Teaching Materials

CES-EUC RESOURCES

SEMINAR ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

The University of Michigan's European Union Center of Excellence invites you to an afternoon seminar on the European economy and the EURO Challenge competition for high school students.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 4-8 pm. International Institute, 1080 South University, Ann Arbor.
Registration required. Register here.

This is the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) approved program for .3 SB-CEU’s.

Contact Sylvia Meloche at meloches@umich.edu for more information.

SULLABI and LESSON PLANS

SYLLABI (courses offered at the University of Michigan):

ECON 453.001 The European Economy - Adams

HIST 333/POLSCI 396.001 Survey of East Central Europe - Kennedy

POLSCI 358.001 Politics of the European Union - Rensmann

LESSON PLANS (developed Michigan teachers):

Grades 6-8:
The European Union: United in Diversity

A United Europe for the Common Good

Grades 9-12:
Webquest for gaining real life experience using the euro in Spain

Discovering the European Union Scavenger Hunt

Governments in the European Union

MUSLIMS IN EUROPE CURRICULUM UNIT

This project builds on the EUC funded "Muslims in Europe" research project conducted by Professor Ken Kollman and the group of researchers in Europe. A group of five teachers from three Ann Arbor high schools created a curriculum unit to examine the concept of European citizenship and religion in various countries. Each teacher wrote a part of the curriculum unit to be used in high schools. Covered topics: Ottoman heritage; European expansion/imperialism in Muslim areas; the post-war economic boom and resulting migration to Europe; diverse expressions of Islam; geography and Muslim populations; defining Europe and Europeans; social problems, economic situations, and political issues.

To download this curriculum unit please click here. The unit is also available on CD upon request. To request a CD please send e-mail to ces-euc@umich.edu.

2007 Teacher's workshop "Getting to Know EU"

U.S. Teachers are looking to expand and deepen their knowledge of the European Union. The European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Michigan in partnership with our Jean Monnet Fellows held a one day workshop for teachers K-16, on August 15^th, 2007.This workshop introduced teachers to the history, economy and politics of the EU, giving them knowledge to develop new teaching materials including lesson plans on a range of EU issues, to enrich students' learning processes. Materials covered at the workshop are available on CD upon request. To request a CD please send e-mail to ces-euc@umich.edu.

CURRICULUM MODULES DEVELOPMENT

The European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Michigan (EUCE-MI) in partnership with the Midwest Institute for International/Intercultural Education (MIIIE)  funded 5 faculty at the two-year colleges in the Midwest region to develop a curriculum modules on issues of European Union and European integration.

EUROPEAN UNION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES

The Network of European Union Centers of Excellence comprises ten research universities around the United States. Founded by the European Commission, the group is dedicated to advancing the study of the European Union as an international actor.

Educational resources

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Educational resources
Includes general overview on resources for teaching the EU, as well as, EU fact sheets, power point materials, publications, curricula units, simulations.