EUCE: EU Lesson Plans for Teachers

U.S. teachers looking to expand and deepen their classroom coverage of the European Union can now download cutting-edge lesson plans created by teachers for teachers. Bring your European view into the 21st century with curriculum guides focused on environmental policy, immigration issues, economic integration, and contemporary society.

Our most important resources come from educators themselves. We welcome lesson plan submissions from K-12 teachers as well as community college lecturers. Submissions are especially encouraged from teachers in Canada and Australia where the European Commission also funds EU Centers of Excellence. Please follow the standardized template to the extent possible, making sure to include references to your state's educational standards where appropriate. Authors of lesson plans accepted to the site will receive a $100 stipend for permission to publish the lesson plan on the website. Lessons should be submitted via email to euce@unc.edu.

The European Union and the Euro: A K-12 Workshop

The UNC-Chapel Hill European Union Center of Excellence collaborated with World View to sponsor a workshop for K-12 educators on the European Union and the Euro. Contained below are links to the presentations and PDF handouts from the workshop.

> Gary Marks - Introduction to the European Union: PPT
> Gali Beeri - EU Web Resources: PDF
> Paul Timmers - The European Commission and Other European Institutions: PPT
> Liesbet Hooghe - The European Union Enlargement: PPT
> Amy Medearis - EMU, the Euro, and the Current Economic Situation in the Euro Area: PPT
> Emanuel Coman - Immigration and the Strengthening of Extreme Right Parties: PPT

Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program: Summer 2008

The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program provides opportunities for overseas experience. The program is open to educators and administrators with responsibilities for curriculum development in fields related to humanities, languages, and area studies. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year. All seminars are in non-western European countries. Seminars are designed to provide a broad and introductory cultural orientation to a particular country (ies). The program is geared towards those educators with little or no experience in the host country (ies) who demonstrate the need to develop and enhance their curriculum through short-term study and travel abroad. There are ten seminars being offered for 2007 with 16 positions per seminar, subject to the availability of funds. Seminars take place from late June to mid-August for a duration of four to six weeks.

Country seminars in Europe are offered in Bulgaria and Greece for secondary/post-secondary educators.

> To access the application, go to http://e-grants.ed.gov, log in, and look for Seminars Abroad.
> Informational flier: PDF
> Deadline: September 13, 2007

World View Media and Technology Specialist Wiki Workshop

The UNC-Chapel Hill European Union Center of Excellence contributed a workshop on Wikis in Education to the World View Media and Technology Specialist Workshop. Wikis — collaborative web sites where anyone can contribute and modify content — can be a powerful tool for international collaboration, group projects, planning, and much more. Contained below are links to the PDF handouts for the workshop.

> Wiki questions and answers (FAQ): PDF
> Wiki access checklist: PDF
> Wiki resource list: PDF
> Powerpoint presentation: PPT

World View Media and Technology Specialist Workshop: Web Resources on Europe and the European Union

The UNC-Chapel Hill European Union Center of Excellence contributed a session on web resources on Europe and the EU to the World View Media and Technology Specialist Workshop. Resources such as games to introduce and reinforce students’ knowledge about Europe, as well as video clips and other multimedia resources are invaluable to the contemporary classroom. Contained below are links to the PDF handouts for the workshop.

> Web resources: PDF
> Lesson plan submissions (PDF): We seek a new format of lesson plans in which educators find ways to incorporate the EU and technology in the classroom. Please consider submitting a technology action plan to our website. See http://www.unc.edu/euce/resources/education/eu_lesson_plans/subjects.html for submission information.

Danish Partnership: Global Learning Opportunity

North Carolina in the World (NCIW), a statewide international education initiative of the Center for International Understanding, is accepting applications from NC schools interested in partnerships with schools in Denmark. These partnerships will provide your students with the opportunity to learn with and not just about people of other cultures, and to develop special skills to succeed in a global environment. For more information, please view the partnership announcement below.

> Danish Partnership Announcement: Word | PDF

Teacher Workshops Teaching the European Union

The European Union Center of Excellence at UNC-Chapel Hill partnered with World View, an International Program for Educators, to introduce you to new teaching materials, including current lesson plans on a range of EU issues, related websites, and useful multimedia tools to enrich students' learning process. The EU session, which was part of a larger, two-day workshop devoted to rethinking international education, was held on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006 at 9:30am. Information on the entire workshop follows.

> Program itinerary
> Multimedia: FLASH video

K-12 Symposium 2006
Best Practices in Education from Around the World
October 24 and 25, 2006
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill