TEACHING RESOURCES
Teaching
About the European Union at the Secondary Level:
A Brief Guide to Educational Resources*
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
This guide provides
a brief overview of published materials, the Internet and other resources relevant
to teaching about the European Union (EU). It is targeted at the secondary level,
focusing on social studies and history but also containing sources for classes
on geography, foreign languages and economics.
WHY STUDY THE EU?
Before we discuss resources,
many teachers and students may wonder why they should spend valuable class time
on the subject of the European Union. The reasons are several. The EU is:
- the US's most important
economic partner, accounting for more than $1 trillion annually in economic transactions;
- an increasingly important
international political actor - through the "New Transatlantic Agenda," an agreement
signed in 1995 and updated annually, the EU and US cooperate on a wide range of
regional and international issues; and
- the most successful
and extensive example of democratic regional cooperation in world history.
Several other issues
of great importance are now on the EU's agenda and could be interesting to many
students:
- enlargement
to include as many as twelve new member states over the course of the next decade;
- the formation of a
European Security and Defense Policy,
led by Javier Solana, formerly NATO Secretary General and now the EU's High Representative
for the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
1.
PUBLISHED MATERLIALS
The mountain of published
material on the EU gets bigger every day. Little of this material, however, is
specifically designed for the secondary level. Excellent exceptions are the EU
instructional unit prepared by the Center for West European Studies, University
of California-Berkeley (http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/cwes/outreach.html),
and the slightly dated but still useful Unity in Diversity-The European Union:
An Evolving Community, a curriculum unit for secondary social studies produced
by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (http://spice.stanford.edu/).
The Berkeley unit is a good buy at only $10 for postage and handling. The other
materials listed below may provide background on the EU for instructors or serve
as extended learning opportunities for students.
A.
Materials from the EU
Many informative
pamphlets and other published materials are available without charge (though a
shipping charge may apply) from the Press & Public Diplomacy Affairs Section,
Delegation of the European Commission, 2300 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037;
tel. (202) 862-9500 fax (202) 429-1766; Internet website URL:
http://www.eurunion.org/eunewsletters/freepub.htm.
These free materials include overviews of the EU institutions and major policy
sectors. Many are written in a direct style with many supporting pictures and
tables and could be useful at the secondary level. Most recently, the European
Commission's Delegation in Washington has produced an excellent magazine-style
pamphlet, "The European Union: A Guide for Americans,"
also available on the Delegation's website.
B.
Introductory Texts
Though
most texts dealing with the EU are targeted at the introductory or advanced collegiate
level, several are useful to instructors and may be accessible to many students.
Among these, Ever Closer Union? An Introduction to the European Community,
2nd ed., by Desmond Dinan (Basingstroke: Macmillan, 1999; ISBN 0333732421)
is a particularly good read. It is an accessible yet comprehensive text on the
EU, with separate sections on history, institutions and policies. Dinan writes
very clearly and gives the reader a good feel for the historical development of
the EU, with many anecdotes about crucial events and personalities.
The
Europeans by Luigi Barzini (New York: Viking Penguin,
1984) gives the reader a good sense of the historical and cultural legacies of
European nations, providing a useful background for discussing the challenges
and accomplishments of the European integration process. Dated but very nicely
written and fun to read. Out of print but available at many libraries or through
interlibrary loan.
Other recent introductory
titles on the EU include:
Government
and Politics of the European Union. 4th
ed., by Neill Nugent. [Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1999. 512 p.; ISBN: 0333731964
(cloth), 0333731972 (paper)].
Developments
in the European Union, by Laura Cram, Desmond
Dinan, and Neill Nugent. [New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999; ISBN: 0312225326
(cloth), 0312225334 (paper)]
C.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Penguin
Companion to European Union, 2nd ed.
By T. Bainbridge (New York: Penguin, 1999. 547 p.; ISBN: 0140268790). The best
single work for students and teachers of the EU. An extremely useful (and reasonably
priced) resource in encyclopedia format, written by a former staff member of the
European Parliament.
Encyclopedia
of the European Union, edited by Desmond Dinan
[Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1998; ISBN: 155587634X (cloth), 1555879268 (paper)].
More comprehensive but also more expensive than the Bainbridge volume.
D.
Journals
Current
History (http://www.currenthistory.com).
