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Site URL:  Oxfam.org.uk/education

Content:  The Oxfam Education Web site offers hundreds of free online resources, lesson plans and teaching ideas covering a wealth of topics including climate change, water and fair trade. These award-winning resources are quality tested by experienced educators and take a global-citizenship approach.OxFam Education

Design: Handy is the word that best describes Oxfam’s site. Relevant news and direct teacher resources command equal attention. Visitors can access news items through a vertical bar on the right of the screen, while a companion bar on the left houses links to classroom materials.

The center column offers content specific to the site’s overall theme, which changes monthly. In addition, site highlights appear in a dedicated area.

Review: Oxfam’s mission is empowering young people to be active global citizens. The group helps young people understand global issues that affect their lives and take action toward a more just and sustainable world. Accordingly, all of the classroom materials have a multicultural perspective. The theme of a global community is cemented by the fact that the site is geographically based in England.

Classroom materials are top-notch, and resources run the gamut from early childhood to high school. Here educators can find lessons and worksheets as well as assembly ideas and case studies.

Bottom Line: : A wealth of classroom materials with a multicultural and global perspective make Oxfam Education worth a return visit.

 

Article by Jason Tomaszewski, EducationWorld Associate Editor
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