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Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Committed to making Stanford scholarship on global issues accessible to K–12 and community college educators and students.
Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources
We draw upon Stanford University's diverse research, top faculty, and best scholarship to develop effective lesson plans and teaching resources on international topics.
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Professional Development for Teachers
We run free teacher PD throughout the year, including seminars, summer institutes, and fellowships for middle school teachers, high school teachers, and community college instructors.
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Online Courses for Students
We introduce college-level scholarship on global issues to high school students in the United States, Japan, and China through interactive, synchronous online courses.
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"Divided Memories" in the classroom

Spotlight: Comparing History Textbooks from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States

SPICE develops curriculum units on a variety of global topics and themes. In this video, high school teacher Saya McKenna uses our "Divided Memories" curriculum unit in her senior history class. Watch her students critically examine perspective, bias, and historical narrative by comparing history textbook excerpts from five different societies.

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