Available at most libraries and many bookstores, each bi-monthly issue focuses
on a different geographic region, including Europe. Short, focused, informative
articles by noted scholars provide useful material for use in individual teaching
units. For an additional $10, subscibers may access articles and archives online
in as pdf files.
Foreign
Affairs (http://www.foreignaffairs.org)
and Foreign Policy (http://www.foreignpolicy.com).
Both journals regularly feature articles on Europe and the transatlantic relationship.
Articles are usually written by policy analysts or policy makers, so they are
direct and without theoretical baggage.
E.
Magazines
Europe
(http://www.eurunion.org/magazine/index.htm).
Produced by the Delegation of the European Commission, Washington, DC. Useful
feature articles on EU issues and interviews with EU policymakers. Also contains
lighter articles on culture and travel. For samples, phone (202) 862-9555 or fax
(202) 429-1766; for subscriptions, phone 1-800-627-7961.
The
Economist (http://www.economist.com).
Provides good coverage of many EU-related issues and occasionally has lengthy
sections on special EU-related topics.
Business
Week (http://www.businessweek.com).
Concise coverage of European economic issues.
The
European Community Studies Association Review.
Contains short articles on EU issues, some of which may be useful for secondary
teachers. For more information, see the ECSA website at http://www.eustudies.org.
F.
Newspapers
The
Financial Times of London (http://www.ft.com)
is usually considered the best English language newspaper for EU issues and is
free with registration online.
The
European (http://www.the-european.com)
is a weekly, created as the first pan-European newspaper. It is written in a more
popular style than the Financial Times, with greater focus on entertainment
and cultural issues but still with substantial coverage of the EU.
European
Voice (http://www.european-voice.com)
is produced by the Economist Group.
Among U.S. newspapers,
The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/), and Washington
Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com) offer
coverage of European events, with frequent feature articles on EU issues.
Major newspapers are
available in all of the official languages of the EU. For a selection of these,
please consult the newspaper section under Internet
Resources below.
G.
Biographical Material
Some students find a
focus on individual leaders more interesting than discussions of institutions
or policy issues. Countless magazine and newspaper articles have been written
about those leaders who have played a large role in the European integration story
during the 1980s and 1990s. These articles may be located and retrieved by searching
online, CD-ROM, and print periodical indexes (such as UMI ProQuest, InfoTrac,
EBSCO, GaleNet, H. W. Wilson indexes, etc.) in your high school or large public
or university libraries. Recent articles include:
"Charlemagne: Jacques
Chirac, Out of Steam," Economist, July 31, 1999, p. 44.
"Chirac Puts Regional
Allies on Spot After Deals with Far Right," by Craig R. Whitney, New York
Times (East Coast Late Edition), March 25, 1998, p. A5.
"Cohabitation in
Danger," by Andrew Giarelli, World Press Review, August, 1998, p.
28.
"Chirac Shrinks
the Presidency," by David Lawday, New Statesman, July 17, 1998, pp.
20-21.
"Blair Forced to
Go Slow on Joining Euro; With Kosovo Crisis Over, Britain's Prime Minister Finds
Trouble On," by Alexander MacLeod, Christian Science Monitor, June
23, 1999, p. 9.
"Britain: University
of Downing Street," Economist, September 4, 1999, pp. 56-57.
"Bagehot: They
Will Follow Him Anywhere," Economist, October 2, 1999, p. 66.
"Why Blair Bangs
the War Drums; British Leader, Taking a Hawkish Stance, Pushes NATO to Send More,"
by Alexander MacLeod, Christian Science Monitor, May 26, 1999, p. 5.
"Could Scotland
Turn Into Tony Blair’s Quebec?" by Stanley Reed and Paul Magnusson,
Business Week (Industrial/Technology Edition), April 26, 1999, p. 55.
"Stopping the Catastrophe,"
by Lally Weymouth, Newsweek, April 26, 1999, p. 33.
"A Test of Germany's
'Third Way'; A Contentious Budget Presented This Week
Could Make or Break the German" by Omar Sacirbey, Christian Science Monitor,
Sept. 17, 1999, p. 1.
"Charlemagne: Gerhard
Shroder, Embattled Chancellor," Economist, Sept. 18, 1999, p. 60.
H.
Pedagogical Materials
As noted earlier, the
best resources are the curriculum units produced by CWES at the University of
California-Berkeley (http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/cwes/outreach.html),
and the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (http://spice.stanford.edu/).
The
Model European Community Simulation Exercise-A User's Manual
by William Andrews is a 1993 publication funded by the Delegation of the European
Commission in Washington, DC. Professor Andrews is the past Chair of the New York
Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations (NYCEUSS). In addition to
New York, collegiate simulation groups have been organized in Pennsylvania
and Indiana. Though simulation exercises of the sort envisioned in the Manual
may be difficult to organize at the high school level, Professor Andrews is now
at work on a Leaders Guide which includes an appendix for adaptation to
high school use. The Manual can be purchased for $10 from NYCEUSS, SUNY Brockport,
c/o Department of Political Science, 228 FOB, Brockport, NY 14420. An accompanying
VHS video can be purchased for $10 if accompanied by a blank tape, or for $20
with the tape supplied by NYCEUSS. For more information about the New York Simulation,
see the http://www.fredonia.edu/department/polisci/eu.htm
website.
CNN
Newsroom (http://www.learning.turner.com/newsroom/
) and CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides are produced by Turner Educational
Services, Inc. CNN Newsroom is a 30-minute news show, similar to CNN Headline
News, that is geared toward junior high and high school students. The show airs
Monday-Friday from 4:30-5:00 am (EST). Turner Educational Services has also developed
CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides to accompany the news program. These guides are
filled with questions to be used by teachers to reiterate the lessons and stories
of the program. Programs can be used for middle and junior high school students,
and are useful for high school students if the additional activities listed in
the Classroom Guides are utilized. Schools who wish to participate must contact
Turner Learning to enroll in the program, which is free of charge. The contact
address is Turner Educational Services, 33 South Delaware Avenue, Suite 202, Yardley,
PA 19067; phone: (800) 344-6219; website: http://www.learning.turner.com .
The
Educational Resource Information Clearinghouse (ERIC) Internet site
(http://www.accesseric.org/) described in
the following section contains several useful citations for educational publications
on Europe and the European Union.
II.
AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES
A.
Videos
Free distribution of
educational videos about the EU is available. Please go to
http://www.eurunion.org/delegati/ppd/ppd.htm#MediaProducts.
B.
Audio
European Union Farmline
and European Report
http://www.eurunion.org/delegati/ppd/radioprogs.htm
These radio services
of the European Commission Delegation feature weekly reports, with European Union
Farmline focusing on EU and EU-US agricultural issues, and European Report covering
EU-US relations generally. Though very brief report and interview segments are
designed for insert into programming of radio stations, they could be an interesting
addition to current events lessons. Available at the website above via Real Audio.
III.
INTERNET RESOURCES
A.
Official Internet Resources of the European Union
The EU provides a great
deal of information on the Internet and is working
on providing even more. Additional information is available through online subscription
services. Among the more useful sites are:
EUROPA
http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
EUROPA is the primary
WWW-server of the EU. It offers a wealth of information on the European Union's
institutions, goals and policies. EUROPA is a common endeavor of the EU's institutions,
run by the European Commission, and by far the best Internet resource on the EU.
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION
http://ue.eu.int/
Information and news
from the Council, with sections covering Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
and Justice and Home Affairs. Plus a "virtual visit" to the EU institutions!
DUTCH PRESIDENCY
OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
http://www.eu2004.nl/default.asp?CMS_ITEM=0A3E39C87BE84E86B38D6C42CCDA88F2X1X41319X14
Site of the July 1 -
December 30, 2004 EU Dutch Presidency. Features Presidency news, policies and
events.
LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY
OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
http://www.eu2005.lu/en/index.html
Site of the January
1 - June 30, 2005 EU Irish Presidency. Features Presidency news, policies and
events.
EUROPARL
http://www.europarl.eu.int/
Information on the European
Parliament's activities, party groups, and committees. Also features full text
reports and briefing papers on a large variety of topics.
EUROPEAN COURT OF
JUSTICE
http://europa.eu.int/cj/en/index.htm
Overview, press releases,
publications, and full text proceedings of the Court. Full text coverage of recent
case law also available.
EUROPEAN COURT OF
AUDITORS
http://www.eca.eu.int/
Information notes, annual
reports (1996 now available) and other publications.
COMMITTEE OF THE
REGIONS
http://www.cor.eu.int/en/index.html
Overview, publications,
press releases and more.
