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The
European Union Addressing Global Issues
Workshop
for K-12 Social Studies Educators
January 25,
2008
The
State-mandated changes to the Texas curriculum,
known as the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS), present unique challenges for
teachers, requiring them to update old materials
and develop new lesson plans that they can bring
to their classrooms. These curriculum changes
include a broader and more in depth study of the
European Union and the transatlantic
relationship.
The EU Center of
Excellence (EUCE) in partnership with the Office
of International Outreach (OIO), both units in
the International Programs Office at Texas A&M
University, try to meet some of these teachers'
needs by offering workshops for social science
educators from Kindergarten to 12th grade.
On January 25,
2008, the EUCE offered a workshop entitled "The
European Union: Addressing Global Issues." Over
forty members from the regional teaching
community attended this workshop that included
presentations from Texas A&M faculty members
from various disciplines who have ongoing
academic and research projects with the European
Union. These presentations explored topics such
as the evolution of the EU, the Euro, EU
enlargement and immigration policies, EU-U.S.
food industries and trends, and transatlantic
and global pandemics.
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