As a National Resource Center funded by the US Department of Education, the Ellison Center works with educators in numerous ways to help them to teach about Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We offer:
An Outreach Collection that includes curricular material as well as films and documentaries. These material may be borrowed (at no charge) for up to two weeks by educators and the UW community. Our center is located on the UW campus, in Thomson Hall 203B, and is open from 8:30-4:30, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and from 8:30-6:00 Tuesday and Thursday. If you live outside of the Seattle-area, the Ellison Center will mail you requested materials. You may submit requests via email (reecas@u.washington.edu) or telephone (206) 543-4852.
A Speaker’s Bureau, where you may request a speaker on a regional topic and the center will try to locate faculty, staff or graduate students to come to your school to present on that topic. A minimum of a month’s notice is requested. There is no charge for this service. You may submit requests via email (reecas@u.washington.edu) or telephone (206) 543-4852.
REECAS Resources
Ø Curricular Material in the REECAS Center's Outreach Collection
Resources on the Silk Road and Central Asia:
Ø Curriculum Materials in the REECAS Center's Outreach Collection
Ø A Guide to Curriculum Materials prepared by UW professor Daniel Waugh
On-line teaching materials for teachers of grades K-9:
Ø Constructing Small-Scale Yurts
Related materials available for use from the Curriculum Division of the UW Libraries.
Keypals Resources: A guide to establishing E-Mail connections between classrooms in the U.S. and those in REECAS countries.
Outreachworld.org is a federally-funded site with on-line teaching materials for every region of the world.
A comprehensive calendar of all Jackson School events for teachers throughout the year.
Links to other REECAS-related Outreach Centers and UW departments.