Pre-K and Elementary School
This free ebook compiles several traditional oral stories of the aboriginal peoples of the Russian and North American Far North, including two new stories created in the spirit of those traditions. There is also ethnographic information about the indigenous peoples of those areas.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmdwzgf5cv2a77o/Living_Wisdom_WEB.pdf?dl=0
By Alexander Dolitsky, illustrated by Tamara Semenova and Leigh Rust
Age range: 2nd-5th grade
This resource for educators can serve as a guide to addressing the important topic of social justice issues within the classroom through English Language Arts and Social Studies. The unit plan was written by a multidisciplinary team and was created using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. The resource contains lesson plans, class materials, additional resources, and more. In order to tailor this unit to studies on Southeastern Europe, the following book was recommended from this unit plan:
My Name Was Hussein, by Hristo Kyuchukov (Age 4-8)- Bulgaria
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hemispheres/curriculum/social_justice.php
Age Range: 3-8th grade
Creator: Sally Dickson; Lindsey Engelman; Rachel Meyer; Christopher Rose; Rebekka Sherman-Loeffler; Hemispheres, The International Outreach Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin
The unit uses the book The Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World by Elizabeth Rusch, a biography of Nikola Tesla, to teach students about electrical energy and basic scientific design, answer geographical questions about his travels, and write narrative compositions.
Age range: 3rd-5th grade
Author: Sarah Knepper
This lesson plan for third-graders focuses on fairytale elements in the timeless Russian fairytales Vasilisa the Beautiful, Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf, The Frog Princess, Fenist the Bright Falcon, and The Story of Baba Yaga. Students will listen to the stories read aloud and read independently, demonstrate comprehension by working in small groups to retell the stories through a variety of media, and then analyze themes and motifs of the fairytales.
https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plans/magical-world-russian-fairy-tales
Age range: 3rd-5th grade
Author: Constance Vidor
This multidisciplinary unit plan aligns with Common Core standards and contains 4 lessons, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, and other materials necessary to teach this unit on history, geography, and document analysis. The unit follows the life of Maňa and her family in 1922 as they travel from Kolin, Czechoslovakia to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This unit can be complemented with a trip to the National Czech + Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This unit plan won the Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History in 2017.
https://www.ncsml.org/education/mana-one-girls-story/
Age range: 1-4th grade
Creator: National Czech + Slovak Museum and Library
This interdisciplinary lesson plan is centered around the picture book, The Noisy Paintbox by Barbara Rosenstock, about the childhood of Vasily Kandinsky. Students will listen to the book read aloud, write a letter to young Vasya (Kandinsky), and illustrate the sounds of Russian ballet.
The Noisy Paint Box, Written by Barb Rosenstock, and Illustrated by Mary Grandpré
Age range: 1st-3rd grade
Author: Kelsey Shrewsbury
This list is divided into three age groups: 4-10 years, 9-13 years, and teens. Books are from all across Eurasia/East Europe/Russia and are available through inter-library loans or commercial publishers.
https://crees.ku.edu/literature-and-activities
Age range: PreK-12th grade
Compiler: University of Kansas' Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
This is a collection of hour-long lessons centered around reading a story from Russia/Eastern Europe, doing a craft or activity, and sometimes singing a song.
https://publish.illinois.edu/reeec-curriculum/slavic-story-time-form/
Age range: K-3rd grade
Author: Jennifer Bylsma, Assistant Outreach Coordinator of REEEC (2010-2013), UIUC
Middle and High School
RUSSIA, THE CAUCASUS (INCLUDING GEORGIA AND ARMENIA), FORMER SOVIET UNION
This lesson provides an introduction to Soviet nonconformist art and how Soviet artists worked within and responded to strict government censorship. The lesson teaches students how to interpret imagery and its creation through a historical context. It includes background information for educators, classroom prompts and activities relating to artworks and videos provided, a glossary of terms, and extension resources.
https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/resource/art-context
Age range: 7th-12th grade
Author: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University
This lesson looks at Soviet collectivization in Central Asia and how the Soviet government used propaganda techniques to sway political beliefs.
