Facing History & Ourselves

Links to Organizations and Information For Teachers

The following list of links to organizations and information is for educators. To view a comprehensive listing of organizations and information for your students, go to the What Can I Do? page.

Human Rights Organizations for Teachers -- General:

Human Rights Organizations for Teachers by Award Winner and Issue:

Human Rights Organizations for Teachers -- Other Issues:

*All links are listed in alphabetical order.

 

Facing History and Ourselves Human Rights-Related Resources

  • Facing History and Ourselves: Choosing to Participate. "Choosing to Participate is a multifaceted educational and civic initiative that challenges us to think deeply about what democracy means – and what it asks of each of us. An initiative of Facing History and Ourselves, Choosing to Participate has won nationwide praise for encouraging people of all ages to consider the consequences of their everyday choices and for inspiring them to make a difference in their own schools and communities." (http://www.choosingtoparticipate.org)

  • Facing History and Ourselves: Student Jessica S. In this video clip from the Facing History 2007 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner, Jessica talks about her experiences in the Facing History classroom and how it opened her worldview. She discusses her classmates and the Human Rights club they started together in their high school.

back to top

General Information for Teachers

  • Amnesty International Human Rights Education. "Amnesty International believes that learning about human rights is the first step toward respecting, promoting and defending those rights. The Human Rights Education program (HRE) was established in order to facilitate the teaching of human rights. Designed to support teachers of kindergarten through college as well as educators working in non-formal settings such as community associations and cultural forums, HRE is dedicated to promoting the human rights principles and positive value system that are set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." 

  • Global Nomads Group. "The Global Nomads Group (GNG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to heightening children's understanding and appreciation for the world and its people. Using interactive technologies such as videoconferencing, GNG brings young people together face-to-face to meet across cultural and national boundaries to discuss their differences & similarities, and the world issues that affect them." (http://www.gng.org) 

  • Institute for Humane Education (IHE). "IHE envisions a world in which people live humanely, sustainably, and peaceably. To create this change, IHE trains people to be humane educators, advances the field of humane education, and provides tools and inspiration for living an examined, meaningful life. We offer resources on a variety of issues related to human rights, social justice, and other topics." (http://www.humaneeducation.org) 

  • iEARN. "Started in 1988, iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) enables teachers and youth worldwide to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. Young people can join the full network (http://www.iearn.org) by way of a teacher, or get involved directly in projects like the PEARL World Youth News Service (http://www.pearl.iearn.org/pearlnews/) or YouthCaN http://www.youthcanworld.org/, a global network of young environmental activists." (http://www.iearn.org) 

  • Legacy Educational Resources. "Resources for teaching character, tolerance and life skills in public schools." (http://www.character-education.info/) 

  • NetAid Educator Resources. "Creating a more just and peaceful world requires that today's youth develop the knowledge, perspectives and life-skills of responsible global citizens. NetAid offers programs, activities and resources to engage young people in learning and action to help end poverty around the world." (http://www.netaid.org/educators/) 

  • Oxfam’s Cool Planet for teachers (for England, Scotland, and Wales) . "Cool Planet is primarily intended for teachers in England, Scotland and Wales and their students. It aims to bring the global dimension to the classroom, using the concept of Global Citizenship. The site is edited by our Development Education teams in England, Scotland and Wales. Experienced teachers are involved in all our work, so you can be confident in its quality." (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.htm) 

  • Peace Corps Global Education. "Global Education Gateway is the central page to guide you in your search for resources and information on global education. The pages contain links to specific sources and sites." (http://www.rpcv.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?id=61) 

  • Project Citizen. "We the People: Project Citizen is a curricular program for middle, secondary, and post-secondary students, youth organizations, and adult groups that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government. The program helps participants learn how to monitor and influence public policy. In the process, they develop support for democratic values and principles, tolerance, and feelings of political efficacy." (http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=introduction)

  • Teachers for Social Responsibility's Online Teacher Center. "As a leading national center for teaching about conflict and social responsibility, ESR has been providing effective and credible resources for teaching important current issues for over 20 years. Our Online Teacher Center provides teaching resources on a range of issues related to international security, conflict resolution, peacemaking, violence prevention, and social responsibility." (http://www.esrnational.org/otc/) 

  • Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet. "The Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration was developed to help teachers use the Internet to ‘reach out’ globally. These materials were prepared as part of the Department of Education's International Education Initiative." (http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html) 

  • This is My Home. "This is My Home is a joint initiative of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center, as well as numerous other organizations and community partners throughout Minnesota.The goal of the Tool Kit is to integrate and simplify human rights education in K-12 schools statewide." (http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/) 

  • TIGed (TakingITGlobal). "TIGed allows teachers to harness the power of the TakingITGlobal community in a way that fits their needs as educators. Using TIGed, you can give your students access to global perspectives on global issues, new options for expressing their creativity, and an interactive resource to help better engage them in their education." (http://www.takingitglobal.org/TIGed)

