International Relations

A program of Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies, SPICE specializes in teacher seminars focusing on contemporary issues in the context of culture and history. The site offers over 100 curriculum units on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the global environment, and international political economy. Materials feature primary source images and texts, and are downloadable, free of charge. http://spice.stanford.edu

Connects students, teachers and professionals digitally to re-imagine international relations, using blogs, forums, videos etc., and invites participation in constructing an open, collaborative curriculum in teaching global ethics. Bibliographies, syllabi, lesson plans and other interactive pedagogical tools are welcome.

GEM was founded by educators in 1981 to help meet the complex need to bring the world into the classroom. Works with students, teachers and administrators, through on-site and distance learning workshops and programs, to support and promote a better understanding of living in an interdependent world.

A K-12 online network that enables young people to use the Internet to engage in collaborative educational projects designed to affect the quality of life on the planet. Teachers and students enter online forums to join existing Internet-based projects, or work with others internationally to facilitate their own projects. All projects involve an end product or exhibition. These have included magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites, letter-writing campaigns, reports to govt. officials, art exhibits, performances, fundraising, tree planting and more. They also provide project books, and handbooks with suggestions for getting started and conducting a workshop

Designed for PC volunteers, but can be used at the high school level as well. Chapters can be downloaded