https://slaviccenter.osu.edu/sites/slaviccenter.osu.edu/files/Outreach-teacher-training-neh-ca-soviet-propaganda-cara-pryor.pdf
Age range: 7th-9th grade
Author: Cara Pryor
This high-school-level resource can give students a solid foundation in the Cold War, featuring key events and catalysts for the war. Educators or administrators must create an account (free) to access the lesson plan. Contains PowerPoint, student materials, original documents, and teacher's guide.
https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons/cold-war
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: Stanford History Education Group
This lesson is centered around the novel Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin and its accompanying interactive website. The novel tells the story of a boy, Sasha, growing up in Moscow during the Great Terror with his father, a member of the secret police. On the eve of Sasha's initiation into the Young Pioneers of the Communist Party, a moment for which he has waited his whole life, his father is arrested. Sasha's world and views are turned upside-down. Students are invited to consider issues of indoctrination and political culture, as well as gain insight into everyday life in the Soviet Union under Stalin. To access UIUC's free lesson plans, you must fill out the form on-screen and you will then be directed to the materials via link.
https://publish.illinois.edu/reeec-curriculum/breaking-stalins-nose-form/
Age range: 6th-9th grade
Author: Andrew Dolinar, BA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
UNIT PLANS
The module aims to show students how diverse life could be in the Soviet Union and teach students to investigate primary sources, using the Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System, a collection of interview transcripts on Soviet life in English. Student computer use is highly recommended for this module. Classroom activities include video clips and discussion questions. There are three lessons included: "Individual and Society," "Soviet Education," and "Soviet Subject."
Age range: 9th-12th grade
Author: The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University
This unit plan focuses on the origins of the Cold War from wartime cooperation between the US and Soviet Union through the Marshall Plan and strategies of containment to the establishment of NATO in 1949.
Age range: 9th-12th grade
Authors: John Moser and Lori Hahn
This unit plan looks at the very real existence of Soviet espionage and resulting anti-communist fervor in America, beginning with the Rosenberg trial and the zealous activity of the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy in rooting out real and not-so-real threats to American democracy.
Age range: 9th-12th grade
Authors: John Moser and Lori Hahn
This unit plan of four lessons looks at the rivers that shape the geography of Siberia and the Russian East: the Ob-Irtysh, Yenisei, Lena, and the Amur. These river basins contain some of Russia's greatest cities, natural wonders, and economic powerhouses. The unit pays special attention to the importance of transportation to Siberia's socioeconomic and political development. To access UIUC's free lesson plans, you must fill out the form on-screen and you will then be directed to the materials via link.
https://publish.illinois.edu/reeec-curriculum/rivers-of-siberia-and-the-russian-far-east-form/
Age range: 9th-Community College
Author: Devon Lechtenberg, PhD in Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, UIUC
While this unit plan was created in 2008, it is a great resource for teachers as the key components for the lesson plans (background knowledge for teachers, worksheets, readings, etc.) can be found within the plan, not solely through a variety of links. This unit plan was designed to cover Washington State's Classroom-based assessment (CBA): Causes of Conflict. The unit plan contains 3 parts with multiple handouts and links for more materials. The topic of the unit plan is multi-disciplinary, as geography, environmental science, political science, essay writing, and reading all makeup part of the plan.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/Russia_Sakhalin.pdf
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creators: Allison Dvaladze, Austin Stockwell
WARMUPS, FILLERS, COOL DOWN ACTIVITIES
This worksheet part of a survey history course on Russia (from 1000 to the present). Students are assigned three articles (available online) and two videos (available online) to watch, and are required to answer questions on the worksheet. A grading rubric is part of the worksheet. This resource was created in October 2016.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/05/Populism-in-Russia-Lesson-Plan-Monty-Walker.pdf
Age range: 12-14th grade
Authors: Montgomery Walker
These two-page country profiles can help teachers understand the background of and welcome newly arrived students. They can also serve as a starting-off point for students completing projects in particular countries. The majority of the country profiles are former Soviet Union countries, but other countries such as Vietnam and Canada are featured as well. Each profile contains information on education, religion, ethnicity, culture, language, and that population's presence in the US.
