[WSCSS] 2008 EU Summer Workshop for High School, Community College, and In-Service Educators

[Linser, William D]

The European Union Center of Excellence and the Center for West European Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, with the participation of the Center for Spanish Studies and Alliance Française of Seattle, present

The EU and the World

2008 EU Summer Workshop for High School, Community College, and In-Service Educators

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Husky Union Building (HUB) 200, University of Washington Campus, Seattle

The all-day workshop will be followed by dinner at a European restaurant and includes 8 clock hours, meals, parking, and teaching materials.

For more information, visit http://jsis.washington.edu/euc/summer/

Join faculty from the Jackson School of International Studies to learn about the EU and its relationship with the rest of the world. The changing relationship of Russia with the rest of the world, along with the recent rise of the Asian economies has shifted the balance of power that made the EU and US global economic leaders since World War II. EU development aid to Africa is essential in the fight to end global poverty. The EU-US relationship also continues to evolve and is a crucial link in supporting the economy of the Pacific Northwest. At this workshop, speakers will discuss the current relationship between the EU and the rest of the world: EU, US, and Russia (Former Ambassador Darryl Johnson), China and the West (David Bachman), Africa and the EU (Speaker TBD), and Trans-Atlantic Relations (Phil Shekleton). Participants are also invited to a workshop dinner at a local European restaurant.

Afternoon language break-out sessions will be offered in English, French, and Spanish. The French and Spanish sessions, offered by the Alliance Française of Seattle and the Center for Spanish Studies, respectively, will be offered in the target language and will provide pedagogical strategies, as well as topical information about workshop themes for the foreign language classroom.

A limited number of travel grants are available to help defray transportation and/or lodging costs for teachers who attend from outside the Seattle Metro area. Please check the box below for more information about the availability of these travel grants. Participants of this workshop will be eligible to apply for curriculum development and Teachers in Brussels grants. The EUCE of Seattle anticipates offering monetary grants of up to $250 to teachers who develop an EU-focused lesson for the secondary classroom based on their experiences at an EUCE professional development event and fellowships to K-12 teachers to travel to Brussels during the summer to visit EU institutions and learn in-depth about the function of the EU. These activities will be offered during the 2008-2009 academic year pending funding from the EU.

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