Global Health Resource Toolkit

Global health covers a range of health-related issues, including disease outbreaks, nutrition, and environmental health. With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), consider conducting health related programming at your Space in coordination with your U.S. Embassy or Consulate. This Global Health Resource Toolkit (PDF 993 KB) provides links to lesson plans, articles, videos,  and games, as well as the DIY Smithsonian Outbreak exhibit , which can …

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Black History Month Toolkit Available

Each February, the United States celebrates African-American History Month, also known as Black History Month. This annual celebration recognizes the achievements by African Americans and their central role in U.S. history. This Resource Toolkit (PDF 774 KB) contains lesson plans, videos, photos, exhibits, articles, and PowerPoint slides to be used at American Spaces to recognize the achievements by African Americans and …

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First Amendment Rights: Freedom of Speech and the Press

This Freedom of Assembly Resource Toolkit (867 KB PDF ) is designed for programming at American Spaces to create a greater awareness of the rights outlined in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, specifically the right to freedom of speech and of the press. The toolkit contains articles, videos, lesson plans, and links that describe how these rights are protected and …

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The Founding of America Resource Toolkits

We’ve created two new resource toolkits centered on the American Revolution (PDF 806 KB) and the U.S. Constitution (PDF 1.1 MB) . These toolkits are designed to help American Spaces share the story of America’s remarkable founding. The American Revolution Resource Toolkit provides links to lesson plans, online and printable museum exhibits, online courses, videos, articles, and immersive media and 360 videos that can be accessed with virtual reality …

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Resources for World Intellectual Property Day

World Intellectual Property Day is April 26.  This Intellectual Property Toolkit (PDF 188 kb) provides activities, lesson plans, best practices, articles, posters, and videos for programming to create a greater awareness of the issues surrounding intellectual property (IP).

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First Amendment Rights: Peaceful Assembly & Petition Resource Toolkit

This Freedom of Assembly Resource Toolkit (827 kb PDF) is designed for programming at American Spaces to create a greater awareness of the rights outlined in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, specifically the right to assemble peacefully and to petition the government. The toolkit contains articles, videos, lesson plans and links to famous American movements fueled by protests. This is …

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Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month in the United States. This toolkit for Women’s History Month contains lesson plans, discussion guides, posters, social media, and movies about the struggle for women’s equality in the United States, as well as, women’s rights globally. Download

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Air Quality Awareness Week Toolkit

The Air Quality Awareness Resource Toolkit (716 KB) provides links to lesson plans, posters, articles, and videos to promote greater awareness around the importance of air quality. It also includes information and links on how to check local air quality conditions.

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Brilliant Teen

Do you know a brilliant 15–17 year old? Encourage them to apply to Rise:  Apply Here Rise  is a program that finds brilliant people who need opportunity and supports them for life as they work to serve others. The program starts at ages 15–17 and offers Global Winners access to benefits that last a lifetime including need-based scholarships, a fully-funded residential experience, …

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Climate Change Resource Toolkit

This  toolkit (758KB PDF) provides resources for you to create programs on issues related to climate change. The toolkit includes online courses, teacher resources, lesson plans, articles, videos, and English language learning content. You’ll also find educational films in our Kanopy video library related to this profound challenge.

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Immersive Media: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Studies have shown that immersive media such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) can elicit a stronger emotional response from the user. In addition, it can allow for a more rich and memorable educational experience. American Spaces should consider making use of this new technology to provide foreign audiences with a more meaningful …

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Virtual Programming Kit

This Virtual Programming Resource Toolkit (PDF 668 KB) provides resources and tips to help you create online programs at American Spaces. With the outbreak of COVID-19, many American Spaces are minimizing in-person engagement. Whether or not your American Space is doing fewer in-person programs, we recommend that all American Spaces do more virtual engagement. This allows you to connect not only with …

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Media Literacy and Countering Disinformation Resource Toolkit

This Resource Toolkit (PDF 781 KB) is designed for programming at American Spaces to increase participants’ awareness of disinformation and their media literacy skills. The toolkit contains best practices, as well as links to lesson plans, videos, games, fact checking and news sites, and online courses.

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USAGM Resources Available to American Spaces

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, is an independent agency of the U.S. government that runs news agencies around the world through five networks: Voice of America Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Asia Middle East Broadcasting Networks – Al Hurra & Radio Sava Office of Cuba Broadcasting These news agencies provide independent, timely, and accurate reporting in more than 60 languages with …

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Outbreak DIY Exhibit

The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has created a do-it-yourself (DIY) exhibit called Outbreak, showing how diseases travel and how people around the world track down and respond to outbreaks. This colorful and interactive exhibit, which can be printed locally, contains 16 pre-designed panels with two customizable templates, along with audio/visual content and a resource …

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Media Literacy Curriculum

With the goal of assisting young readers in becoming savvy consumers and disseminators of fact-based news, the office of the Regional Public Engagement Specialist in the American Center in New Delhi developed  Digital Citizenship 101 (DC101) (PDF 910 kb) , a series of media literacy workshops. Based on educational content available through the highly acclaimed  Newseum  in Washington, DC., the workshop series opens with …

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Posters, Posters, Posters! You’ve Asked for Them. We Have Them! Do You Want More?

The Office of American Spaces is collaborating with the Publications office to bring BRAND NEW, custom-made, one-of-a-kind downloadable posters  to American Spaces — many in multiple languages. Topics include World Press Freedom Day, Earth Day, women’s history month, black history month and more. How does your American Space use posters? To complement program offerings? Create an inviting environment? Cultivate an American spirit? …

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