FRONTLINE/PBS This program aims to "get the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and learn how the U.S. missed the many warning signs of its genesis. The film uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’ brutal rise." And see the related FRONTLINE episode on December 29, 2016, "Exodus," which offers first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution for Europe, told through camera-phone footage filmed by the families themselves as they leave their homes on dangerous journeys to seek…

PBS/WETA Civilians worldwide are increasingly the targets of war crimes. This unprecedented series examines the evolution of postwar justice in investigating genocide, ethnic cleansing and other atrocities and in prosecuting the perpetrators.   The full title of the series is "Dead Reckoning: War, Crime, and Justice from World War II to the War on Terror." The episodes are slated to be shown on Monday evenings, December 5-19, 2016, but check local listings. “The General’s Ghost” (12/5/2016) “The Blind Eye” (12/12/2016) “In Our Time” (12/19/2016) Here's a description from a one-page fact sheet…

Books by NCSS Members James A. Banks, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, and Miriam Ben-Peretz. Global Migration, Diversity, and Civic Education: Improving Policy and Practice (Multicultural Education Series). New York: Teachers College Press, 2016. Paperback, $44.95, 256 pages. Description: Mass migration and globalization are creating new and deep challenges to education systems the world over. In this volume (part of the series Multicultural Education), some of the world's leading researchers in multicultural education and immigration discuss critical issues related to cultural sustainability,…

Earn professional development hours or university credit with Population Education, which is offering its first online professional development course for social studies and science educators of grades 6-12, to be held October 17–December 16, 2016. Discover student-centered learning strategies that use contemporary issues and real-world data to examine the social and environmental impacts of human population and engage in meaningful dialogue with teachers across the world. Teachers of environmental science, world geography, human geography, biology/life science, world history, or the AP…

Earn professional development hours or university credit with Population Education, which is offering its first online professional development course for social studies and science educators of grades 6-12, to be held October 17–December 16, 2016. Discover student-centered learning strategies that use contemporary issues and real-world data to examine the social and environmental impacts of human population and engage in meaningful dialogue with teachers across the world. Teachers of environmental science, world geography, human geography, biology/life science, world history, or the AP…

As educators, we should combat the culture of low expectations for students coming from difficult backgrounds, but we should also understand the impact of trauma and offer relief.

The highlighted UNHCR teaching materials offer explanations of terminology, facts and figures, lesson plans, and videos for bringing the topic of refugees into the classroom.

With the number of global refugees at its highest level since World War II, creating a safe and inclusive school environment for displaced learners is more important than ever.

This article bridges scholarship in global education with ele- mentary classroom teaching by presenting a series of lessons that challenge the idea of national culture as fixed and stable.

OPEN ACCESS Join us for this webinar hosted by staff from the European Union (EU) featuring educators who have successfully incorporated EU topics into their U.S. courses. You will learn about curriculum resources available for teaching the EU, and tips to implement these learning tools in your classroom!  This webinar will provide you with the following tools and resources. Example lesson plans and activities Advice and best practices from other international high school teachers Access to the EU’s library of resources and tools to facilitate learning and demonstrate the importance of…