What would your life be like if you were born in another country? See how people really live. In the news, people in other cultures seem stranger than we are. Gap Minder visited 264 families in 50 countries and collected 30,000 photos. The Dollar Street site sorts the homes by income, from left to right.

"Academic shock: Thoughts on teaching international students" - an article in The Guardian (May 2011) by Dr. Janette Ryan. Overseas students can find it hard to cope as they adjust to different teaching approaches.

This TESOL article, "Connecting Food, Earth, Culture, and Language in the the Classroom" explores how educators can use food, traditions, and cultural experiences to help multilingual learners make meaningful connections between culture, language, and learning.

A detailed document created by The New York State Education Department Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies (2010) that explains strategies and benefits of using art as a tool to teach language to English Learners of all levels.

"Thousand Word Pictures" is a useful resource from the U.S. Department of State that provides a practical activity for using images to develop language skills and help students explore and compare cultures.

Provides practical strategies to help educators recognize and value students’ cultures, build meaningful relationships, and create more inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments.