The Center for European Studies sponsors various seminars and workshops devoted to the professional development of teachers. CES programs emphasize curriculum development and ongoing teacher training at the K-12 and post-secondary level. Past workshop topics have included Europe and the environment, international organizations, marginalized groups, democracy, and religion.

SIMULATION MODULES
European Union Simulation Modules: developed by the UW-Madison European Union Center of Excellence these simulations are intended for use in middle school, high school and undergraduate classrooms. Two simulation modules are available:

• The Chocolate Directive (online)
• The Parental Leave Directive (available on CD)

Please contact Csanád Siklós at siklos@wisc.edu, (608) 265 4766, to request a password for the online simulation, or a copy of the CD simulation.

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UPCOMING K-12 EVENTS

Summer 2010 K-12 Teacher Workshop:
Europe and the Mediterranean
28 June - 2 July, 2010 - Madison WI

For information about this workshop (and the resources available), or details about future K-12 events please contact Csanád Siklós at siklos@wisc.edu, (608) 265 4766.

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RECENT K-12 EVENTS

 

Summer 2009 K-12 Teacher Workshop:
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Causes and Consequences of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

22 June-26 June, 2009 - Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, The Center for European Studies - in collaboration with the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) - offered a week-long K-12 Teacher Workshop in late June 2009. The Workshop looked at both the Cold War and the Post-Cold War period, identifying themes and events that led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, evaluated the monumental changes in Europe in the last twenty years and highlighted both their regional and global significance. 

Click here for workshop resources and links.
Click here for speaker biographies, workshop presentations, and the full workshop schedule

For information about this workshop (and the resources available), or details about future K-12 events please contact Csanád Siklós at siklos@wisc.edu, (608) 265 4766.

• Italian Day 2009 - Tuesday April 21 - 9.00am-2.30pm - Red Gym, UW-Madison & Italian Workman's Club, Regent Street, Madison.
  

Over 100 High School students from Wisconsin attended Italian Day 2009 at UW-Madison. The day-long event included Italian spelling and poetry competitions, presentation of student skits performed in Italian, and a poster exhibition. The welcome address was given by Dr Eleonora Cammareri of the Italian Consulate General in Chicago, and UW-Madison Emeritus Professor Christopher Kleinhenz gave an illustrated lecture. Lunch was hosted by the Italian Workman's Club on Regent Street in Madison.  

• World Cinema Day 2009 - Football Under Cover 3 April, 2009 - 12.45-3.00pm - Orpheum Theatre, Madison WI