National & Worldwide Global Education Resources

Please use the links below to go to the Global Education resources from across the United States and around the world.

Asia Society

This educational organization is dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. The links below are a sample of the resources, materials, and opportunities Asia Society makes available.

• Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World

• Mapping the Nation interactive map showing demographic, economic, and education indicators, also with state versions like the one for North Carolina

National Geographic Society

This organization uses science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the world.

The links below are from the Education section of their website with resources for classrooms and educators.

• Classroom Resources - standards-based, educational resources and activities, including free maps, lesson plans, imagery, interactives, and reference materials

• Professional Development - professional learning opportunities for educators (PreK - post-secondary), including in-the-field projects, digital resources, online networks, grants, and online courses

• Student Experiences - programs for inside and outside the classroom, including virtual expeditions with National Geographic explorers, competitions, and student matinees

United States Education Department (USED)

• International Education Week (IEW) site from the U.S. government

• Teachers' Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet, including links to ePALS classroom exchange, GlobalSchoolNet.org, KidLink, etc.

iEARN Collaboration -learn with the world not just about it !

Participate Learning programs and resources for the teacher of global competence

Nasa Stem Education - Celebrate global learning with collaborative STEM activities relating to water, climate and agriculture from diverse organizations from NASA.

UNC- Carolina Navigators Quality resources easily available to K-14 educators to integrate global education into all areas of the curriculum and to help prepare all North Carolina K-14 students to become informed and effective members of our global community. Country Culture Kits

World View k-12 Virtual Programs equips K-12 and community college educators with global knowledge, best practices and resources to prepare students to engage in our interconnected and diverse world.

Go Global NC (formerly the Center for International Understanding) is part of the world-class, 17-campus University of North Carolina system. Go Global NC Blueprint

UNC Global Area Studies- University of North Carolina (UNC) area studies centers offer resources, funding and programs for K-12 teachers and students who wish to research, study, teach and complete service pertaining to global topics. UNC Global includes:

• African Studies Center

• Carolina Asia Center

• Center for European Studies

• Center for Global Initiatives

• Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies

• Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies

• Institute for the Study of the Americas

NC Dept. of Education - Global Education

Cleary-Design For Change: Sustainable Architecture Visual Art Unit Plan

NEA Foundation Global Learning Foundation Resources

How can I prepare my students to be globally competent?

Measuring Global Citizenship Education A Collection of Practices and Tools This catalog was produced by a working group of 88 people convened by the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the U.N. Secretary General’s Education First Initiative Youth Advocacy Group (GEFI-YAG).

This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are the participant's own and do not represent the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, the U.S. Department of State, or IREX.