Age range: 7-12th grade
Authors: The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
RESOURCE GUIDES
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, and more on the events leading up to, during, and following World War I. Sections 1 + 2 contain information on the history and geography of World War I and section 4 contains resources on the war's effect on the creation of the Soviet Union in particular. All sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2018.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Resource-Packet-100-Years-Since-WWI-Final.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Tobias Osterhaug and Ryan Hauck
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, and more on US/USSR relations and the Cold War. Resources cover propaganda, the arms race, and alternative diplomacy (through sports, exchange programs, etc.), among other topics. The resource guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in October 2017.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/07/Glasnost-Goodwill-Resource-Packet-Final.pdf
Age range: 7-10th grade
Compilers: Troy Lindell, Zuri Greene, and Ryan Hauck
This resource guide contains articles, videos, lesson plans and more on authoritarianism in Russia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Spain. Significant portions of the packet focus on Russia/former the Soviet Union. The resource guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2017.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/08/Resource-Packet-Coming-to-Terms-with-the-Authoritarian-Past-in-Europe.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Yan Liang, Philip Lyon, Valentina Petrova, Tess Ames, Sarah Homer, Eileen Calderon, and Ryan Hauck
This resource guide contains STEM resources, folktales, and more on Russian area studies. While the title suggests a focus on US-Russia Relations, the guide examines Russian foreign relations, culture, history, and geography. A lesson plan on Russian folktales ends the guide, complete with several tales and activities for students, as well as common core standards. The resource guide was compiled in November 2015.
https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Exploring-US-Russia-Relations-FULL-Packet-11.17.15.pdf
Age range: 9-12th grade
Compilers: Maggie Archbold, Lydia Hollingsworth, Amy Lutterloh, + Ryan Hauck
This resource guide is a great start for teachers wanting to find resources on the Arctic. The guide features a wide variety of activities and materials for all ages (K-14), though the majority of activities are aimed at middle schoolers. As the guide is an 2015 update from a 2011 version, several of the links are broken and pictures are missing. The first link is for the full resource guide and the second link is for the supplemental materials found at the end of the guide. This guide is truly multi-disciplinary and features the Arctic's connection with a number of countries, not just those with an Arctic border.
https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FULL-Contested-Claims-in-Arctic-Exploration.pdf
https://k12studycanada.org/archives-on-the-arctic-lesson-plans/
Age range: K-14, most materials 6-9th grade
Compilers: Kaye Michalak, Lukas Shadair, Su Rim Han, Maggie Archbold, and Ryan Hauck
MISCELLANEOUS
Reading List from University of Kansas' Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
This list is divided into three age groups: 4-10 years, 9-13 years, and teens. Books are from all across Eurasia/East Europe/Russia and are available through inter-library loans or commercial publishers.
https://crees.ku.edu/literature-and-activities
Age range: PreK-12th grade
Compiler: University of Kansas' Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
This podcast series covers World and US History topics drawn from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas' mandated content standards. The series is part of a joint project with Not Even Past, a website produced by UT Austin's History Department. These podcasts can give educators and students a good overview of a topic and can serve as a supplemental resource. Below are links to all of the Russia/USSR related episodes:
Episode 1: The February Revolution of 1917
Episode 7: Russia's October 1917 Revolution
Episode 46: Ukraine and Russia
Episode 68: The Russian Empire on the Eve of World War 1
Episode 69: The Amateur Photography Movement in the Soviet Union
Episode 101: The Bolshevik Revolution at 100
Episode 111: The Legacy of World War I in Germany and Russia
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: History Department at the University of Texas at Austin
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes on Russia/USSR include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
UKRAINE AND BELARUS
LESSON PLANS
This lesson plan was created to be used with the 60-minute documentary Belarusian Waltz from 2008. The documentary shows how an artist protests Belarus' government, a virtual dictatorship. Students can use materials from this lesson plan to explore how art can bring about societal change. Teachers could create a reoccurring unit using the "Art for Change" Collection on the PBS Learning Media website.
https://pov-tc.pbs.org/pov/downloads/2008/pov-belarusianwaltz-lesson-plan.pdf
https://pov-tc.pbs.org/pov/downloads/2008/pov-belarusianwaltz-discussion-guide-color.pdf
https://www.amdoc.org/watch/belarusianwaltz/
Age range: 7-12th grade
Creator: Cari Ladd, American Documentary, Inc.
