Other Useful Sites
Advanced Placement, College Board http://apcentral.collegeboard.com
General information about all Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including AP foreign language courses, the mission and history of the AP Program, AP research and data information, and scholarship/award information for high school students.
African Studies Center, Boston University
http://www.bu.edu/africa
Includes research and facts on Africa.
American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu
Programs, new releases, events, initiatives, testing and college credit, frequently asked questions.
American Forum for Global Education
http://www.globaled.org
Programs, teaching materials, publications, links, and contacts.
American Model United Nations International
http://www.amun.org
Bringing global perspectives to future leaders provides conference reports, position papers and resolutions, handbooks, links, books and videos, and information for high school students.
Asia Education Foundation
http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au
National organization to promote the studies of Asia. This web site includes ways that Asia-related content can be integrated into existing curricular designs.
Asia Society K-12
http://www.askasia.org
http://www.asiasociety.org
http://www.asiasource.org
http://www.asiafood.org
Non-profit, non-partisan public education organization dedicated to increasing American understanding of more than thirty countries broadly-defined as the Asia-Pacific Region (APR).
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org
A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. Provides information on governance, affiliates, networks, student chapters, associates, strategic partners, news and issues.
Back to Basics in Generative Second Language Acquisition Research
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/NetWorks/NW09/
National Foreign Language Resource Center at the University of Hawai´i gives access in second language acquisition by reassessing the question in colloquium papers.
Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT) Rubrics
http://www.caslt.org/research/rubrics.htm
Rubrics for foreign language classes.
Channel One
http://www.channelone.com
A community that brings together young people from around the globe to learn about and discuss everything that is on their minds -- from issues in the news to what happens in school.
Council on Islamic Education
http://www.cie.org
Important number of resources to help educators teach about Islam, Muslim history, and related world history topics.
Culture for Kids
http://www.afk.com
Asia for Kids: Your Key to Cultural Connections provides interesting articles, fact sheets, guidelines, and activities for parents, educators, and kids.
Deai, The Japan Forum
http://www.tjf.or.jp/deai
Deai: The Lives of Seven Japanese High School Students was developed primarily to assist secondary school students outside Japan who are studying Japanese as a foreign language.
Developmental Studies Center
http://www.devstu.org
Dedicated to children's academic, ethical, and social development.
English Language Teaching Assistant Program
http://www.eltap.org
Has offered undergraduates, graduate students, and other adults whose language is English, the opportunity to assist teachers of English in high school and post-secondary institutions in other countries.
ESL.net
http://www.ESL.net
Provides information on ESL software, videos, audio, textbooks, and pronunciation.
Facing History and Ourselves
http://www.facing.org
Facing History and Ourselves:Examining History and Human Behavior offers teachers and others in the community occasions to study the past, explore new ideas and approaches, and develop practical models for civic engagement that link history to the challenges of an increasing interconnected world and the choices that young people make daily.
Foreign Policy Association
http://www.fpa.org
Educates Americans about the significant international issues that influence their lives. Provides impartial publications, programs and forums to increase public awareness of and foster popular participation in matters relating to those policy issues.
Global SchoolNet Foundation
http://www.globalschoolnet.org
International online education partnering with schools, communities, and businesses to provide collaborative learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible global citizens.
Global Student Teaching
http://www.globalst.org
Offers prospective teachers the opportunity to complete student teaching requirements in several regions of the world.
iEARN
http://www.iearn.org
International Education and Resource Network is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
Institute for Cross-Cultural Training: Managing the Language-Learning Process Through Proficiency Oriented Language Instruction (POLIA)
http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/ICCT/
Provides lingual links to CD-ROMS, books, articles, bibliographies, Proficiency-Oriented Language Instruction (POLIA) resources, learner assessments, and links to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
International Education
http://www.InternationalEd.org
A list of Title VI National Resource Centers and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Programs, along with resource centers devoted to International Education.
Language-Learning Strategies in Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Hismanoglu-Strategies.html
Information on current foreign language issues, activities for ELL students, and TESL/TEFL links.
Learning Styles--Nurturing the Genius in Each Child
http://7-12educators.about.com/cs/learningstyles1/
Includes the original Dunn and Dunn model on how learning styles change and suggestions for how to accommodate different learning styles.
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
http://www.nasbe.org/
Discusses the complete curriculum and the "No Child Left Behind Act."
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Foreign Language Assessment
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/foreignlang/
Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
National Committee on United States-China Relations
http://www.ncuscr.org
Program sends American K-12 teachers to China to teach English in Chinese secondary schools, and places Chinese secondary school teachers of English in American schools to teach Chinese language and culture, and/or English as a second language.
National Consortium for Teaching About Asia
http://www.nctasia.org
Funded by the Freeman Foundation, is a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about Asia in world history, geography, social studies, and literature courses.
National Peace Corps Association
http://www.rpcv.org/index.cfm
Non-profit organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers, former staff, and friends. Provides a World View Magazine link.
New Perspectives: Japan Program
The Laurasian Institution
http://www.newperspectivesprogram.org
Two-week study tour to Japan with teachers and students studying as a group. Coming soon: information about the Fellows Program.
North Carolina Center for International Understanding
http://www.ga.unc.edu/NCCIU/
Global Study Programs for K-12 educators, international educator visits, and global educators' listservs.
PBS
http://www.pbs.org
Public Broadcasting Station is a private, non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 349 public television stations. It features Sesame Street's "Global Grover."
Portfolio Assessment Guide
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5942.html
Gives access to foreign language lesson plans.
Portfolio Assessment in the Foreign Language Classroom from the National Capital Language Resource Center (NCLRC)
http://www.nclrc.org/portfolio/2-1.html
What is Portfolio Assessment? Why use Portfolio Assessment? Answers to these questions are provided in this site, along with links to the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning and information on how to use the Portfolio Assessment Manual.
Study Abroad
http://www.studyabroad.com
Programs for college students, high school students, graduate/adult students, advisors/administrators, and general study abroad information.
The Guide to Good Practice for Learning and Teaching in Languages, Linguistics, and Area Studies
http://www.lang.ltsn.ac.uk/resources/goodpractice.aspx?resourceid=1441
Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics, and Area Studies gives portfolio definitions and related links.
The United Nations Association of the United States
http://www.unausa.org
The United Nations Association of the U.S.A. and the Business Council for the United Nations gives information on education, policy, outreach, and resources. As the nation's largest grassroots foreign policy organization and the leading center of policy research on the United Nations and global issues, it educates Americans about the work of the United Nations.
The United States-Japan Foundation
http://www.us-jf.org
Promotes stronger ties between Americans and Japanese by supporting projects that foster mutual knowledge and education, deepen understanding, create effective channels of communication, and address common concerns.
United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
Information pertaining to "No Child Left Behind Act," foreign language grants, and international education.
United States Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/index.html
Links to the U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide.
United States Department of State Youth Exchanges
http://www.exchanges.state.gov/
U.S. Department of State gives information about programs on Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, Near East and North Africa, South Asia, open requests for grants and proposals, travel abroad, U.S. Embassies, history, education, culture, and business center.
World Affairs Council
http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org
The largest international affairs non-profit in the United States offers international exchanges, school programs, teacher workshops, model United Nations, foreign policy discussions, national opinion polling, travel programs, journals, newspaper columns, and TV/radio programs.
World Wise Schools, Peace Corps
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws
Offers engaging stories, classroom resources, and ideas for service projects based on the experiences of Peace Corps volunteers around the world. For students, this site gives excellent information about countries, learning about culture, stories, letters and photos, a global café, and kids' world.