Globally-Minded Resources: Baltimore and Beyond
BALTIMORE- OR MARYLAND-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVING OR WORKING WITH INTERNATIONAL POPULATIONS
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT) is a human services nonprofit helping individuals who have experienced torture or war trauma in their native countries and who are applying for political asylum here in our local community. http://astt.org/
Baltimore Community College has both free community English classes for adults in their Basic English Language Skills program (http://www.bccc.edu/esl/bels) and academic English classes for college students in their English Language Institute (http://www.bccc.edu/eli)
Baltimore's Ethnic Festivals – Baltimore City has a number of ethnic and international festivals throughout the year. A partial listing is at http://baltimore.about.com/od/eventsfestivals/a/BaltimoreEthnicFestivals.htm or http://www.promotionandarts.org/events-festivals
Baltimore International Academy Elementary/Middle School is a public school that has dual immersion programs. http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/335
The Baltimore Resettlement Center provides a wide array of resettlement services for refugees and asylees. The office is located at 3516 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. Main Phone: 410-327-1885, Fax: 410-327-1941, 410-558-3199
CASA de Maryland is an immigrant rights advocacy and service organization. http://casademaryland.org/
Community College of Baltimore County has campuses in Dundalk, Catonsville, and Essex and has an ESOL program for students learning English (http://ccbcmd.edu/esol/index.html)
Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC is a training and technical assistance agency located in Columbia, Maryland that works in community interpreting and cultural competence. http://www.thecommunityinterpreter.com/cultural-competence.html Education Based Latino Outreach (EBLO) works to improve the lives of Hispanic youth and their families through educational opportunities and cultural programs. They have Saturday school and after-school programs, sponsor a Latin music radio program, and run the annual LatinoFest in Patterson park. http://www.eblo.org/home.html
Howard County Community College in Columbia, MD has basic and intensive ESL classes in its English Language Center (http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/elc/general_information/about_elc.html) and a full-time intensive English language study program in its English Institute (http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/ei/index.html)
The International Rescue Committee works to support refugees and asylees in the Baltimore area. http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-baltimore-md
The Jewish Museum of Maryland tells the story of the American Jewish experience in the city of Baltimore and throughout the US state of Maryland. http://jewishmuseummd.org/
Johns Hopkins Medicine International in Baltimore provides personalized care for patients traveling to Johns Hopkins from outside the United States, and collaborates with affiliates across the world to improve health care globally. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/international/
Johns Hopkins University has a Center for Language Education with ESL courses for students and professionals learning English (http://www.ltc.jhu.edu/esl/)
Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore is a non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering. [email protected]
The International Capoeira Angola Foundation maintains, promotes and perpetuates the legacy of Capoeira Angola as an African-Brazilian tradition used for positive social transformation in the greater metro area through education and performance. http://baltimorecapoeira.org/
The Baltimore City Hispanic Commission works as a liaison between Baltimore’s Hispanic community and Baltimore City government entities. The Commission researches and monitors issues and policies affecting Baltimore’s Hispanic/Latino population, and recommends legislative and policy solutions. http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Government/BoardsandCommissions/HispanicCommission.aspx
The Esperanza Center of Catholic Charities works to provide immigrants with healthcare, social services, referrals, language classes, and immigration legal services. http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/immigrants/
The Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees provides support and services to federally-recognized refugees and political asylees to ease their integration into American society. http://www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?page_id=3413
The Nigerian Friendship Association, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland offers a support system for the Nigerian American community. http://www.nigerianfriendshipus.org/index.php
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus has an English Language Institute with English language education classes and programs for students and professional development for English teachers (http://www.umbc.edu/eli/index.php)
The University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB) has a Global Health Initiatives team that is focused on supporting international programs, establishing partnerships with key foreign institutions and governments, and providing a portal for information and resources related to UMB's global engagement. http://global.umaryland.edu/
The Voice of Love is nonprofit in Ellicot City, Maryland that develops training and resources to support interpreting for survivors of torture, war trauma and sexual violence. http://www.voice-of-love.org/
Towson University has an English Language Center with a variety of programs for English language instruction. (http://www.towson.edu/elc/)
RESOURCES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Al Jazeera provides excellent national and global news coverage that is often different than that presented by mainstream U.S. news sources. http://america.aljazeera.com/