DELEGATION OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO THE US
http://www.eurunion.org/
Press releases, speeches,
EU-US relations, information on EU policies and legislation and Delegation programs.
ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION
AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE
http://www.seerecon.org/
Joint web site of the
European Commission and World Bank, with extensive coverage of programs in Kosovo.
EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN
http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int/home/en/default.htm
Homepage of Mr. Jacob
Ssderman, elected the first European Ombudsman in 1995 by the European Parliament.
CITIZENS EUROPE
http://citizens.eu.int/
Covers the rights of
citizens of EU member states, including issues of employment, travel and educational
opportunities.
EURO
http://europa.eu.int/euro
Information on the Single
Currency.
EUROPEAN CENTRAL
BANK
http://www.ecb.int/
Site of the successor
institution to the European Monetary Institute, includes press releases and information
on publications, procedures, policies, functions and staff.
EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICE
http://www.europol.eu.int/index.asp?page=home&language=
Basic information on
the role of Europol, press releases, annual reports, the text of its founding
convention and links to national enforcement agencies.
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT
AGENCY
http://www.eea.eu.int/
Information on the mission,
products and services and organization and staff of the EEA.
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT
BANK
http://www.eib.org/
Press releases and information
on borrowing and loan operations, staff and publications.
EUROPEAN MONITORING
CENTER FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION
http://www.emcdda.org/
Publications, activities
and other resources of Center charged with "furnishing an overall statistical,
documentary and technical picture of the drug problem to the Member States and
the Community as they embark on measures to combat it."
EUROPEAN TRAINING
FOUNDATION
http://www.etf.eu.int/
Information on vocational
education and training programs in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
B.
Official Sites of the EU Member States
European Home Page
http://s700.uminho.pt/europa.html
This page is equipped
with a map that provides links to pages on the 15 EU member states. This is a
very useful page. Clicking on the map will provide a great deal of information
about each country, though the type of information is not the same from country
to country. Information includes: universities, businesses, travel, etc. Many
pages are in the language native to the particular region/country.
Member
State pages, WWW site of the European Commission Delegation, Washington
http://www.eurunion.org/states/home.htm
Useful links to WWW
sites of embassies and information services in the US of Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In addition to policy information,
most of these sites contain links to websites for cities, tourism, cultural events
and institutions, etc. in home countries.
C.
Academic and Private Sites on
the European Union
A growing number of
universities and individuals are sponsoring EU studies websites. Most have similar
links to the official Internet resources of the EU, but all have particular strengths
or disciplinary specialties. This is only a partial list - see http://www.eurunion.org/infores/otherweb.htm
for further details.
EU Centers Homepage
See: <http://www.eurunion.org/infores/eucenter.htm>
The homepage of the
Network of EU Centers. These ten American university-based centers were established
in 1998 to promote knowledge of the EU and to build stronger ties among Europeans
and Americans. This website provides links to each of the EU centers. The individual
EU Center sites contain information on various workshops that focus on incorporating
EU-based lesson plans into secondary school curriculum.
West European Studies
Homepage
http://www.pitt.edu/~cwes/
Co-sponsored by the
Center for West European Studies and the University Library System, University
of Pittsburgh, this homepage contains references to resources on the Internet
containing information on Western Europe. The primary focus is on Europe since
1945. Very useful site, including a set of "Research Guides" to information
on the European Union.
Center for Western
European Studies
http://garnet.berkeley.edu/
Center for Western European
Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
European Union Internet
Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/GSSI/eu.html
Site for the UC Berkeley
Library Web, particularly good for links to EU documentation. Excellent page with
many links to other useful sites.
Centre
for European Union Studies, University of Hull, United Kingdom
http://www.hull.ac.uk/Hull/CSS_Web/ceushomepage.html
Information on conferences,
papers, and research.
D. Foreign
Language Sites on the European Union
EuroInfo (Spanish
Website)
http://www.euroinfo.cce.es/index-es.html
"EuroInfo es el
servidor WWW de la Representaci-n de la Uni-n Europea en Espa-a."
E.
History Sites
EuroDocs: Primary
Historical Documents From Western Europe -- Selected Transcriptions, Facsimiles
and Translations
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
Excellent site containing
primary Western European historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced
in facsimile or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within
the respective countries (and within the broadest sense of political, economic,
social and cultural history). Contains a special section on "The History
of Europe as a Supranational Region--Primary Documents" with full text of
the League of Nations Treaty, NATO Treaty, Treaty of Rome, Maastricht Treaty and
other resources.
