The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (part of the Smithsonian Institution) has an extensive selection of design resources for educators. Some of these resources relate to urban design and planning.

The education page on the Museum's website has a youth programs section, which lists upcoming programs and other events. But Cooper-Hewitt's real online treasure trove is the Educator Resource Center.

Educator Resource Center

"Cooper-Hewitt's Educators' Resource Center provides you with the resources you need to engage in the design process and use it effectively in your classroom." (from the website)

The site features lesson plans - from both Cooper-Hewitt itself and other sources - lists of curriculum guides and other books, videos, and an educator forum (See the "Conversations" link.).

A City of Neighborhoods

"A City of Neighborhoods is a community-based design education and advocacy program for youth, educators, designers, and civic leaders working with young people. Its mission is to foster civic engagement, recognizing the right of all citizens, especially young people, to be involved in the design of their neighborhoods. The program applies design education to a neighborhood context, providing access to primary resources (architecture, streetscapes, maps, and historic and cultural materials) in order to explore a neighborhood's past, analyze its present, and plan for its future." (from the website)