Lesson Plans & Syllabi
Welcome to CES’ lesson plans and syllabi page! Here you’ll find lesson plans, as well as other deliverables, created by educators who have participated in our workshops and tours.
Sponsored Scholar of Global Distinction Modules
Brussels Study Tours 2023
- Freedom Through Art in the US and EU
- US Energy Security and the War in Ukraine
- NATO, the EU, & Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
- Stability & Trade: The Pax Romana and the Modern European Union
- Ukrainian Fairytales
- An EU for You
- Western Europe’s Post-War Miracle
- The European Union A Case Study of a Federal System
- The EU: Past, Present, and Future
- The EU & Me
EUnited 2020 & 2021
EU in NC 2020
- The European Union: Arguments for and against its creation and operation (for AP European History and similar levels)
- The EU’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study (for AP European History and similar levels)
- The end of the British Empire and its impact on Britain joining the EU (for AP European History and similar levels)
- Zollverein and the European Union (for AP European History and similar levels)
- Will the European Union exist in 2040? A past, present, and future look at the EU (for AP European History and similar levels)
- Analysis of European Union for AP European History (for AP European History and similar levels)
- The Cold War and Contemporary Europe (for AP European History and similar levels)
Brussels Study Tour 2020, 2021 & 2022
K-12
- Exploring European Identity through Symbolism using the Euro (Michael Bichko, Pitt)
- What is the EU? (Eric Bowers, Illinois)
- The European Union and Multilingualism (Blanca Bustos, Illinois)
- Separation of Power and Consent to be governed: the EU and the U.S. (Abby Dupke)
- Creating National Political System and Culture (Jermaine Ellerbe, Pitt)
- The EU in a Nutshell (Irina Falls, UNC)
- European Union Competition Law and Football (Jessica Felosi)
- France and the European Union (Alina Hunt, UNC)
- Unity in Diversity: Making the EU Work (Carla Ingram, UNC)
- Recycling and Environmental Policies in the European Union (Deanna Jones, Pitt)
- Entrepreneurship in the European Union (Karen Kummerlen, FIU)
- The Globalization of China (Michele Mar, FIU)
- When Walls Talk (Amber Moore, Pitt)
- EU Ban of Kosher and Halal Slaughter (Jason O’Connor)
- EU Countries (Erica Smiley, UNC)
- EU-ducate Yourself (Amy Venhaus, Pitt)
- Comparison of the EU and USA Annual Human Rights Celebrations (Teresa Warner, UNC)
- Getting to Know the Core Values of the European Union (Matthew Wynne, UNC)
- European Union: Basics to Chocolate to School Policy (Tyler Daughtry, UNC)
- Study of the EU and Maps (Katherine Gomez, Pitt)
- Europe in sports! (Jesse Gomez, Pitt)
- Meet the EU (Linda Grosvenor, Pitt)
- The EU: A model for North America? (Jeffrey Huber, Pitt)
- European Union (Mariana Jimenez, Pitt)
- Introduction to the European Union (Lisa Keener, UNC)
- EU Aims and Values in Designing New Currency (Clint Kovach + Mark Magura, FIU)
- Inclusiveness in the EU (Taylor Moore, Pitt)
- Understanding the European Parliament and Exploring Allocation of MEPs (Stephanie Morgan, UNC)
- Cause and Effect: Introduction to the European Union (Jeanette Price, Pitt)
- European Week of Sport Project and Fantasy League (Kevin Priest, Pitt)
- What is the EU? (Christopher Skelsky, Pitt)
- Climate Change (Katie Soltys, Pitt)
- Migration and the EU (Emily Wilkomm, Pitt)
- Designing a Museum Exhibit of the European Union (Renee Worst, Pitt)
- The Beginnings of European Economic Unity in the context of the Cold War (Patrick Danley)
- The European Union as an Effort in Peacebuilding (Maura Doyle)
- Applying Percentages in a Renewable Energy Context (Emily Griggs, Pitt)
- The Global Climate Crisis and the Challenges of Domestic and International Cooperation (Glen Gurner, Pitt)
- NATO History and Implications (Rachael Kelly)
- Anne Frank (Keisha Lopez, FIU)
- Investigating the EU: Green Deal and Hydrogen’s Potential in the EU (Victoria Obenchain, Pitt)
- The European Union (Derek Schweitzer, FIU)
- The European Union (Larissa Sturm, Pitt)
- Blending Lesson on the Formation of the EU (Julia Vaughan, UNC)
- Purpose of Government (Adam Wimberly, Wisconsin)
- Go Fish! Seafood in my community and in the EU (Lisa Bartels, 7th grade social studies)
- Let’s Roll! Transportation in my community and in the EU (Lisa Bartels, 7th grade social studies)
- Introducing the EU, its Geography, and its Anti-Discrimination Policies (Elizabeth González, Patrick Holshouser & Kenneth Hung, high school social studies)
- Introducing the European Union (Donald Benson, high school social studies)
Community College
- Researching the EU (Patrick Morris, UNC)
- Multilingual Policy (Elizabeth Wadell)
- You are the EU (Allyson Daly, UNC)
- The Mathematics of the Qualified Majority in the European Union (Amanda Davis, UNC)
- Towards a Better Understanding of Europe and the European Union (Rajgopal Sashti, Pitt)
- Immigration / Migrant Labor: Can a Schengen Area for North America Work? (Dean Wheeler, Pitt)
- The Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution and the EU founding (Marjory Haskell)
- Multilateralism (Aaron Miller, Indiana)
- European Union Study Tour for College Students (Greg Rabb, Pitt)
- What does it mean to be part of a global Indiana? (Emily Watson, Pitt)
4-Year College/University
- The Impact of the Brute Stereotype in the U.S. and Europe (Juanita Maria Merrills, UNC, MSI)
- European Chapter of World Film Class (Jeanine Couto Perez, UNC)
- Governance in Sport / European Union in Sport (Niesha Douglas, UNC)
- A global examination of history from 1600 to the present (Lashonda Slaughter-Wilson)
- Ukraine’s journey toward the EU (Emily Schuckman-Matthews)
- Symbols of the European Union (Elizabeth Ursic)
Brussels Study Tour 2019
K-12
- The European Union & National Identity (for AP European History and similar levels)
- The European Union as a Global Institution (for AP World History and similar levels)
- Traveling through Europe (for Spanish Language level 2)
- The EU: Geography, History, Government Institutions, and the Lives of EU Citizens (For French Language level 2, and Social Studies Grades 10-12)
Community College
- International Relations: Intergovernmental Organizations in Contemporary Europe (For Political Science courses and similar)
- International Cultural Exploration: The European Union, Greece, and the Greek Debt Crisis (for Humanities courses)
4-Year College/University
- Crossing Borders in the European Union: An Exercise in Cultural Diversity (For Counseling courses and similar)
- Population, Migration, Identity: the EU (For Global Studies courses)
Brussels Study Tour 2018
K-12
- European Union Introduction & Simulations (for 7th Grade World History and similar)
- Political Geography: Introduction to the European Union & Supranationalism (For AP Human Geography and similar)
- Identity & Immigration (For French Language levels 3, 4, 5, and Social Studies Grades 10-12)
Community College