Advocates changing world history curriculum to emphasize multiculturalism and global citizenship. (PKP)

Interview with Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Discusses UNESCO's role in promoting a peace curriculum in schools throughout the world. (PKP)

Describes instructional strategies employed by global educators to enhance students' cross-cultural learning. (20 references) (PKP)

Describes Boston Arts Academy's efforts to use the various art forms (music, dance, theater, and visual arts) and academics to teach students to understand and tolerate cultural differences throughout the world. (PKP)

Describes use of "Voices from the Field: Reading and Writing about the World, Ourselves, and Others," a curriculum resource containing personal narratives by returning Peace Corps Volunteers and lesson plans for teaching students to develop their reading and writing skills within a global perspective and to understand and appreciate certain common…

Describes efforts to include the teaching about religion in state and national education standards, shortcomings in teaching about religion in schools, how schools should teach about religion, and teacher training issues. (PKP)

Describes efforts to improve the global-education curriculum during mid-1970s involving the teaching of foreign language, geography, and world history and the creation of public schools with an international focus; describes the use of extracurricular activities and technology to enhance global education; discusses challenges still facing the…

Describes how one Florida elementary school taught students' global environmental protection issues through the use of videoconferencing and e-mail to communicate directly with students from other countries. (PKP)

Describes the Global Classroom, a set of global-studies resources for teachers in Seattle, Washington, to provide students with authentic learning experiences integrating knowledge of other countries and diverse cultures. Includes description of global themes, partner schools, international visitors, travelers' tales, and community partnerships.…

Defines "international mindedness"; proposes standards for teaching international mindedness in schools; describes learning activities linked to standards; offers rationale for the assessment and evaluation of students' international mindedness. (PKP)

Describes International Baccalaureate Organizations' Primary Years Program, an international educational curriculum for elementary school students. (PKP)

Describes the use of two-way immersion education to provide students with opportunities to understand and appreciate other countries and cultures. The main features of two-way immersion education are bilingual language instruction, cross-cultural understanding, and international exchanges. Includes case study of two-way immersion at the Alicia…

Describes several lessons where teachers are using mathematics to develop students' knowledge of and appreciation for world cultures. The term used to express the relationship between mathematics and culture is "ethnomathematics." Lessons illustrated include, for example, comparison of Egyptian hieroglyphic numerals with Chinese rod numerals and…

Describes how an elementary school in Konya, Turkey, used Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences to personalize students' learning experiences. Includes description of the initial effort; the curriculum structure consisting of three elements (core courses and activities, exploratories, and projects); and the benefits for students and…

Summary of the "Fifth Annual Report of Trends in Schoolhouse Commercialism" prepared by the Educational Policy Studies Laboratory's Commercialism in Education Research Unit at Arizona State University (www.schoolcommercialism.org). Includes discussion of program and activity sponsorships, exclusive agreements, incentive programs, appropriation of…