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Worldview and Culture
Here is a list of recommended resources for teaching and learning about worldview and culture, including topics such as cultural identity, multicultural awareness, and global citizenship. Below each resource you will find links to related Facing the Future lessons. View the criteria used to select these resources.
High School Resources
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
Anne Fadiman
This 341-page novel is about the clash of two worldviews. It focuses on the story of a young Hmong girl with epilepsy and the conflict between Western doctors and the girl's family regarding her care.
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Gapminder World
Gapminder Foundation
Gapminder World is a website presenting global statistics on topics such as health, economics, and environment in an interactive manner.
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Interactive Technology | Free
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Worldmapper
University of Sheffield and University of Michigan
Worldmapper is a collection of more than 500 world maps, where territories are resized on each map according to the subject of interest.
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World Savvy Monitor
World Savvy
The bimonthly World Savvy Monitor offers clear and comprehensive information about regions and topics of global importance. Each edition includes a Classroom Companion for educators, providing leveled readings taken from a variety of news sources; discussion questions; creative lesson ideas for several disciplines; related resources, curriculum, books, films, and websites and multimedia; and alignment with national standards.
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Koyaanisqatsi
Godfrey Reggio
This 87-minute video explores the Hopi Indian word koyaanisqatsi, meaning "life out of balance." The film is an apocalyptic vision of the collision of two different worlds - urban life and technology versus the environment.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO is working to create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture. Click on the "Culture" link for information and resources about different cultures around the world.
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World Savvy
World Savvy is a global education nonprofit with a mission to educate and engage youth in community and world affairs, to prepare them to learn, work and live as responsible global citizens in the 21st century.
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Middle School Resources
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Ishmael
Daniel Quinn
This 272-page book is about a gorilla named Ishmael, who has learned to reason and communicate. Ishmael and educates himself in human history and lays out a theory of what has gone wrong with civilization and how to correct it, basing his theory on the tenet that humanity belongs to the planet rather than vice versa.
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My Ishmael
Daniel Quinn
In this 304-page sequel to Ishmael, Quinn focuses on the "Leavers" and "Takers," his terms for the two basic, warring elements of human sensibility.
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Globalis
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Globalis is an interactive world atlas where the visitor decides what is to be displayed on the map based on topic and location of interest. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet.
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Map of the Day
National Geographic
Using National Geographic's Map of the Day, visitors can browse through featured maps from a wide array of historical events, news, and milestones.
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Teaching Tolerance
This biannual magazine focuses on news, awareness-building activities, and action projects aimed towards fighting hate and intolerance.
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World Fact Book
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The CIA's World Fact Book provides data and information about the people, government, economy, geography, and more of countries around the world.
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Circle of Stories
PBS
Circle of Stories uses documentary film, photography, artwork and music to honor and explore Native American storytelling.
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Ethnic Discrimination
United Nations
Ethnic Discrimination focuses on classroom resources and activities that address ethnic discrimination in the global community and positive steps against ethnic discrimination.
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Indigenous Peoples
United Nations
Indigenous Peoples focuses on classroom resources and activities that are aimed at celebrating the International Day of the World's People through active learning.
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Racial Discrimination
United Nations
Racial Discrimination focuses on classroom resources and activities that are aimed at introducing race, racial discrimination, and positive steps against racial discrimination.
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Elementary School Resources
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Fish is Fish
Leo Lionni
This 32-page book is about a tadpole and a minnow who are underwater friends. Soon enough, the tadpole grows legs and begins to explore the world beyond the pond, returning to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees.
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My Map Book
Sara Fanelli
This 32-page book offers an unexpected view of the world. To depict her identity and what is important to her, Fanelli has drawn maps of her tummy, her neighborhood, her bedroom, her heart, and many other aspects of her life.
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Wake Up, World! A Day in the Life of Children Around the World
Beatrice Hollyer
This 48-page book follows eight children from different countries as they go through their days. Young readers can see how their own lives compare with other childrens' in such diverse places as Ghana, Australia, Brazil, Siberia, and India.
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EdChange Multicultural Pavilion
This website provides a rich collection of ice breakers, strategies, and activities on multicultural awareness. EdChange is dedicated to creatingschools, organizations, and communities in which the full diversity of people have opportunities to live, learn, and thrive free from oppression.
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Scholastic
Scholastic offers a wide variety of lesson plans, activities, and internet field trips surrounding the issues of diversity and culture.
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