THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF GLOBAL RESOURCES FROM LUCY GRAY, THE GLOBAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE NETWORK CREATOR

https://www.globaleducationconference.org/page/global-education-resources

U.S. Government Resources

1. Central Intelligence Agency

2. The CIA World Factbook

3. Congressional Research Service

4. Federal Bureau of Investigation

5. National Security Agency

6. Peace Corps

7. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

8. U.S. Agency for International Development

9. U.S. Department of Defense

10. U.S. Department of Education

11. U.S. Department of State

12. White House

13. United States Institute of Peace

Region-Specific Information and Multilateral Engagement

1. I Am a Migrant : There are firsthand stories of migrants across the globe. You can select a country and read/listen to stories of people on the move.

2. International Organization for Migration: This is the U.N.’s site that informs and monitors issues around migration.

3. African Union

4. Asia-Pacific Education Cooperation (APEC)

5. Asia Society

6. Commonwealth Secretariat

7. Council of Europe

8. European Union

9. G20, the Group of Twenty

10. International Labor Organization

11. Japan Society

12. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

13. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

14. Organization of American States

15. Organization of Ibero-American States

16. United Nations

17. UNICEF : Learn more about issues concerning vulnerable children around the globe. This site includes a “Take Action” section.

18. World Health Organization

International Media: read the news around the world in english!

1. Al Jazeera (Middle East)

2. Arab News (Middle East)

3. The China Daily (China)

4. Euractiv (European Union)

5. The Guardian (England)

6. Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey)

7. The Japan Times (Japan)

8. The Korea Times (South Korea)

9. The Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

10. The National Post (Canada)

11. The New York Times (United States)

12. Presseurop (European Union)

13. Ria Novosti (Russia)

14. The Rio Times (Brazil)

15. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

16. The Times of India (India)

17. The Washington Post (United States)

Education & travel Programs in International Relations

1. Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

2. Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs

3. Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

4. George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs

5. Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

6. Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies

7. New York University, Center for Global Affairs

8. Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

9. Stanford University, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

10. Tufts University, The Fletcher School

11. University of Southern California, School of International Relations

12. The New York Times Student Journeys

13. Global Village Connect

14. World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

world affairs council of philadelphia: a local treasure trove of resources and opportunities in global affairs, international travel & model u.n. for teachers & students in middle & high school

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

Think-Tanks, Foundations, and Nongovernmental Organizations

1. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

2. Amnesty International

3. Aspen Institute

4. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

5. Brookings Institution

6. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

7. Cato Institute

8. Center for Economic and Policy Research

9. Council on Foreign Relations

10. Council on Hemispheric Affairs

11. Economy Watch

12. Foreign Policy Association

13. Foreign Policy Research Institute

14. Human Rights Watch

15. National Academy of Sciences

16. Oxfam International

17. Partnership for 21st Century Skills

18. Pew Charitable Trusts

19. Pew Research Center

20. RAND Corporation

21. Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies

22. The Atlantic Council

23. United States Institute of Peace

24. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

25. World Affairs Councils of America

fully Funded expeditions

Teachers for Global Classrooms: K-12 teachers with five years of experience. This is a life-changing opportunity for any educator interested in bringing a global perspective to the classroom! https://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc

• Global education course: TGC Fellows complete an eight-week, graduate-level online course on globalizing classrooms and curriculum.

• Global symposium: TGC Fellows gather in Washington, DC, to build networks, collaborate, and develop strategies to enhance world learning.

• International field experience: TGC Fellows travel for two to three weeks to experience another country’s culture and education system.

• Capstone: TGC Fellows create a Global Education Guide that serves as a resource for their local community to build global awareness and understanding.  

• Alumni: TGC alumni may apply for grants and participate in global networks to sustain their engagement.

Fulbright Short Term Travel to Germany: https://www.fulbright.de/programs-for-u-s-americans/teachers/education-in-germany . The seminar is open to primary and secondary school teachers of all subjects and from all public and private primary and secondary schools. Applicants need to be employed full-time as a teacher and must have a minimum of three years of work experience.

