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MIT World | Distributed Intelligence
"MIT World is a free and open site that provides on demand video of significant public events at MIT. MIT World's video index contains more than 600 videos"
Similar to TED talks, but geared to a university audience.
BBC - Climate Change - Bloom - Carbon Cutting Action Planner
Takes a while to load, but loading graphics are entertaining. Not too heavy into the science, more practical. From the BBC.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
A powerful collection of data and documentation on the trans-atlantic slave trade.
What Is Truth? | Teaching Tolerance
Uncovering Truths in the Greensboro Massacre
Thirty years ago today, white supremacists confronted anti-Klan protestors in the streets of Greensboro, N.C. leaving five people dead. Your students can examine the many perspectives on the conflict.
Elie Wiesel Speech The Perils of Indifference
"Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel, gave this impassioned speech in the East Room of the White House on April 12, 1999"
Audio & transcript
BEYOND THE FIRE
BEYOND THE FIRE introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S., who have survived war in seven war zones. These stories tell of loss, hope, fear, strength and despair—and most of all, resilience.
Independent Lens . Classroom | PBS
curricula paired with specially edited video modules taken from the best of Independent Lens films, Web original projects and online activities. All lesson plans incorporate national standards, teaching strategies, worksheets and extension ideas.
Lesson Plans - Population Reference Bureau
appropriate for 6 - 12th grades. Material for social studies, and useful for math. Includes plans for AP geography, and one on population, health & enviornment..
Institute for Global Ethics: Promoting Ethical Action in a Global Context
The mission of Global Ethics is to promote ethical behavior in Individuals, Educators, Corporations and Government through research, public discourse, and practical action.
Site includes dilemmas for discussion
Global Dimension - Ideas and resources for teachers
This website is a guide to books, films, posters and web resources which support global, intercultural and environmental understanding for all age groups and subjects.
From climate change to poverty, water to fair trade, you can find a huge range of teaching resources and background material.
Home - Social Justice
Being the Body of Christ Poster
Educational Simulations-Interactive Life Simulation Software
Educational Simulations is dedicated to enhancing understanding and compassion in an increasingly global society.
The Global Education Collaborative - Helping Teachers and Students Reach the World
This is a community for teachers and students interested in global education. Contribute by adding media, conversation, and collaborative project ideas.
Powerpoint Palooza
Over 200 PowerPoints! These presentations range in size from a dozen or so slides each to over 145 slides.
Several PPTs contain large sound/music files. Therefore, they may take a while to load. Be patient!
To teachers--save them, modify them, use them in your classrooms as you wish, BUT please do NOT run the PPTs from this site. Download them and save them on your own hard drive. Just keep me as the original source.
Biblical Basics on Justice
In 1972, a small group of Catholics and Protestants met to reflect on how persons of faith could be mobilized to influence U.S. policies that address the causes of hunger. Under the leadership of the Reverend Arthur Simon, the group began to test the idea in the spring of 1974. By year's end, more than 500 people had joined the ranks of Bread for the World as citizen advocates for hungry people.
The Best Teacher Resource Sites For Social Justice Issues
Since I spent nineteen years as a community organizer prior to becoming a public school teacher, I feel pretty strongly that one of the key purposes of schools
Understanding Slavery: DiscoverySchool.com
interactive website to understand the world-wide history of slavery. May not appeal to non-readers
26 Learning Games to Change the World | Mission to Learn
free games focused on major social issues, ie health care, diseas, food, climate change, politics
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