RESOURCE GUIDES
This resource guide contains links to articles, videos, interactive websites and more on migration and multiculturalism in Europe. As the guide was created in 2015, several of the links are broken, but the guide can give teachers ideas on what resources might be available. The guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. Articles focus on areas like Ukraine, the Balkans, and Central Asia, among other areas.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/05/Resource-Packet.pdf
Age rage: 9-12th grade
Compiler: Tina Gourd
MISCELLANEOUS
This podcast series covers World and US History topics drawn from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas' mandated content standards. The series is part of a joint project with Not Even Past, a website produced by UT Austin's History Department. These podcasts can give educators and students a good overview of a topic and can serve as a supplemental resource. Below are links to all of the Ukrainian + Belorussian related episodes:
Episode 46: Ukraine and Russia
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: History Department at the University of Texas at Austin
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History, and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes on Ukraine + Belarus include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
BALTICS (ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA)
UNIT PLANS
This resource for educators can serve as a guide to addressing the important topic of social justice issues within the classroom through English Language Arts and Social Studies. The unit plan was written by a multidisciplinary team and was created using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. The resource contains lesson plans, class materials, additional resources, and more. In order to tailor this unit to studies on the Baltics, the following books were recommended from this unit plan:
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story, by Ken Mochizuki (Age 6-11)- Lithuania
Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys (Age 12+)- Lithuania/Russia/USSR
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys (Age 12-17)- Lithuania, Poland, Russia
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hemispheres/curriculum/social_justice.php
Age Range: 3-8th grade
Creator: Sally Dickson; Lindsey Engelman; Rachel Meyer; Christopher Rose; Rebekka Sherman-Loeffler; Hemispheres, The International Outreach Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
The three Model EU Toolkits on migration, trade, and counter-terrorism, respectively, can help teachers and professors run Model EU simulations in their classrooms or on a larger scale. The toolkit includes a simulation overview; logistics, setup, and simulation/game management instructions; teaching notes which include simulation variations, a debriefing guide, and post-simulation learning activities; and information and role materials for participants.
Age range: 9th-14th grades
Creators: Alexandru Balas, Noam Ebner, and Andreas Kotelis
MISCELLANEOUS
This podcast series covers World and US History topics drawn from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas' mandated content standards. The series is part of a joint project with Not Even Past, a website produced by UT Austin's History Department. These podcasts can give educators and students a good overview of a topic and can serve as a supplemental resource. Below is a link to a Baltic-related episode:
Episode 71: The Rise and Fall of the Latvian National Communists
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: History Department at the University of Texas at Austin
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History, and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes with content related to the Baltics include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY
UNIT PLANS
A multidisciplinary unit plan for middle school chemistry classes, this resource contains information important to understanding Curie's accomplishments as a scientist. This resource allows students to challenge stereotypes, understand the basics of radiation, and learn why Curie was forced to go to France. Molnar provides examples to help students understand the process of transmutation and offers modifications to activities for more and less advanced students.
Age range: 7-8th grade
Creator: Elizabeth Molnar, Center Grove Middle School Central, Greenwood, IN
Meeting Common Core, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate standards, this unit plan contains 4 modules that explore Czechoslovakia's peaceful transition to democracy in 1989. Students explore primary and secondary sources in order to answer and discuss questions about historic and current events. The four modules are as follows: 1968: Life Under Communism, Warsaw Pact Invasion, Exile; 1977: Artists' Censorship, Samizdat, Charter 77, Persecution; 1989: Student Protests, Velvet Revolution, Democracy; and Legacy: Lasting Impact, Global Influence.