The Asia Society works to develop students' and young leaders' global competence as the foundation for understanding between people in the Asia Pacific region and throughout the world. They have a plethora of resources on global competencies, including lesson plans, articles, and rubrics for various disciplines at http://asiasociety.org/education/resources . You can also download their free book on educating for global competence at http://asiasociety.org/files/book-globalcompetence.pdf
BBC News offers a great source of international news and articles, as well as the BBC World Radio and podcasts, at http://www.bbc.com/news/
Colorin Colorado is a bilingual site for educators and families of English learners with a variety of resources. http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/
Human Rights Watch offers global news from another perspective http://www.hrw.org/home
Junior Scholastic has an online magazine with non-fiction readings, national and international news for a middle-school aged audience. These readings could be useful for students with lower reading skils. http://junior.scholastic.com/issues
National Public Radio has programs such as Latino USA and Code-Switch (race, culture, ethnicity). Also music programs such as a Celtic show and a World Café. NPR is also a great source of international news. www.npr.org
New York Times Upfront is an online magazine with non-fiction readings, national and international news presented for a teen-aged audience. http://upfront.scholastic.com/
Online Newspapers offers thousands of newspapers from around the world to see world news from different perspectives. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Oxfam International (www.oxfam.org) has information and resources about pressing global issues. The Oxfam site for teachers (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/teacher-support) has a variety of resources, including an article on global citizenship.
PBS offers a variety of educational and informational content, resources, and programming for teachers and students www.pbs.org
Peace Corps Worldwise Schools has classroom resources such as lesson plans about global experiences, publications, and a matching service to request a returned Peace Corps volunteer to visit your classroom and talk about their experiences. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Primary Source has resources on global content, including curriculum guides and lesson plans. www.primarysource.org
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has a wide variety of resources and materials to support teachers in engaging students in learning about and taking action on pressing global affairs. http://pulitzercenter.org/
The CIA World Factbook has complete profiles on each country in the world with information on its flag, climate, history, geography, demographics, government, etc. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
“This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are the grantee’s own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.”
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (ASTT) is a human services nonprofit helping individuals who have experienced torture or war trauma in their native countries and who are applying for political asylum here in our local community. http://astt.org/
Baltimore Community College has both free community English classes for adults in their Basic English Language Skills program (http://www.bccc.edu/esl/bels) and academic English classes for college students in their English Language Institute (http://www.bccc.edu/eli)
Baltimore's Ethnic Festivals – Baltimore City has a number of ethnic and international festivals throughout the year. A partial listing is at http://baltimore.about.com/od/eventsfestivals/a/BaltimoreEthnicFestivals.htm or http://www.promotionandarts.org/events-festivals
Baltimore International Academy Elementary/Middle School is a public school that has dual immersion programs. http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/335
The Baltimore Resettlement Center provides a wide array of resettlement services for refugees and asylees. The office is located at 3516 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224. Main Phone: 410-327-1885, Fax: 410-327-1941, 410-558-3199
CASA de Maryland is an immigrant rights advocacy and service organization. http://casademaryland.org/
Community College of Baltimore County has campuses in Dundalk, Catonsville, and Essex and has an ESOL program for students learning English (http://ccbcmd.edu/esol/index.html)
Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC is a training and technical assistance agency located in Columbia, Maryland that works in community interpreting and cultural competence. http://www.thecommunityinterpreter.com/cultural-competence.html Education Based Latino Outreach (EBLO) works to improve the lives of Hispanic youth and their families through educational opportunities and cultural programs. They have Saturday school and after-school programs, sponsor a Latin music radio program, and run the annual LatinoFest in Patterson park. http://www.eblo.org/home.html
Howard County Community College in Columbia, MD has basic and intensive ESL classes in its English Language Center (http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/elc/general_information/about_elc.html) and a full-time intensive English language study program in its English Institute (http://coned.howardcc.edu/Courses/ei/index.html)
The International Rescue Committee works to support refugees and asylees in the Baltimore area. http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-baltimore-md
The Jewish Museum of Maryland tells the story of the American Jewish experience in the city of Baltimore and throughout the US state of Maryland. http://jewishmuseummd.org/
Johns Hopkins Medicine International in Baltimore provides personalized care for patients traveling to Johns Hopkins from outside the United States, and collaborates with affiliates across the world to improve health care globally. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/international/
