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RESOURCES IN GEOGRAPHY:  • The Intercultural Sourcebook,    Vol. 1 provides cross-cultural training methods for educators and trainers concerned with learning and development of cross-cultural skills. For more information contact the Intercultural Press, Inc., PO Box 700, Yarmouth, Maine 04096 or (207)846-5168.  • If you are seeking a broader understanding of International and Cross-Cultural Education?  The Stanford Program on International Studies offers a catalog on curriculum materials.  Please contact Stanford University, S.P.I.C.E., Littlefield Center, Room 14 C, Stanford, CA 94305-5013 or call (415) 723-1114.  • “Now your VCR can take you for an unforgettable adventure around the globe” with the International Video Network catalog. Contact by phone 1-800-669-4486.  • Wildlife News is published by the African Wildlife Foundation.  Open the door to a whole new world through their quarterly newsletter.  For more information African Wildlife Foundation, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.  • The Institute for International Cooperation and Development offers a pamplet on Global Education.  Register for seminars on Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Brazil and more!  Contact IICD, PO Box 103-F, Williamstown, MA 01267 or (413) 458-9828.  • Explore Indianapolis Internationally with the International Guide to Indianapolis.  This comprehensive tour provides data from arrival to worship.    • Cobblestone Publishing provides books and magazines for American History, Science, World History, & World Cultures.  To receive a catalog call 1-800-821-0115.  • China’s Demographic Dilemmas is one of a series on the health, demographics, family planning and graying of Japan.  For more information call 1-800-877-9881.  • Enhance  your curriculum with  the Expanding Environments series by Curriculum Associates.  For your catalog call 1-800-225-0248.  • Trends Developing in Economies is a collection of profiles describing the recent economic preformance of 119 developing countries. For more info: The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433.  • Aramco World publishes a bi-montly magazine with multi-cultural artricles from around the World.  Weddings in Egypt, Lords of the Sandstone Canyons and more. Contact Aramco World Services Co., 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77096.                                                           • The U.S. Census Bureau offers a teaching supplement called Celebrating Our Nations Diversity.  For more information write to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Census, Washington D.C. 20233.       • Educational Services at the National Geographic provides a brand new catalog for 1996!   This includes the NGS Kids Network, software, cd-roms, videodiscs and more!  For your copy contact the National Geographic Educational Services, PO Box 98018, Washington D.C. 20090-8018.  • Latin America Materials:  Duke University of North Carolina,        303D Allen Building, Durham, NC 27706.  (request a list of materials and publications)    University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, 1208 West California Street, Urbana, IL 61801. (request “UPDATE”)   Population Reference Bureau, Inc., 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington D.C. 20009-5728. (request a list of their publications)  • The Films for the Humanities & Sciences offer a broad range of visuals for you and your classroom.  The feature series Nationalism-The Rise of Ethnic Movements is available through their service.  Call 1-800-257-5126.  • There’s a new version of the Small Blue Planet on cd-rom through Now What Software, 2303 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 or call 1-800-322-1954. ($49.95)  • Deadline for the 1995-96 IN Conservation Poster Contest  has been extended to June 15, 1996 so that teachers may use this as a spring project in their classrooms.  More info to follow.  • Crosscountry USA is a unique interactive simulation of situations for students to encounter while driving across the United States.  Call 1-800-665-0667 for more information.   • The Indiana State Museum offers FREE programs from the civil war to reptiles - August through December 1995.  They also offer educaitonal materials on loan. For more details call (317) 232-1637 or write 202 N.        Alabama St., Indianapolis, IN 46204.  • The Madam Walker Urban Life Center provides instruction and exposure to the cultural arts of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and more.  The Youth in Arts program is for kids (7-12) call (317) 236-2099 for more information.  • The Indianpolis Museum of Art  offers a traveling display of The Fabric of African Life for details call the education division at (317) 920-2648 or write to IMA, 1200 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208.  • The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis provides a pamphlet of resources to borrow and field trips to take with their new call-in reservation program.  Call for yours at 1-800-820-5990.  • The ISTEP Teaching Resource Center provides  reference sources  for teaching about specific countries.  Grandfather’s Journey published by Houghton Mifflin Co. (primary) and Chinese and Japanese Americans: Their Contributions to American Society by H. Brett Melendy (Jr/Sr High) are just two of many multi-cultural resources.  For their newsletter write to SDSU, Center for Latin American Studies, College of Arts & Letters, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4446. (request Global Vistas) 

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