Organizations in the Field that are there to help you do your own research on global education.

Why it’s valuable: This site focuses on teaching world history. They use primary source documents and emphasize critical thinking.
How you might use it: Having students look directly at historical documents from different countries helps them understand global issues and events more powerfully than providing your own or someone else’s explanations.
Why the organization is reputed: Primary Source is a non-profit heavily partnered with schools and universities. The content is rigorous and well-researched.

Why it’s valuable: Global Nomads Group connects young people from around the world. It provides connections to enhance community and break down cultural barriers.
How you might use it: You can use this site to facilitate a live conversation between your students and students across the globe.
Why the organization is reputed: The organization has worked with the United Nations and National Geographic.

Why it’s valuable: This site is well-designed with curriculum units to bring global competence into school lessons. They are often aligned with academic standards.
How you might use it: Their Global Challenges units contain structured lessons plans and assessments that teachers can explore without having to create units from scratch.
Why the organization is reputed: This is another highly-regarded non-profit often utilized by school districts and teachers alike.

Why it’s valuable: Based out of the University of Florida, the site contains many free, open-access resources with a focus on investigating and understanding global issues. With an emphasis on research and ethics, it helps students think of themselves as global citizens.
How you might use it: They have modules on sustainable development and global health that can be brought into project units.
Why the organization is reputed: Since it is created and maintained by a major university it fairly sound and well-researched.

Why it’s valuable: Journalism is a great jumping-off point for students because it centers things that are really happening. The stories here are human and underreported. Combined with statistics to generalize, students can learn a lot about how global events touch individuals.
How you might use it: Consider using one of their documentaries for a discussion topic in your classroom.
Why the organization is reputed: The Pulitzer Center is widely lauded for its investigative journalism. Educators produce its educational materials.

Why it is valuable: Facing History and Ourselves offers large, well-developed curricula based on historical cases studies of injustice. Students and teachers can explore the ethical ramifications and helps them see themselves as ethical actors in these situations.
How you might use it: Their units on the Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement deeply explore how people’s choices and actions play the major role in justice and injustice. Students are encouraged to consider how they themselves can be ethical.
Why this organization is reputed: This organization has a 50-year history widely used in schools and professional developments.

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