ww.starfestival.com
Interactive CD-ROM based curriculum that teaches about cultural identity using Japan as a case study. Includes teaching materials. Curriculum K-12.
http://go.grolier.com
Wonderful subscription based service that has a wealth of country information on all kinds of countries. Easy to use and very comprehensive. A great service for teachers and libraries. Easy to use for student research and up-to-date with content.
www.unagb.org
The United Nations Association of Greater Boston provides programming for teachers, including their Global Clasrooms curriculum that uses a Model United Nations program to teach non-violent conflict resolution and global affairs to high school students. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/
Fulbright-Hays Website. This program provides scholarships for teachers (K-12) to spend 4-6 weeks on a study trip to another country outside of Western Europe. Applications are out in September and applications are due late October. Notification is given in March for travel that same summer. http://international.loc.gov
Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts, www.attitudematters.com
This great company makes all kinds of kid friendly products that promote a positive attitude in life. Theme jars, Pocket Pals, and Attitude Banks are all designed to inspire kids positive thoughts and spark conversations.
http://www.myhistory.org/
Project by the National Endowment for the Humanities that explores how each person's history is American history. Has a great kids corner and links. http://www.dnr.qld.gov.au/resourcenet/fact_sheets/pdf/land/LM74w.pdf
Information on measuring on maps and includes grids that can be used in measuring on maps. http://ss.uno.edu/SS/homePages/SocStuHP.html
Social Studies Web page. Lists educational activities about Asia, multicultural and general social studies skills such as mapping, teaching methods and teacher development. cweb2.loc.gov/ammen/ndlpedu/resources/inres/area/index.html
Teacher Resources. Has links for all different regions of the world. www.internationaled.org
Five annual $25,000 awards that will be awarded to groups that show exemplary advancement in teaching America's students about the world outside our country's borders. More information can also be obtained at the Goldman Sachs Foundation at: 212-357-5296.
http://passport.imaginarylands.org/
Wnat to share international stories with children? This site explores international children's books and books written by immigrants. Searchable.
http://www.agoralang.com/index.html?agora/prof.html
We've created Agora with the hope of: broadening availability of specialized and innovative course materials not available through traditional publishing channels - by making it easier for authors of low-volume materials to publish and distribute those materials directly to others in the language profession; making it easier to find materials - by providing a comprehensive directory of language publishers and distributors, and by making it easier for publishers and distributors to disseminate information via the Internet; providing easier access to study abroad, travel, housing exchange, and other opportunities of particular interest to language students and teachers; and improving communications within our profession by providing a bulletin board of employment listings, a calendar of events, and a central access point for finding language-related Internet services.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/immigration/index.htm
A wonderful treasure trove of information on immigration, broken down into sub-topics. http://www.nameorg.org
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/maps/
A maps project from the Library of Congress. Covers all kinds of maps from military, travel, environmental and travel. http://www.intercultural.org/
Intercultural Communication Institute
www.art-for-peace.org
Through Students' Art Project, teachers guide their students to draw pictures that convey messages of peace, friendship and hope, then share the artwork with students in other countries. "We find that this method change's kid's perceptions of each other." says Canarroe, Director. http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/main.html
Over 16,500 maps are located on this site. From ancient to modern, from the simple to the complex, you are sure to find them here.
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/Language.html#SIGNLAN
Sign language in different countries and also resources on braille. www.globaled.org
Teacher resources including: Terrorism: What Every Teacher Should Know: articles, activities, resources. http://www.choices.edu
Choices for the 21st Century at Brown University. Continually creating new teaching materials.
http://,members.aol.com/GeographyWorld
Geography resources compiled by a teacher in PA.
www.nationalgeographic.com/education
One of the most comprehensive website with more than 100 online learning adventures. Offers a star chart, map machine, printable maps, lesson plans, parent's guide & guide to educational standards.
http://www.geography.eku.edu/LINKS.HTM
A collection of annotated Web links related to geography. Massive resource. www.memory.loc.gov
American Memory is run by the Library of Congress, and has primary source materials for the history and culture of the USA. Has more than 7 million items from 100 collections.
www.askasia.org
Fun by the Asia Society with tons of material including comic books that tell stories from Hindu mythology.
www.bbc.co.uk
Education area combines research from BBC archives. Check out the Schools Online section for lessons with photos. Also excellent the Religion and Ethics area.
www.eawc.evansville.edu
Ancient history from the Univ. of Indiana's Ancient World Cultures project. History of eight cultures with narratives.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
Full color printable images are scanned from CIA and National Park Services maps. Lots of texture and details.
http://ericir.syr.edu/#1
ERIC is the online educational resource library. Includes lots of great lesson plans.
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Site that has lesson plans for teachers and other resources. Good links.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html
Tons of lesson plans including Greece, Africa and other tropics.
http://www.cln.org/subjects.html
A wonderful page of educational links on topics such as Aboriginal and multicultural studies. Has great kids links.
www.geography-games.com
The name says it all. Find all kinds of fun games here that use geography. Has lots of fun facts about the USA too. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
On This Day: Today's Highlights in History- events from history with links.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/2kpopden.html
Nightime opoulation map from the 2000 Census. Check out http://www.census.gov/geo/www for other resources. www.iknowthat.com
Designed for kids age 2-12, this site teaches students the basics for interacting with maps. http://www.manythings.org/
A great site for people learning English. While designed for teaching English as a Second Language,this site is great fun in general. Includes interactive quizzes and games. http://www.KidSwellness.net
A fun site that teaches people how to help kids create letters of the alphabet bodies.
www.festivals.com
While providing information on festivals that are upcoming in countries, this site also recommends books and videos (through Amazon) and it gives official website for further information. Has a frequently updated Teacher's Resource section. www.world-penpals.com
World Pen Pals has been encouraging international friendship and cultural understanding since its founding in 1950 at the University of Minnesota. Students wishing to correspond in English can request an application form on the webite or they may call 845-246-7828. http://www.studentsoftheworld.info
PENPALS for young people, Schools of the World, Educational games, Chat, Thematic Forums, Cultural information about ALL countries of the World through interactive maps. www.seasite.niu.edu
SEAsite: Web Resource on Southeast Asia. Has a wealth of information, lesson plans, quizzes and games. www.howstuffworks.com
Clear information on how stuff works from computers to cars and aspirin. 2,500 articles help to answer over 6,000 questions a month. http://www.indivisible.org/
Indivisible: Stories of American Community. This sitelooks at how individual Americans are identifying local needs and working together to address them. http://www.ourtimelines.com/
This site generates personalized timelines with 5 to 140 year spans starting with the year A.D. 1000. http://www.bl.uk/gabriel
Gabriel ... is the World Wide Web service for Europe's National Libraries represented in the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL). There are currently 41 National Libraries from 39 member states of the Council of Europe participating in CENL and Gabriel. http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/schools1.htm
Resources on Hinduism for students of all ages. Includes temples, festivals, glossary and links. http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/
Resources written by returned peace corps vilunteers. All help to teach about the world. | 