  • UN Cyberschoolbus. . "The United Nations Cyberschoolbus offers informative and interactive educational materials to a global audience. This year, we are working on several large scale projects, including activites related to science, music, and history." (http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/) 

  • University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Library. "The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than twenty-one thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. The site also provides access to more than four thousands links and a unique search device for multiple human rights sites." (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/)

back to top

 

Martin O'Brien - Conflict Resolution

  • CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet). "CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) is an web site devoted to providing a wide range of information and source material on the Northern Ireland conflict and politics in the region from 1968 to the present. The site also contains some general information on Northern Ireland society." (http://www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/) 

  • Irish Network for Nonviolent Action Training and Education (resource page) . "The Irish Network for Nonviolent Action Training and Education (INNATE) was established as a result of the need for an umbrella group to support groups and individuals exploring nonviolent approaches to conflict issues. To act as a network linking those committed to, or interested in, explicitly nonviolent action and training. In the context of ‘peace’ work, INNATE insists that a radical concept of nonviolence and nonviolent action, learning from both Irish and International experience, offers much in addressing the conflict in Northern Ireland." (http://www.innatenonviolence.org/resources/index.shtml)

back to top

 

Yinka Jegede-Ekpe -- HIV/AIDS

  • African Magazine’s article on Yinka. An article published in African Magazine on Yinka Jegede-Ekpe’s work and her organization, NWC+. (http://www.africanmag.com/viewer/magazines/article.asd/id/221/vts/design001.1) 

  • AIDS Action Council. "Information and resources for teachers and educators." (http://www.aidsaction.org.au/content/for/teachers/index.php) 

  • The AIDS Quilt. This is an ongoing project in the United States which incorporates pieces of quilt sewn by thousands of people across the country. The homepage gives many ways to help expand the quilt, including how to make your own panel and submit it. It also has HIV/AIDS education resources. (http://www.aidsquilt.org/)

  • NetAid HIV/AIDS Educator Resources. (http://www.netaid.org/educators/hivaids/) 

  • UNAIDS. "Country situation analysis" of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria. (http://www.unaids.org/en/Regions_Countries/Countries/nigeria.asp)

back to top

 

Ernest Guevarra - Healthcare

  • Doctors Without Borders. "Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries." (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/)

back to top

 

Vanita Gupta -- Justice and Discrimination

  • African American Odyssey at the Library of Congress. "The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, explores black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. The Library's materials, gathered over the two hundred years of its existence, tell the story of the African American experience through nine chronological periods that document the courage and determination of blacks, faced with adverse circumstances, who overcame immense odds to fully participate in all aspects of American society." (http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml) 

  • CivilRights.org. "CivilRights.org is a collaboration of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. Its mission: to serve as the site of record for relevant and up-to-the minute civil rights news and information." (http://www.civilrights.org/) 

  • NAACP Legal Defense Fund. "The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans." (http://www.naacpldf.org/) 

  • Race: The Power of an Illusion. This is a companion website for the PBS video series of the same name. It contains information about the idea of race in American society and interesting activities to test prior knowledge and biases about the role race plays in our minds. (http://www.pbs.org/race) 

  • The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. This is a companion website for the PBS video series of the same name. Provides excellent background information, sources, and activities for understanding the historical fight of African Americans for equal rights under the United States’ legal system. (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow) 

  • Tolerance.org For Teachers. "Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond. Our magazine and curriculum kits have earned Oscar nominations, an Academy Award, and more than a dozen honors from the Association of Educational Publishers (EdPress) including the Golden Lamp Award." (http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp)

back to top

 

Arn Chorn Pond -- Youth

  • CRIN (Child Rights Information Network-Resources). "The links below provide teachers with educational resources they can use in the classroom to teach children about their rights, about the situation of children in the world, and about issues affecting children's lives" (http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=7144&flag=report) 

  • Article 19. "ARTICLE 19 is a human rights organisation with a specific mandate and focus on the defence and promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide." (http://www.article19.org/work/index.html)

back to top

 

Environmental Issues

  • Earth Force Tools for Teachers. "Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future. We do so by training and supporting educators in programs that enable young people to lead community action projects focused on creating sustainable solutions to local environment issues in the community. (http://www.earthforce.org/section/resources) 

  • US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Teaching Center. "This site is for both formal and nonformal educators who wish to teach about the environment. It offers background information on a variety of topics, lesson plans, and activities that work in and out of the classroom. You will also find information on workshops, conferences, grants, awards and a variety of other information that will assist you in your educational goals whether you teach in a traditional classroom setting, an outdoor classroom, a community center or in your home." (http://www.epa.gov/teachers/)

back to top