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: National Czech + Slovak Museum and Library
This resource for educators can serve as a guide to addressing the important topic of social justice issues within the classroom through English Language Arts and Social Studies. The unit plan was written by a multidisciplinary team and was created using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. The resource contains lesson plans, class materials, additional resources, and more. In order to tailor this unit to a class on Eastern Central Europe, the following books were recommended from this unit plan:
Hana's Suitcase: A True Story, by Karen Levine (Age 9-14)- Czechoslovakia
Irena's Children: Young Readers Edition; A True Story of Courage, by Mary Cronk Farrell (Age 10-14)- Poland
Memories of Survival, by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz and Bernice Steinhardt (Age 10-18)- Poland
Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys (Age 12-17)- Lithuania, Poland, Russia
Vaclav and Lena, by Haley Tanner- (Age 12+)-East European Immigrants
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hemispheres/curriculum/social_justice.php
Age Range: 3-8th grade
Creator: Sally Dickson; Lindsey Engelman; Rachel Meyer; Christopher Rose; Rebekka Sherman-Loeffler; Hemispheres, The International Outreach Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin
RESOURCE GUIDES
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, charts, and more on current events in the European Union. While particular attention is given to US/German relations, Brexit, and Sweden, there are a significant amount of resources on Poland; Hungary; Greece; the European Union as a whole; and events that affect all EU countries. Sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2019. https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UW-Workshop-Packet-5-8-2-19.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Ryan Hauck, Ryan Quinn, Madison Warnock, and Alice Tetley
This resource guide contains articles, videos, lesson plans, and more on authoritarianism in Russia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Spain. While the majority of the packet focuses on Nazi Germany and the former Soviet Union, there are several resources on Hungary. The resource guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2017.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/08/Resource-Packet-Coming-to-Terms-with-the-Authoritarian-Past-in-Europe.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Yan Liang, Philip Lyon, Valentina Petrova, Tess Ames, Sarah Homer, Eileen Calderon, and Ryan Hauck
MISCELLANEOUS
This podcast series covers World and US History topics drawn from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas' mandated content standards. The series is part of a joint project with Not Even Past, a website produced by UT Austin's History Department. These podcasts can give educators and students a good overview of a topic and can serve as a supplemental resource. Below is a link to all episodes related to Eastern Central Europe:
Episode 29: The Slavic Vampire
Episode 97: The Zionist Movement in Czechoslovakia
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: History Department at the University of Texas at Austin
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History, and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes with content related to Eastern Central Europe include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
UNIT PLANS
This module of eleven 50 minute lessons is intended to help secondary school and community college teachers develop material that addresses genocide. Using the example of the Bosnian War, the module looks at ways to teach students about the complexities of ethnic and religious violence while avoiding stereotypes and encouraging empathy.
Age range: 9th-Community College
Workshop Developed by: Judith Pintar, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, UIUC
Rob Whiting, Course Mentor, General Education: Geography, Western Governor's State University
Elana Jakel, PhD in the Department of History, UIUC
Lesson Plans Developed by: Adam Schmitt, Social Studies Teacher at Lincoln Junior High School, Naperville, IL
This resource for educators can serve as a guide to addressing the important topic of social justice issues within the classroom through English Language Arts and Social Studies. The unit plan was written by a multidisciplinary team and was created using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. The resource contains lesson plans, class materials, additional resources, and more. In order to tailor this unit to studies on Southeastern Europe, the following book was recommended from this unit plan:
My Name Was Hussein, by Hristo Kyuchukov (Age 4-8)- Bulgaria
https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/hemispheres/curriculum/social_justice.php
Age Range: 3-8th grade
Creator: Sally Dickson; Lindsey Engelman; Rachel Meyer; Christopher Rose; Rebekka Sherman-Loeffler; Hemispheres, The International Outreach Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
The three Model EU Toolkits on migration, trade, and counter-terrorism, respectively, can help teachers and professors run Model EU simulations in their classrooms or on a larger scale. The toolkit includes a simulation overview; logistics, setup, and simulation/game management instructions; teaching notes which include simulation variations, a debriefing guide, and post-simulation learning activities; and information and role materials for participants.
Age range: 9th-14th grades
Creators: Alexandru Balas, Noam Ebner, and Andreas Kotelis
RESOURCE GUIDES
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, charts, and more on current events in the European Union. While particular attention is given to US/German relations, Brexit, and Sweden, there are a significant amount of resources on Poland; Hungary; Greece; the European Union as a whole; and events that affect all EU countries. Sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2019.
