Teaching 2
Resources for Teaching Europe
The UNC Center for European Studies is the only federally funded Title VI National Resource Center and Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in the southeast United States. As part of our programming, we administer outreach to K-14 educators across North Carolina, and provide digital resources accessible to educators and students across the world. CES offers fully funded professional development trips to UNC and Brussels, Belgium to enrich educators’ understanding of the European Union and western European cultures, histories and languages. Browse the categories below for a brief overview of the resources offered, or use the main navigation menu to learn more about our classroom resources, professional development initiatives, and opportunities for K-14 students.
Classroom Resources
- Interactive Brexit maps
- Flyer: The Refugee & Migrant Crisis in Europe
- Microsite: ReOrienting the Veil | Multimedia resources on veiling
- ReOrienting the Veil | Multimedia resources on veiling
- Revolution: The Iron Curtain in the Spotlight
- List of 7 external resources
- Carolina Navigators | Culture kits
- Carolina Navigators EU Culture Kit
- Area Studies Resources | More from UNC’s 7 area studies centers
Professional Development
- Business Briefs | UNC expert articles on European topics
- Workshop materials archives | Europe-related presentations, classroom resources and more
Opportunities for Students
Educator Experiences
What I Learned as a Global Scholar in Finland
Elizabeth Crawford, Assistant Professor and Elementary Education Graduate Program Coordinator, at the Watson College of Education at UNC-Wilmington, won a Global Scholar Curriculum Development grant from UNC’s Center for European Studies to travel to Finland in May and to infuse newly acquired materials and European content into her courses. Read more to learn about her experiences in Finland.