European University
Institute
http://www.iue.it/
This page provides a
great background on the EU and the history of its formation. For a wealth of information
on many EU topics, be sure to check out the archives of the Institute. The archives
contain many documents concerning European unification and could prove to be very
useful in providing background knowledge of the EU to students.
WESSWEB
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/wess/
The WESSWEB is the site
for the West European Specialists Section (ATESS), Association of College and
Research Libraries, American Library Association. It includes a description of
WESS activities and publications, as well as a membership directory. It also includes
links to a wide variety of other important sites on Europe, e.g., national sites,
online text collections and historical documents, newspapers, library resources,
book reviews.
F.
Country Studies, Language and Culture
Member States pages,
WWW site of the European Commission Delegation, Washington
http://www.eurunion.org/states/home.htm
As cited above. Useful
links to WWW sites of embassies and information services in the US of Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In addition to
official information, most of these sites contain links to websites for city pages,
tourism, cultural events and institutions, etc. in home countries.
Beautiful Cultural
European Home Pages
http://s700.uminho.pt/cult-europ.html
This page contains a
number of links to European countries and cities in Western, Central and Southern
Europe.
Excite Travel
http://www.excite.com/travel/countries
Provides links to travel
sites of all countries of the world, including European countries and territories.
This is a great site to begin researching travel opportunities. There are links
for each country on tips for travelling, exciting places to visit, how and where
to make reservations, where to eat and more. It also gives daily weather forecasts
for major cities of each country, making it easier to decide what to take with
you when you pack.
The American Association
of Teachers of French
http://aatf.utsa.edu/
The mission of this
association is to encourage and assist in the study of French. The site includes
links to useful sites of French, as well as a bulletin board on which Association
members can post messages. The bulletin board can be read by all visitors to the
site and can prove to be quite useful, as it mentions good events, organizations
and lectures concerning the French language.
Le Ministre de la
Culture et de la Communication
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/cgi-bin/cookie-test-en
This site, sponsored
by the government of France, has many historical facts concerning the cultural
history of France. Links are provided to archaeological guides and atlases, Christmas
traditions, postcards and more. There is also a French version, which is very
well done and contains pictures.
Performance Assessment:
a day in the life of a Parisian family
http://apollo.gse.uci.edu/uhs_lang/?parislesson.html
"This performance
assessment is an opportunity for high school Level 11 students to demonstrate
practical skills combining several units in a typical secondary school second
year French program. You and your team form a Parisian family (traditionnelle
ou non-traditionelle). You are to plan your activities for a Saturday at this
time of year in Paris or its immediate surroundings. In order to make maximum
use of your time, you will need to research your plans on the Internet. Then you
will discuss options and coordinate your activities in great detail."
French Studies Web
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/wessfrench/
The French Studies Web
is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in French Studies. The geographical
coverage includes France and the francophone regions in Belgium and Switzerland.
Department of German
and Russian, University of North Carolina-Greensboro German Studies Trails on
the Internet
http://www.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/german.html
This site is designed
to help those who want to practice their language skills or engage in research
projects explore the Internet. The site provides links to sources in the Germanic-speaking
area in language and culture, art and humanities, economics and business, education
and research, international affairs and science and technology. Links are also
provided to non-Germanic subject sources. Other links are to an experimental German
Internet Project, German culture sites, magazines, universities and suggestions
on Internet resources for classroom use.
The Germany Site
http://www.germany-info.org/
Created by the Germany
Embassy, Washington, DC, and the German Information Center, New York City, includes
numerous links on politics, economics, culture, business, travel, etc., including
FAQs, current issues in depth, both domestic and foreign. Also includes links
to the GIC's publication "The Week in Germany" and to speeches by major
German politicians.
German Studies Web
http://gort.ucsd.edu/rsonn/wessger.html
The German Studies Web
is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in German Studies, including
all German-speaking countries.
Iberian Studies Web
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wess/iber/
The Iberian Studies
Web is designed to provide access to scholarly resources in Iberian Studies (for
Spain, Portugal and Andorra).
World Flag Database
http://www.flags.ndirect.co.uk/
Provides an index of
all world flags, including the European Union. Each page with a flag also contains
basic information about the country in question, including main languages, the
capital, population, etc.
G.
