Global Education Crosswalk

These resources can help teachers find materials, lessons, and unit plans specifically related to building global competencies. Using the check marks and 
brief descriptions as a starting point, teachers can browse, search, and explore to find materials that correlate to their content area and grade levels. 

Social  Foreign 
Resource  Ed Level  ELA  Science  Math  Business  Health  STEAM 
Studies  Lang 

World’s Largest Lesson​- Free and creative resources 

for educators to teach lessons, run projects and stimulate 
action in support of the UN’s Sustainability Goals. At the  K-12  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔ 
heart of our resources sit animated films written by Sir Ken 
Robinson, animated by Aardman and introduced by figures 
students know and respect. 

Global Oneness Project​- Global Oneness Project is 

committed to the exploration of cultural, environmental, 
and social issues. The project houses a library of free  9-12 & 
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multimedia stories comprised of award-winning films,  college 
photo essays, and articles, accompanied by companion 
curriculum for teachers. 

​ media literacy initiative of 

Project Look Sharp​-​ A
Ithaca College that develops and provides lesson plans, 
media materials, training, and support for the effective  K-12  ✔  ✔    ✔    ✔  ✔   
integration of media literacy with critical thinking into 
classroom curricula at all education levels, including 
integration with the new common core standards. 

Cloud Institute​- l​ essons that align to standards created 

by the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. To  K-12    ✔  ✔      ✔  ✔   
access their free lessons, sign up to their mailing list. 

Global Workforce​- d​ eveloped by faculty and staff 

from the SUNY Levin Institute, SUNY Cortland, and the 
College at Brockport. GWP prepares students to compete  6-12 & 
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effectively in the global economy, through programs  college 
developed to enhance global understanding and requisite 
global workforce skills of the 21st century. 

Pulitzer Center​- P​ ulitzer Center’s Lesson Builder 

provide free lesson plans for teachers and educators, 
focused on current events and world issues in the news  K-12  ✔  ✔    ✔    ✔  ✔   
today. The standards-aligned lessons include multimedia 
materials, guiding questions, possible assignments, pacing, 
and opportunities for enrichment and additional support. 
 Global Education Crosswalk
Social  Foreign 
Resource  Ed Level  ELA  Science  Math  Business  Health  STEAM 
Studies  Lang 

National Geographic​- ​Nat Geo’s compendium of 

educator resources- videos, articles, lesson plans, etc. 
cover a wide variety of topics related especially to the  K-12 & 
sciences and social studies with a smattering of math and    ✔  ✔  ✔      ✔   
the arts. Their search engine is extremely user-friendly and 
college 
easy to manipulate to the content and grade level you 
need. 

Teach UNICEF​- ​Lessons, games, multimedia, and  3-5 & 

kinesthetic activities geared toward helping young students    ✔    ✔    ✔     
understand some of the world’s hunger problems. 
6-8 

USIP Global Peacekeeping Center​- These lessons, 

simulations, activities, and other resources help to support  6-12  ✔      ✔    ✔  ✔  ✔ 
learning about international conflict management and 
peacebuilding. 

Big History Project​- ​An entire history curriculum, 

complete with adaptable lessons and online support to  6-8 & 
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help students think critically, tie together big ideas, and  9-12 
build informed arguments across disciplines.