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad, fully funded

Those eligible to apply to the four- to six-week seminars must fall under the categories listed below:

• Elementary school teachers in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;

• Middle or high school educators in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;

• Administrators or curriculum specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages;

• Librarians, museum educators or media or resource specialists who have responsibility for curriculum in the fields of social sciences, humanities, including languages; and

• Faculty or administrators from public or private, two- or four-year institutions of higher education whose discipline is related to social sciences, humanities, languages, and/or area studies.

• Citizenship - must be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident.

• Academic Preparation - must hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

• Professional Experience - (1) must have at least three years of full-time experience by the time of departure for the seminar; (2) must be currently employed full-time in a U.S. school system, U.S. accredited institution of higher education, local education agency, state education agency, library, or museum. (Some examples include curriculum specialists, librarians, museum educators, and media or resource specialists; experience as a student teacher is not applicable toward the three years of required full-time professional experience); and (3) must be currently employed full-time in a teaching position at the level for which the candidate is applying.

• Health - The candidate must be physically and psychologically able to participate in all phases of the seminar. Award recipients must provide a physician's statement to reflect participant's readiness for travel.

• Suitability and Adaptability - The applicant's professional suitability and cross-cultural adaptability are assessed through the evaluation criteria, essay responses and letters of reference.

Study tours to Asia: some fully funded, others partially funded.  Varying requirements.http://nctasia.org/find-a-course/by-course-type/study-tours/

Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP), fully funded: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html

Goethe Institute: Funded study tour for social studies and STEM teachers; 2 ½ weeks study abroad in Germany: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/m/spr/eng/top/top_teachers/top_study_tour.html

National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program: http://nationalgeographic.org/education/programs/grosvenor-teacher-fellows

Huge list of opportunities : http://www.teachingtraveling.com/2015/11/17/free-travel-for-teachers/

FUND FOR TEACHERS: Teachers apply for individual grants of $5,000 or $10,000 for a group. http://www.fundforteachers.org/

partially funded teacher expeditions

Center for European Studies: Almost fully funded tour to Brussels, Belgium http://europe.unc.edu/research/brussels-study-tour-grants/

Primary Source: Occasional study tours, some funded https://www.primarysource.org/for-teachers/study-tours

National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) program: Study tours to Japan : http://nctasia.org/

(Interesting resources for teaching about Asia, but travel info is not always updated.)

Travel Opportunities for Students:

BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL:  https://www.birthrightisrael.com/    : Free travel to Israel for Jewish teens/20's

GLOBAL VILLAGE CONNECT: http://www.globalvillageconnect.org/

ME TO WE:  https://www.metowe.com/volunteer-travel/?_ga=2.75551826.697229161.1499030676-1396466267.1499030676

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX), fully funded study for a year in Germany: http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/

STEAM Camp in Malawi, fully funded: https://girlup.org/wisci/apply/

NSLI, fully funded summer trips and longer for teens to learn languages: http://www.nsliforyouth.org/

YES ABROAD : The U.S. Department of State's Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad) program, provides competitive merit-based scholarships for U.S. citizens in secondary school (age 15-18.5) to study for one academic year in select countries: http://www.yes-abroad.org/

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: Funding for high school year abroad: https://www.rotary.org/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/youth-exchanges

EXCEL ABROAD PROGRAM: Scholarship for American students to study in Lithuania for a year https://www.americancouncils.org/programs/excel-abroad-program

MORE INTERESTING TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE:

Check out this amazing Pinterest page by TGC Fellow Jennifer Lee Kelly...all about travel opps: https://www.pinterest.com/jumpher/teacher-travel-opportunities/ 

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR inter-cultural COLLABORATION

Drama Notebook: Resource for scripts for young people; many with cultural and folk tale origins https://www.dramanotebook.com/plays-for-kids