American Forum for Global Education
http://www.globaled.org/about.php

The AFG is a private, non-for-profit organization, founded in 1970. It “provides leadership to strengthen the education of our nation's youth by fostering the ability to think creatively, analytically, and systematically about issues in a global context.” Their more than 170 teaching resources (some of which require free registration to download) cover different grades and a wide range of topics from myths of hunger to water, with many focused on China and Japan.


Globalization101.org
http://www.globalization101.org/

This is “an internet resource dedicated to providing students with information and learning opportunities on globalization. The site, managed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), hopes to serve as an informative and engaging space for those interested in learning more about changes in the international economy.”


CIDA Teacher Zone
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/teacherzone

Canadian International Development Agency’s Teacher Zone is a Canadian government site for teachers interested in Canada’s role in development issues. It is “a single portal for high-quality, curriculum-based educational resources and for new ideas to help bring international development to the classroom and motivate students to become active global citizens.” Their curriculum support includes a fully searchable (by grade level, topic and jurisdiction) database of resource annotations from across Canada.


British Columbia Teachers’ Federation Social Justice site
http://www.bctf.bc.ca/social/

A vehicle for the sharing of information, ideas and activities on social justice issues. The scope is broad and includes women's issues, racism, poverty, homophobia, violence, the social effects of globalization, especially the aspects of these issues which affect children, schools and teachers.” The site includes information on Grants and funds, Programs, a Calendar of events, publications and material related to Anti-racism and multiculturalism and to Social Equity. The specific resource web pages cover Child labour, Global education, Globalization, trade agreements & education, Homophobia and heterosexism, Poverty, Women's issues, Social justice resources, and Teaching to Diversity

Rethinking Schools Online
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/

This online companion to the US-based magazine addresses current issues in education. “Rethinking Schools began as a local effort to address problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook-dominated curriculum. Since its founding in 1986, it has grown into a nationally prominent publisher of educational materials. While writing for a broad audience, Rethinking Schools emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race.” It offers over 20 publications including ones that address globalization, teaching about ‘terrorism’, and teaching mathematics from a social justice perspective.

The United Nations Cyberschoolbus
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/

Cyberschoolbus is the “online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations by producing high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use and for training teachers. Within the Cyberschoolbus site there are a number of activities and projects that teach students about global issues in an interactive, engaging and fun way.” Their material includes resources such as country studies and the InfoNation online country comparison tool and curriculum on a range of topics including: Peace Education, Poverty and Racial discrimination.

People & Planet
http://www.planetfriendly.net/

People & Planet is a unique gateway to environment, peace and sustainable living, in Canada and beyond. They are probably best known for their listings of jobs, contracts and internships, volunteer opportunities, and events.