Educator Resources

The Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools program fosters an understanding of other cultures and global issues by providing online educational resources based on the Peace Corps experience and facilitating communication among U.S. learners and current and returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

1-16 of 16 results
Regions & Countries
Change filter for Africa Change filter for Asia Change filter for Caribbean Change filter for Central America and Mexico Change filter for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Change filter for North Africa and the Middle East Change filter for Pacific Islands Change filter for South America
Active filters: Foreign Language Literature Remove all filters
Jordan Header Image
  • Lesson Plan
  • Foreign Language
  • Arabic

These lessons will help you learn normal conversation in Jordan, rather than focusing on formalities.

Mali Header Image
  • Lesson Plan
  • Foreign Language
  • Bambara

This lesson is a brief presentation of the Bambara language spoken in Mali.

6 careers for foreign language speakers
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Lesson Plan
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Foreign Language

Students will discover that cultural norms heavily influence how we communicate.

The Budala Women's group from fishpond to community investing.
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Lesson Plan
  • Personal Essay
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • English Language Arts
  • Literature

Students examine what it takes to make a hero in a story about digging a hole for a fishpond.

fish farming harvest
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Lesson Plan
  • Personal Essay
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • English Language Arts
  • Literature

Students examine the culturally based impulse to share with others versus the impulse to watch out for oneself or one's immediate family.

Chinese students and Volunteer in a classroom
  • Lesson Plan
  • Foreign Language
  • Mandarin

This lesson is a brief presentation of the spoken Mandarin language and some cultural behaviors in China.

Rabbit drinking
  • Grades 3 - 5
  • Lesson Plan
  • Folk Tale
  • Literature
  • English Language Arts

Students explore the literary elements of a Tanzanian folk tale about animals collaborating to dig a well.

A goat stands on a rock overlooking the Myagdi river valley in Nepal.
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Lesson Plan
  • Folk Tale
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Literature
  • English Language Arts

Students will analyze the meanings and patterns of a folk tale.

Sign up for emails with programs and resources.

Subscribe
VIDEO: What does happiness mean in Mongolia?
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Foreign Language
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Mongolian

What is happiness in Mongolia? Watch individuals at the market, in their homes, outside school, and on the street share their response.

VIDEO: Highlighting happiness in Paraguay
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Foreign Language
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Spanish

"Alegría Paraguaya" or "Paraguayan Happiness" is a part of the culture of Paraguay.

Fiorella sits with women in bright traditional Peruvian clothing with a small lamb on her lap
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Foreign Language
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Spanish

What is joy in Peru? A group of high school students answer this question with an inside look at the culture, traditions and day-to-day happenings of life in a small town in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

VIDEO: Highlighting home in Cambodia
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Foreign Language
  • Khmer

In the Khmer language of Cambodia, everyone addresses each another as family.

VIDEO: Highlighting home in Colombia
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Foreign Language
  • Spanish

In Colombia the word "home" can mean many things, among them, respect, love and mutual care.

VIDEO: Hospitality in Morocco
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • International Cuisine
  • Foreign Language
  • Arabic

Tea is central to Moroccan hospitality.

VIDEO: Hospitality in Mozambique
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • International Cuisine
  • Foreign Language
  • Portuguese

Learn about Mozambique's culture of sharing, or "servido".

VIDEO: Hospitality in Peru
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • Grades 9 - 12
  • Video
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • International Cuisine
  • Foreign Language
  • Spanish

Learn about some important dishes that are shared in Peru, including "cuy", or fried guinea pig.

Help us understand our audience

If you are in the U.S., please enter your five-digit zip code to help us better understand who uses our resources for educators.
Skip this