U-46 Teacher Travels the Globe to Enhance Her Lessons

This article originally appeared in The Daily Herald on August 5, 2013. by Tara García Mathewson Chris LaRue at Hagia Sophia Chris LaRue has helped grade Advanced Placement exams for the College Board for more than a decade. During a marathon grading session years ago, she heard other teachers talk about cheap travel opportunities for teachers. At the time she didn't know such grants were out there but the tip opened up a world for her — literally. LaRue, a teacher in Elgin Area School...

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EU Centers of Excellence Educational Trip: Getting Europe into the Rural School

by Katie McNamara EU Parliament Meeting This past summer, I had the tremendous opportunity of participating in the European Union Centers of Excellence trip abroad to Brussels, Belgium.  A student of mine participated in the University of Illinois EU Center’s high school essay competition and came in second place, allowing me the chance to travel with the EUCE to Brussels.  The educational trip allowed me to collaborate with teachers and university students across the nation, create...

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EU Centers of Excellence, Education Trip to Brussels, June 17-20, 2013

by Larry Pahl I was privileged to attend the 2013 European Union Centers of Excellence summer educational trip to the European Union.  I got the right to participate in this intensive whirlwind of meetings and site visits involving all the key components of the Union by being the teacher of the student who won the U of I EU Center’s high school essay competition.  My student Chris Lanza won a cash prize for his essay on cooperation and conflict in the European Union, and I won a spot...

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2013 Summer Curriculum Development Workshop

The Timeless MEDITERRANEAN and the New European Union: Transnational Spaces and Integration Monday, June 10 - Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Pertinent Info Schedule Downloadable Campus Maps Local Restaurants and Entertainment The University of Illinois and The European Union Center (EUC) invites K-12 and community college educators to take part in this workshop to develop a more effective curriculum on the Mediterranean and Europe. These materials may be incorporated into...

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