Websites for International Education/Global Studies

This is a general listing of American websites focusing websites dealing with international education. Visitors to are invited to send in additional listings of other web sites dealing with related subjects. Please submit the recommended website name, a short description of its contents, and the URL to: 
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International Education Bulletin Board.
(This resource was established at the suggestion of many California State University faculty and administrators who are associated with international education. The availability of program listings, resources, contact individuals and governmental information enables users to have information "at their fingertips.")

 
International Educators' Network.
(Iteachnet pages, formerly The Teacher's Internet Pages, are updated in part every day and are written by a team of international school teachers who have volunteered to make a useful resource for international school teachers and administrators, and others interested in international education.

 
Study Abroad Start Page.
(A guide to international education information and opportunities for students worldwide who are considering studying abroad.)

 
E-Mail Classroom Connections Resources
(Don't overlook this resource! A tremendous collection of projects and electronic contacts that promote international e-mail classroom connections.)

 
Multicultural Education Resources.
(This website is an effort to provide an online listing of Multicultural and International education organizations, initiatives and programs. Its emphasis is on higher education resources and programs, but also includes: community based organizations;local, regional, and national contact information; and links to dozens of other useful sites.)

 
Curriculum-Based Telecollaboration and Teleresearch Projects.
(Offers educational telecomputing activities, curriculum-based telecollaboration and teleresearch projects, sample web-based and e-mail-based activities, and Global School Net Project registry.)

 
KET's Internet Projects List.
(Links, contacts, and projects for teachers and students, including: Follow An Adventure, electronic field trips, Earth Day projects, content-specific projects in all content areas, Internet-related projects, and miscellaneous FUN online activities.)

 
Toward Sustainable Societies: An Appeal to Engineers and Scientists
(Page sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, an international education and advocacy group on issues of international peace and security.)

 
Social Studies School Service.
(Online resources for world history, global studies. U.S. history and government, ancient history, archaeology, the holocaust, human rights, religions,using primary sources, professional development, women's history, etc.)

 
Jo Mackey Magnet School.
(Web page for a North Las Vegas, Nevada magnet school devoted to academic enrichment and global studies.)

 
Teachers' Room at ZPG.
(Web site for Zero Population Growth, balanced information on teaching population and environmental issues in the classroom.)

 
Resource List.
(University of Texas Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies offers this terrific listing of elementary-level books, classroom books, videos, slides, records, curriculum and resource guides, catalogues, maps, newsletters, journals, and magazines.)

 
Discover the World with West Bend West Global Studies.
(Two high school teachers share their classroom activities and projects relating to global studies.)

 
Cultural Studies Center.
(Web site features original interactive commentary and analysis, links to the best cultural studies resources on the planet, and pointers to exciting and superior World Wide Web projects devoted to special cultural studies interests.)

 
International Studies Academy.
(Web site for the ISA, a college preparatory Charter School emphasizing a global education curriculum for 7th-12th grade students in Glendale, Arizona.)

 
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education/SPICE.
(An outreach program of the Institute for International Studies (IIS) at Stanford University, SPICE provides up-to-date curriculum materials and lesson plans on international topics for grades 6-14, including contemporary issues and their historic, geographic, and cultural context.)

 
International Studies Magnet School Cluster.
(Web page designed to provide a strong, exemplary interdisciplinary instructional program emphasizing high academic achievement, with emphasis on world languages, world cultures and global awareness which enables students to develop skills in problem solving, critical thinking, technology, and language proficiency.)

TravelingEd.

(A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with purpose of increasing the international awareness in students through their standard learning environment. Supports the active engagement of children in discovering the history, culture, geography, and economies of communities throughout the world while making effective use of the Internet.)

Sam Barlow Social Studies Resource Page.  
(Web site at Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon, links users to resources general social studies, political studies, American history, world history, global studies, and AP European history.)

 

Bloomfield School of Global Studies.
(This is a small Arcata, California school for children in kindergarten though grade five that promotes a strong academic base with a comprehensive understanding of our global society.)

 
High School Global Studies.
( Students in this course at Olympia High School in Greece, New York complete in-depth studies of the culture of world regions including physical and historical setting, dynamics of change, contemporary economics, political development, and global relationships.)

 
The Global Classroom.
(Comprehensive resources for educators, parents, children, everyone! Global Classroom stresses values, global understanding, positive self-esteem, peace and cooperation, coexistance, tolerance, conflict resolution, social action, social studies, creativity, integrating multiple intelligences in education, and service.)

 
The Club of Rome: Global Issues.
(The Club of Rome is a center of research and a think tank. It is also a center of action, of innovation and initiative. Eleven focus areas are Environment, Demography, Development, Values, Governance, Work in the Future, Information Society, New Technologies, Education, The New Global Society, and World Economic and Financial Order.)


Best Practices in Education
(Ideas From Other Countries to Adapt and Apply in U.S. Schools)

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