World Heritage Sites in Australia
Source: TeacherVision Description: Develop geography skills and cultural knowledge of Australia with this activity about World Heritage Sites. Children will research and map seventeen World Heritage sites in Australia, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Sydney Opera House. Website: https://www.teachervision.com/world-heritage-sites/world-heritage-sites-australia
Read More SDG Students Program
Source: SDG Students Program Description: If we are to create a sustainable world for future generations, we need young people to be active participants, not merely spectators, in addressing pressing global challenges. This begins by ensuring that young people from all walks of life have knowledge of the SDGs, have opportunities to engage with the goals they…
Read More Teachers Sustainable Development Goal Resources
Source: TeachSDGs Description: Through TeachSDGs, resources are readily available in the form of videos, global projects, social media, and teacher connections in order to teach and spread awareness about sustainable development goals. To help reach their goal of actively supporting and enhancing the work of the United Nations’ efforts within K-12 classrooms, the TeachSDGs organization contributes to the…
Read More Heritage on the Edge
Source: Heritage on the Edge Description: Our changing climate is the most pressing and universal concern we face. The effects of a warming planet are already seen on an alarming scale. The resulting impacts are taking a toll on the infrastructure, ecosystems, and social systems that provide essential benefits and quality of life to communities. This unfolding…
Read More GGEO Teacher Travel Programs
Source: GGEO Teacher Travel Programs Description: GEEO is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and assisting as many teachers as possible to travel abroad and then share their experiences with their students upon their return to the classroom. GEEO believes encouraging teachers to travel is the best way to equip youth with the knowledge needed to ensure a…
Read More Foreign Languages & English Lingual Institute
Source: Lingual Institute Description: Lingual Institute has grown from Philadelphia’s favorite foreign language school into the region’s most comprehensive language center, now serving corporations, law firms, courts, government agencies, hospitals, and social welfare organizations as well as individuals. Due to our growing reputation and requests for expanded services, we have broadened our profession and specialized our staff…
Read More History of Public Health in Philadelphia: A Timeline with a Global Context, 1300s – 2000s CE
Source: Global Philadelphia Association and Historical Society of Pennsylvania Description: This timeline shows the history of many public health initiatives, issues, and organizations as they developed in the city of Philadelphia from the colonial era into the present day. These developments are provided within a global context, utilizing material from across many continents and countries, and…
Read More Lesson Plans: Foreign Policy Research Institute
Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Description: FPRI has a collection of free lesson plans and materials related to contemporary and historical international relations, foreign policy, and world history, geared toward middle and high school audiences. Website: www.fpri.org/education/lesson-plans-teachers/
Read More Remembering Storyteller Denise Valentine
Source: Denise Valentine Description: Long before she joined the Museum, Denise was an acclaimed storyteller and interpreter dedicated to preserving and sharing African American history with residents of and visitors to Philadelphia. Her story has been wonderfully told as part of Sofiya Ballin’s Black History Untold project and by the Philadelphia Inquirer. We are grateful to her for wisdom,…
Read More Little Passport Subscription
Source: Little Passports: A Global Adventure Description: Little Passports is a monthly subscription of toys and activities that inspire children ages 3-12 to learn about the world. At Little Passports, our subscriptions create those opportunities, and certainly spark the imagination! Our products deliver discovery and adventure to children of all ages, and we’ve also built a…
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