https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UW-Workshop-Packet-5-8-2-19.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Ryan Hauck, Ryan Quinn, Madison Warnock, and Alice Tetley
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, and more on the events leading up to, during, and following World War I. Sections 1 + 2 contain information on the history and geography of World War I and section 4 contains several resources on the war's effect on the Balkans, among other areas. All sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2018.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Resource-Packet-100-Years-Since-WWI-Final.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Tobias Osterhaug and Ryan Hauck
This resource guide contains links to articles, videos, interactive websites and more on migration and multiculturalism in Europe. As the guide was created in 2015, several of the links are broken, but the guide can give teachers ideas on what resources might be available. The guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. Articles focus on areas like Ukraine, the Balkans, and Central Asia, among other areas.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/05/Resource-Packet.pdf
Age rage: 9-12th grade
Compiler: Tina Gourd
MISCELLANEOUS
This podcast series covers World and US History topics drawn from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, Texas' mandated content standards. The series is part of a joint project with Not Even Past, a website produced by UT Austin's History Department. These podcasts can give educators and students a good overview of a topic and can serve as a supplemental resource. Below is a link to all episodes related to Southeastern Europe:
Episode 26: History of the Ottoman Empire, Part I
Episode 27: History of the Ottoman Empire, Part 2
Episode 29: The Slavic Vampire
Episode 37: The Ottoman Balkans
Episode 110: The Legacy of WWI in the Balkans and Middle East
Age range: 9-12th grade
Creator: History Department at the University of Texas at Austin
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes with content related to Southeastern Europe include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
MULTIREGIONAL
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, and more on the events leading up to, during, and following World War I. Sections 1 + 2 contain information on the history and geography of World War I and section 4 contains several resources on the war's effect on the Balkans, among other areas. All sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2018.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/08/Resource-Packet-100-Years-Since-WWI-Final.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Tobias Osterhaug and Ryan Hauck
These two-page country profiles can help teachers understand the background of and welcome newly arrived students. They can also serve as a starting-off point for students completing projects on particular countries. The majority of the country profiles are former Soviet Union countries, but other countries such as Vietnam and Canada are featured as well. Each profile contains information on education, religion, ethnicity, culture, language, and that population's presence in the US.
Age range: 7-12th grade
Authors: The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
This resource guide contains articles, videos, lesson plans and more on authoritarianism in Russia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Spain. While the majority of the packet focuses on Nazi Germany and the former Soviet Union, there are several resources on Hungary. The resource guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2017.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/08/Resource-Packet-Coming-to-Terms-with-the-Authoritarian-Past-in-Europe.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Yan Liang, Philip Lyon, Valentina Petrova, Tess Ames, Sarah Homer, Eileen Calderon, and Ryan Hauck
This resource guide contains lesson plans, articles, videos, charts and more on current events in the European Union. While particular attention is given to US/German relations, Brexit, and Sweden, there are a significant amount of resources on Poland; Hungary; Greece; the European Union as a whole; and events which affect all EU countries. Sections provide Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. The resource guide was compiled in August 2019.
https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/UW-Workshop-Packet-5-8-2-19.pdf
Age range: 7-12th grade
Compilers: Ryan Hauck, Ryan Quinn, Madison Warnock, and Alice Tetley
These short, animated videos cover various topics in Art, Music, Government, History, and Literature. Videos are between 7 and 20 minutes long with faculty, graduate students, or visiting scholars discussing their topic of specialty. Links to articles support the videos and can be found along the right side of the web page. Episodes with content related to Eastern Central Europe include:
Age range: 8-12th grade
Creator: Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
This resource guide contains links to articles, videos, interactive websites and more on migration and multiculturalism in Europe. As the guide was created in 2015, several of the links are broken, but the guide can give teachers ideas on what resources might be available. The guide provides Washington state K-12 social studies learning standards, learning objectives, and guiding questions for educators' convenience. Articles focus on areas like Ukraine, the Balkans, and Central Asia, among other areas.
https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/05/Resource-Packet.pdf
Age rage: 9-12th grade
Compiler: Tina Gourd
The three Model EU Toolkits on migration, trade, and counter-terrorism, respectively, can help teachers and professors run Model EU simulations in their classrooms or on a larger scale. The toolkit includes a simulation overview; logistics, setup, and simulation/game management instructions; teaching notes which include simulation variations, a debriefing guide, and post-simulation learning activities; and information and role materials for participants.
Age range: 9th-14th grade
Creators: Alexandru Balas, Noam Ebner, and Andreas Kotelis
