June 19-24, 2005

Teachers, earn one graduate credit
through the UW-Madison Department of Geography!

Tuition is covered!

Housing is available on a limited basis for those traveling from outside the area!

This workshop, intended for teachers of grades 7-12, will focus on key cross-border environmental challenges facing Russia, Central Asia, and the European Union. Because pollution crosses political boundaries, many problems-ranging from the protection of wildlife to the use and conservation of water-cannot be solved by domestic policy alone. In this workshop, teachers will identify and study key environmental issues in Europe and Eurasia and learn about the steps being taken to address these problems on a domestic, regional, and international scale. The workshop will also include presentations on an EU simulation model and the WEBB middle school curriculum:
World Ecosystems Beyond Borders: an Environmental Curriculum for Wisconsin Students

Workshop Addresses PI-34 Teacher Standards 1,4,7, and 10

Topics include:

Nuclear Waste
Water Use and Water Quality
Acid Rain
Wildlife Conservation
Genetically Modified Organisms
Industrial Pollution
Climate Change

Sessions on these and other topics will be conducted by faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other national experts. Participants will have the opportunity to attend curriculum-building sessions as well as information sessions on resources available through the UW Library system and other collections. At the end of the week, participants will be presenting lesson plans that they have created during the workshop.

Registration fee: $55 per teacher

REGISTER HERE

Questions? More information? Contact:

Lara Kain
Outreach Coordinator
Center for European Studies
210 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1397
Tel: (608) 265-6298
Fax: (608) 890-0267
kain@wisc.edu