Johns Hopkins University has a Center for Language Education with ESL courses for students and professionals learning English (http://www.ltc.jhu.edu/esl/)
Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore is a non-profit organization that works with local partners to provide lasting solutions to poverty, injustice and human suffering. [email protected]
The International Capoeira Angola Foundation maintains, promotes and perpetuates the legacy of Capoeira Angola as an African-Brazilian tradition used for positive social transformation in the greater metro area through education and performance. http://baltimorecapoeira.org/
The Baltimore City Hispanic Commission works as a liaison between Baltimore’s Hispanic community and Baltimore City government entities. The Commission researches and monitors issues and policies affecting Baltimore’s Hispanic/Latino population, and recommends legislative and policy solutions. http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Government/BoardsandCommissions/HispanicCommission.aspx
The Esperanza Center of Catholic Charities works to provide immigrants with healthcare, social services, referrals, language classes, and immigration legal services. http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/immigrants/
The Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees provides support and services to federally-recognized refugees and political asylees to ease their integration into American society. http://www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?page_id=3413
The Nigerian Friendship Association, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland offers a support system for the Nigerian American community. http://www.nigerianfriendshipus.org/index.php
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus has an English Language Institute with English language education classes and programs for students and professional development for English teachers (http://www.umbc.edu/eli/index.php)
The University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB) has a Global Health Initiatives team that is focused on supporting international programs, establishing partnerships with key foreign institutions and governments, and providing a portal for information and resources related to UMB's global engagement. http://global.umaryland.edu/
The Voice of Love is nonprofit in Ellicot City, Maryland that develops training and resources to support interpreting for survivors of torture, war trauma and sexual violence. http://www.voice-of-love.org/
Towson University has an English Language Center with a variety of programs for English language instruction. (http://www.towson.edu/elc/)
RESOURCES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Al Jazeera provides excellent national and global news coverage that is often different than that presented by mainstream U.S. news sources. http://america.aljazeera.com/
The Asia Society works to develop students' and young leaders' global competence as the foundation for understanding between people in the Asia Pacific region and throughout the world. They have a plethora of resources on global competencies, including lesson plans, articles, and rubrics for various disciplines at http://asiasociety.org/education/resources . You can also download their free book on educating for global competence at http://asiasociety.org/files/book-globalcompetence.pdf
BBC News offers a great source of international news and articles, as well as the BBC World Radio and podcasts, at http://www.bbc.com/news/
Colorin Colorado is a bilingual site for educators and families of English learners with a variety of resources. http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/
Human Rights Watch offers global news from another perspective http://www.hrw.org/home
Junior Scholastic has an online magazine with non-fiction readings, national and international news for a middle-school aged audience. These readings could be useful for students with lower reading skils. http://junior.scholastic.com/issues
National Public Radio has programs such as Latino USA and Code-Switch (race, culture, ethnicity). Also music programs such as a Celtic show and a World Café. NPR is also a great source of international news. www.npr.org
New York Times Upfront is an online magazine with non-fiction readings, national and international news presented for a teen-aged audience. http://upfront.scholastic.com/
Online Newspapers offers thousands of newspapers from around the world to see world news from different perspectives. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Oxfam International (www.oxfam.org) has information and resources about pressing global issues. The Oxfam site for teachers (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/teacher-support) has a variety of resources, including an article on global citizenship.
PBS offers a variety of educational and informational content, resources, and programming for teachers and students www.pbs.org
Peace Corps Worldwise Schools has classroom resources such as lesson plans about global experiences, publications, and a matching service to request a returned Peace Corps volunteer to visit your classroom and talk about their experiences. http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Primary Source has resources on global content, including curriculum guides and lesson plans. www.primarysource.org
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has a wide variety of resources and materials to support teachers in engaging students in learning about and taking action on pressing global affairs. http://pulitzercenter.org/
The CIA World Factbook has complete profiles on each country in the world with information on its flag, climate, history, geography, demographics, government, etc. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
“This website is not an official U.S. Department of State website. The views and information presented are the grantee’s own and do not represent the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program, IREX, or the U.S. Department of State.”