Here the author shares his attempt to add, without financial cost, substantive and dynamic international experiences to the secondary social studies teacher education program he facilitates. He provides thick descriptions of (1) the overarching goals of a collaborative, online, international learning project, (2) the curriculum materials he helped…

One of the most persistent and controversial issues facing the global community is climate change. With the creation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992 and the Kyoto Protocol (1997), the global community established some common ground on how to address this issue. However, the last several climate summits have failed…

Elementary teachers can use ham radios to involve students in live communications. Students can talk to and gather information about people and places throughout the world. (Author/RM)

Not only is it important to present a global perspective across the curriculum, it is especially important that children be introduced to a global perspective as early as possible. Children are most amenable to learning about other peoples and cultures between the ages of seven and 12. This guide contains 24 classroom activities designed to…

Discusses various elementary school projects to foster global awareness in students. In one social studies classroom, students discuss latest news headlines, write in their new update journals, and construct globes of the earth. (KC)

Discusses the issue of how and why classroom teachers should develop strategies for questioning the media's tendency to portray globalization in neutral, unproblematic terms. Focuses on two terms, cultural homogenization and Eurocentrism, and describes classroom activities explaining both terms to help students see the effects of globalization.…

Make economics resonate to high school students. This practical handbook will help economics and social studies teachers foster critical thinking by introducing students to the real-life dimensions of the major controversies in contemporary economics. Filled with useful teaching tips and user-friendly information on finding engaging materials and…

Two exercises are provided which give students a chance to experience systems, to discover some of the qualities of a system, and some of the implications of interdependence. In the exercises, students assemble a flashlight that does not have all the necessary parts and role play a mechanical system. (Author/DE)

Data and activities examining the current world food crisis are provided. (DE)

Background information and a role playing activity which examines the conflict over control of the oceans are provided. (DE)

Describes procedures for bringing persons of other cultures into the classroom. Teacher, student, and cultural informant responsibilities are listed and a diagram of a model for a successful intercultural experience is provided. (KC)

Describes the efforts of educators throughout the world to teach about the United Nations. Each of the different world regions focuses on specific UN principles and work related to their own national priorities. Examples are from the Caribbean Islands, Eastern Europe, France, the Philippines, Africa, and the Nordic Countries. (KO)

A set of activity cards designed to promote individual, small group, and class exploration of various nonviolent conflict situations is provided. (Author/DE)

A simulation designed to examine American responsibility with respect to global hunger is provided. Students play American leaders who must choose between conflicting national and international priorities. (Author/DE)

Map exercises designed to graphically illustrate the concept of interdependence are provided. Students locate points of origin for current news items on a world map, and then locate other places on the map where those same news items will have economic, political, or social consequences. (Author/DE)