non-profit organization. The leading force in forging closer ties between Asia and the West through arts, education, policy and business outreach.

Asia for Educators (AFE) is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels.

"A film is broken down into segments of 10-15 minutes and then an entire lesson is built around those 10-15 minutes using comprehsnsion exercises, vocabulary, cultural notes when appropriate, at least two communicative activities and a homework assignment."

This directory offers a variety of resources and teaching ideas for addressing global education issues across the school curriculum. The directory was developed by teachers from all grade levels and represents only a fraction of materials available for teaching from a global perspective. The book is divided into sections for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, along with a section on the International Resource Center Collection at the World Affairs Council, Springfield, MA. Suggestions are offered for lesson planning, the use of country case studies, inclusion of literature and other arts in the curriculum, and the use of maps. Each section contains a bibliography related to the specific grade levels. (EH)

Wordplay is a free online game that helps students develop a large, permanent Spanish Vocabulary. All learning is done with a simple game which automatically adjusts to each student's unique needs. Students learn the proper meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of each word. They also build long-term retention with reviews that automatically adjust in frequency based on demonstrated skill. Each student spends exactly the amount of play time he or she uniquely needs with each new word -- no more, no less -- so that vocabulary learning and retention is optimized while students have fun.