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"May 17, 2014 will mark the 60th anniversary of the monumental Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which declared the status quo of "separate but equal" to be unconstitutional. Although this meant public schools were now required to be integrated, the battleground for equality in education was just beginning. Use the resources below to provide students with the historical context of Brown v. Board of Education in the civil rights movement, to inform them of the important roles students played in integrating the schools and engage them in conversation about the unfinished work of the civil rights movement."

National Geographic project on Geography education. Resources and research.

Great for comparing access to education around the world. Excellent visuals.

"TeachUNICEF is a portfolio of global education teacher resources designed and collected by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's Education Department for teachers, afterschool instructors, and parents. The units, lesson plans, stories, videos and multimedia cover topics ranging from the Millennium Development Goals to poverty and water and sanitation. "

"The Holocaust Commission is continually working on projects to support the education of students about 9/11"

"The goal of the Artful Thinking program is to help students develop thinking dispositions that support thoughtful learning - in the arts, and across school subjects. The program is one of several programs at Project Zero linked by the theme "Visible Thinking." Artful Thinking has 6 interrelated components: The Artful thinking Palette (6 thinking dispositions at the heart of the program); thinking routines, works of art, curricular connections, visible thinking, and teacher study groups. Artful Thinking is a program that was developed by Harvard Project Zero in collaboration with the Traverse City, Michigan Area Public Schools (TCAPS). The program was one component of a larger TCAPS grant from the US Department of Education that aimed at developing a model approach for integrating art into regular classroom instruction. The purpose of the Artful Thinking Program is to help teachers regularly use works of visual art and music in their curriculum in ways that strengthen student thinking and learning. The Artful Thinking program is designed to be used by the regular classroom teacher. While it originally targeted grades K-12, the Artful Thinking approach is also currently used in post-secondary education and in museums. The program focuses on experiencing and appreciating art, rather than making art. It has two broad goals: (1) To help teachers create rich connections between works of art and curricular topics; and (2) to help teachers use art as a force for developing students' thinking dispositions."

good tool for teachers to educate students re web sites

"Do you want to learn or teach about children's rights and the responsibility we all have in helping realise these rights? Maybe you want to learn more about UNICEF's work all around the world. Or maybe you're looking for ways that you can help to support UNICEF's work through using your voice or your time. We have a wealth of amazing educational resources on our website - for parents, teachers and students. These resources can help you, or your students and children to be a global citizen and guide you in helping make a difference to the lives of others."

Great interactive tools for geography in the classroom.

The History Project is led by educators in Pakistan and India who have developed a website and textbook that show each country's interpretation of their histories - side by side! You can see an image above (reduced in size) from their site.

The History Project is led by educators in Pakistan and India who have developed a website and textbook that show each country's interpretation of their histories - side by side! You can see an image above (reduced in size) from their site.

A great interactive activity for student to find out where things they own come from. Produces a map for them at the end. 

"IWitness is an online application that gives educators and students access to search, watch, and learn from more than 1,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses."

This site provides educators and specialists in Japan Studies a space for sharing, discussing and developing teaching ideas and resources about Japan, especially as they relate to K-12 classrooms. The site features thought-provoking essays; classroom-ready lesson plans; an area for asking and answering questions; resources including historical documents, maps and images; and member profiles. In addition to user-generated content, the editorial team will develop original materials organized around different themes.

The educational uses of digital story telling.

The Museum has many resources for teachers striving to help students learn the history of the Holocaust and reflect upon the moral and ethical questions raised by that history.

"Developed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) MoneySmart Teaching provides professional and personal learning programs and resources for teaching and learning. It also has resources to assist parents to provide their children with good consumer and financial education from an early age."

MoneySmart Teaching offers quality resources for secondary teachers that are aligned to the Australian curriculum. Our units of work and teacher guides give educators lesson plans that they can take directly into the classroom. Our digital activities help students to learn real life skills like mobile phone security and buying your first car.