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
l'Union européene et le monde
la Unión Europea y el Mundo
2008 EU Summer Workshop for High School, Community College, and In-Service Educators
Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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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.
Join faculty and staff from the Jackson School of International Studies to learn about the EU and its relationship with the rest of the world. This workshop explores the increasingly active role the European Union is playing in world affairs, including its close cooperation with the United States in meeting some of today's most pressing global challenges.At this workshop, speakers will discuss thehis workshop will feature University of Washington faculty and staff discussing such critical themes as the West's relationship with China (David Bachman), EU-US-Russia relations (Former Ambassador Darryl Johnson), the EU and the developing world, and the state of the transatlantic partnership (Phil Shekleton). Participants are also invited to a workshop dinner at Tango, 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.
Registration is closed.
For more information, contact the EUCE at euc@u.washington.edu or call 206-616-2415.
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