“Building on the ten themes of the National Council for the Social Studies’ national curriculum standards, the NMAI’s Essential Understandings reveal key concepts about the rich and diverse cultures, histories, and contemporary lives of Native Peoples. These concepts reflect a multitude of untold stories about American Indians that can deepen and expand your teaching of…
“Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided, while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate and personal lives, the series will cast a new lens on U.S….
Guampedia is a community project that highlights the unique Chamorro heritage and history of Guam and the Mariana Islands.Includes lesson plans for elementary through high school. Topics covered range widely (e.g religion, architecture, health, medicine to contemporary history) Online: https://www.guampedia.com/chamorro-migration-to-the-u-s/
A performance piece by Erica Nalani. Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDH6f_X0tvg
Films for Action has a collection of documentaries organized by social justice themes. Topics range from Activism to War and Peace. Online: https://www.filmsforaction.org
“Smithsonian Open Access allows anyone to download, share, and reuse nearly three million 2D and 3D digital items from the Smithsonian’s collections. These assets may be used for any purpose without causing or contributing to copyright infringement. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, gardens, and…
Contains individual resources from the Smithsonian, as well as collections organized by theme, educational use, learning strategy. Allows individuals to use Smithsonian resources to create their own collections and share them with others. Online: https://learninglab.si.edu/
Centralized source of 1.675 million pictures, recordings, and texts from California libraries, archives, and museums. Online: https://calisphere.org/
Over 400 classic Korean films available free of charge online. Subtitles and captions in Korean and English Online: https://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm/featured
The New York Times aligns their journalism with lesson plans. They are organized by subject area but also just listed. Some examples include learning about slavery using primary sources Online: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/learning/learning-about-slavery-with-primary-sources.html