Multicultural
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Building Bridges: A Peace Corps Classroom Guide to Cross-Cultural
Understanding
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/bridges/index.html
“Short,
adaptable lesson plans and activities that build cross-cultural
awareness, respect, and communication in the classroom. Lessons
are flexible, easy to use, and standards-based.”
iEARN
(International Education and Resource Network)
http://www.iearn.org/
“A
non-profit global network that enables young people to use the
Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative
educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference
in the world.”
Teaching
Tolerance
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/
"Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching
Tolerance supports the efforts of K-12 teachers and other educators
to promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity.
Teaching Tolerance serves as a clearinghouse of information about
anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools
across the country." The site includes links to lesson plans,
a teachers' forum and information about professional development
opportunities.
UN
Cyber School Bus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
“The
United Nations Cyberschoolbus provides exceptional educational
resources (both online and in print) to students growing up in
a world undergoing increased globalization. The projects show
how the Internet "provides an effective medium with which
to disseminate information and resources about international affairs,
as well as bring together diverse communities of students and
educators from around the world."
World
Links
http://www.world-links.org/english/index.html
"World
Links is a global learning network linking thousands of students
and teachers around the world via the Internet for collaborative
projects and integration of technology into learning. The core
"value-added" of World Links is its training program,
designed to help teachers and students learn to use information
and communication technologies (particularly the Internet) to
improve teaching and learning."
