External Resources for Teachers

• Kansas Council for the Social Studies
• National Council for the Social Studies
• Kansas Center for International Education in the Schools
• International Relations Council
• University of Texas, Austin Library System Collection of African Maps
• National Capital Language Resource Center: Culture Club for Language Educators
• Arabic K-12 Teachers Network
• PBS Explore Africa Website
• Afrophile: Recommended titles on Africa for children and young people.
• Africa Access: An online database that contains reviews and annotations of over 900 materials on Africa.
• Database on Africana materials
• Dogon Niger Lobi: Excellent pictures from several areas of Africa.
• Teach and Learn about East Africa
• Stanford University Resource Guide on Africa
• H-AfrTeach- a discussion list whose mission is to provide a stimulating forum for those teaching or considering the possibilities of teaching about Africa at all educational levels.
• H-AfResearch - a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Science OnLine. It encourages discussion of issues surrounding the use of primary sources in African humanities and social sciences research.
• Marco Polo--contains lesson plans and information for classroom learning. Includes content from the entire globe.
• National Geographic: Africa
• Wonders of the African World by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.- Join Gates on a journey to discover African history and culture

Additional links can be found at the K-12 African Studies page at Indiana University Libraries.

African Art Resources

• Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
• The Museum for African Art in New York
• The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute, Kansas.
• University of Pennsylvania. Arts and architecture.
• University of Virginia. Arts, aesthetic and meaning.
• University of Iowa. Art and life in Africa online.

• Columbia University Libraries: African Cooking Resources
• The Congo Cookbook
• African Recipes from the University of Pennsylvania
• International Vegetarian Union African Recipes
• Recipe Source: Online African Recipe Archive
• The Africa Guide: African Cookbook
• World Recipes: Africa

International Programs

• The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) - Information on teaching in Africa
• Council on International Educational Exchange
• International Student Exchange Program
• University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad
• U.S. Department of Education has annual programs available.