Peace Corps' World Wise Schools Program 

From World Wise Schools:

Help promote global education by connecting U.S. classrooms to the Peace Corps experience! Forward this flyer to teachers and education providers you know and encourage them use World Wise resources in their classrooms.  Teachers can sign up for the Correspondence Match program to connect their classroom with a current Volunteer,  invite a RPCV speaker through the Speakers Match program, or help students learn more about other countries and cultures through multimedia resources and lesson plans based on the Peace Corps Volunteer experiences. 

North-South Centre Global Education Newsletter - June 2011 

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American political, educational and business leaders agree that US students, regardless of their career path, need to be globally competent if they are to succeed in the 21st century.  One of the key tools available to educators who would like to internationalize their classrooms is the newly revised guide for teachers: "Exchange 2.0 Technology-Enabled International Interaction."  This guide was originally developed for the US Department of Education and is now hosted by the Connect All Schools initiative.

The new "Exchange 2.0" guide provides tutorials, tips, on-line and print resources, as well as specific curriculum-based projects in which K-12 U.S. teachers can participate and establish school-to-school global interaction on the Internet.  Examples are provided across the entire curriculum, from science and creative arts projects to interaction in World Languages.

iEARN-USA Director Dr. Edwin Gragert, points out "Through the Internet and other technologies, students and teachers have the opportunity to engage directly with students in other countries, learning and sharing through direct interaction, enabling them to gain knowledge about and the ability to work with other cultures. These are important 21st century skills.  The newly revised "Exchange 2.0" guide for US educators gives specific suggestions for making this possible in classrooms across the country.