Geography
Maps of the 15 EU
Countries
http://europa.eu.int/en/eu/states.htm
This collection is located
on the Europa site and includes a map of each of the 15 member states.
Maps of Europe
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/europe.html
This collection from
the University of Austin, Texas, contains many maps of European countries. Included
are not only Western European countries, but central, southern, and eastern European
countries as well.
H.
On-Line Magazines and Newspapers
In addition to those
cited above, the following indexes provide
links to hundreds of other magazines and newspapers.
Europe: Newspaper
Services on the Internet
http://emedia1.mediainfo.com/emedia
Contact guide for newspapers
online in all European countries. Many newspapers provide free access (after registration)
to condensed versions of daily issues. Here and at other sites below many foreign
language newspapers can be found. Note: Not too many links will actually produce
functional papers. There is very little material available for reading.
NEWSLINK-newspapers
http://ajr.newslink.org/nonuse.html
Guide to European newspapers.
NEWSLINK-magazines
http://ajr.newslink.org/mag.html
A guide to European
magazines.
I.
Other Sites of Interest
Though not official
EU sites, the following may contain information useful in the classroom.
Council of Europe
http://www.coe.int/
Site for the Council
of Europe in either French or English. Provides information on the Council, as
well as activities, news, and texts.
Western European
Union
http://www.weu.int/
Site for WEU sponsored
by NATO, with primary historical documents and recent press releases.
Classic 164 Currency
Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
Allows conversion of
164 currencies into a currency of your choice. Also includes conversion rates
of the 164 currencies from January 1, 1990 to the present.
Oanda Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/site/cc_index.shtml
Provides a number of
currency services, including the Classic 164 Currency Converter listed above.
The Universal Currency
Converter
http://www.xe.net/ucc/
Allows conversion of
a number of world currencies into a currency of your choice.
Intercultural E-Mail
Classroom Connections
http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/
The IECC (Intercultural
E-Mail Classroom Connections) mailing lists are provided by St. Olaf College as
a free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries
and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges. Subscribers in
a number of EU countries.
REESWeb: Russian
and East European Studies
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/
The REESWeb is a comprehensive
index of electronic resources on the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucasus,
Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation,
and the former Soviet Union. The REES Web is sponsored by the Center for Russian
and East European Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, a National Resource
Center for Russian and East European Studies.
J.
Additional Pedagogical Resources for Secondary Teachers
Teaching with Internet
FAQ
http://aatf.utsa.edu/twiafaq.htm
Site with links to using
the Internet in the teaching of French. Particularly useful to French teachers,
this site (part of the webpage of the American Association of Teachers of French)
could be useful to teachers of many different disciplines. There are links to
sites that explain how to use the Internet, copyright rules and webpages for classroom
activities.
Social Studies
http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/socialstudies.html
Site with many files
and links to other pages for Lesson Plans, Strategies, Geography Resources, Multimedia,
Ancient Worlds, Museums, and Organizations. Not much on Europe, however.
National Council
for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/
Founded in 1921, National
Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the
country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports
educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.
Teaching with the
Web
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/teach.html
This is a compilation
of ideas for using WWW resources as a teaching tool, as well as other links to
sites that have pedagogical information. Many useful suggestions for lesson plans.
Mustang: A Web Cruising
Vehicle
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/
The University of Minnesota
Mustang project is "the vehicle for teachers to cruise down Web66 on the
World Wide Web." The project is designed to provide K-12 educators with a
management model for integrating the World Wide Web into their curriculum.
K. Search Engines
The sites listed above
will hopefully provide a great deal of information for teaching about Europe and
the European Union. Yet they represent only a tiny portion of what is available
on the Internet. The search engines below will enable teachers to find many more
educational materials.
Lycos
http://www.lycos.com/
Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com/
Infoseek Guide
http://infoseek.go.com/
Metacrawler
(Metacrawler searches
many search engines, including the 3 listed above.)
http://www.go2net.com/search.html
Dogpile
(Dogpile contains eleven
search engines in all, including Looksmart, GoTo.com, Infoseek, Google, Direct
Hit, Lycos, Alta Vista, and Yahoo.)
http://www.dogpile.com
*Prepared by Bill Burros, European Commission Delegation,
Washington, DC, for presentation at the 1999 National Council for the Social Studies
Conference, with the assistance of Sally Shaklee-Brown and Jennifer Skrzypinski.
