History
An interactive humanities course hosted online -- free and accessible to teachers everywhere. Part science, part history... give high school students this larger context, they'll better understand the complexities of their world, both today and into the future.
The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, the visionaries and the pioneers who have helped shape our world.
A Global Guide to the First World War
Ten historians from 10 countries give a brief history of the first world war through a global lens. (via The Guardian)
Collection of on-line materials, primary sources, and even sound and video clips designed to enrich students' understanding of various topics in history.
1,000's of website resources plus lesson plans. By EdTech Teacher
High-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.
Docs Teach (US National Archives)
Primary sources about US history.
Library of Congress – LOC teachers
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
National Archives (UK) for Schools
Research tools and content - History
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Get access to millions of resources, even things not found in the museum to explore your interests and do research.
Stanford History Education Group
SHEG seeks to improve education by conducting research, working with school districts, and reaching directly into classrooms with free materials for teachers and students.
Stuff you missed in History Class
Podcasts and interviews about history subjects
Learn about the world's great civilizations…
Civics
Preparing students to participate thoughtfully in democracy - and in life
The world's constitutions to read, search ad compare.
Prompts and activities to invite youth to explore their face-to-face and online communities and to identify civic issues that are relevant, even urgent, to people in their local communities and in the wider world.
Gap minder - Dollar Street. See how people live all around the world. “People in other cultures are often portrayed as scary or exotic.” Anna explains: “This has to change. We want to show how people really live. It seemed natural to use photos as data so people can see for themselves what life looks like on different income levels. Dollar Street lets you visit many, many homes all over the world. Without travelling.” https://www.gapminder.org/
Focus on amplifying youth voice, making media, civic participation, and richer learning, we provide free standards-aligned content and resources educators can trust.
Sources and videos to teach media literacy, propaganda, debate, fake news, and civics...
Changing the world by making activism accessible through the power of story - equality, human rights, and literacy.
The New York Times Learning Network
Real world learning experiences with daily articles and lesson plans in subject areas such as English, Science, Math, Social Studies, Art, and ELL.
Teaching Tolerance & Diversity
Our program emphasizes social justice and anti-bias. The anti-bias approach encourages children and young people to challenge prejudice and learn how to be agents of change in their own lives.
Historia del pueblo judía & Holocausto
CTIF Madrid Sur
iWitness - USC Shoah Foundation
Over 1,500 video testimonies, multimedia activities, digital resources – the place to participate actively in learning.
Blog de libros y club de lectura sobre el holocausto
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum