The University of Kansas International Outreach Newsletter
K-16 WORKSHOP
Art,
Politics, and Revolution: The Russian Avant-Garde and the Struggle for Ideas
Time: 10 AM- 1 PM
Date: Saturday, April 12
The workshop will be connected to exhibits:
http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/lissitzky.shtml
and http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/constructivist.shtml
E. W. Clowes, “Utopia in Avant-Garde Russian Art and Literature,” LIST OF INTERNET IMAGES
Lesson Plan: Deconstructing
Architecture: A Look at the Avant-Garde in Russian Architecture.
Written by Pamela Rohlfing, Special Education Teacher, Maple Park Middle
School, Gladstone, MO.
WORKSHOP
"Teaching World Cultures through
Animated Movies: A Journey from France and Russia to Japan"
Link: Teaching World Cultures Through Animated Movies
Brian Smith, the President of the KU Anime Club, and the club members promote various anime activities at the 2007 Kansas City Japan Festival.
WORKSHOP
"Conflict and Creativity in the Balkans"
Lesson Plan: What
to think about the Balkan situation in the 1800s and 1900s
On the Air Lesson Plans: ‘Everyone has an Uncle Vanya’ Understanding Character Through Mimic Writing.
WORKSHOP
"On The Air: Host your own Interactive Learning Show!"
November 11, 2006.
800th Anniversary
of the Founding of the Mongol Empire
WORKSHOP
"Mongols: Forging a bridge of trade and knowledge between Asia
and Europe"
April 8th, 2006
Mongol Lesson Plans:
]Tales from Afar: Ukraine and Ukrainians
A Quicktime movie for grades 6-12 interactive learning.
A Quicktime movie for grades 6-12 interactive learning.
The Sopilka is a hand-carved wooden flute with six to ten holes and a flat mouthpiece. It is a popular Ukrainian folk instrument with varied designs, depending on the manufacturing region. The sopilka is typically played by shepherds and mountain dwellers.
A collection of cards designed to facilitate the study of Ukrainian, Russian
and Silk Road cultures. Items are in the CREES Outreach collection and can
by borrowed by contacting Tatyana Wilds, International Outreach Coordinator
at 
tvw@ku.edu or by phone at 785.864.4237
Peter the Great and
the Founding of St. Petersburg
This is the introductory chapter of the curriculum packet "Treasures
of St. Petersburg." The curriculum packet is in CD-ROM format and
includes color pictures and music. We would be happy to lend you a copy
of the packet, please contact: tvw@ku.edu
Access the listing of websites used to create the "Treasures of St. Petersburg" curriculum packet.
For your convenience, we also have Common People, Uncommon Strength for download divided into chapters.
We have a paper version of this packet. If you would like us to send you
a copy, please contact: tvw@ku.edu
"Astronomy and the Cold War:
How the United States Used the Moon to Target the Soviet Union":
Lesson Plan.
Written by Richard P. Wilds, MS, Capital City High School, Topeka, KS, Secondary
9 - 12.
"Kansas in the Movies, the
Cold War Period": Lesson Plan.
Written by Tatyana V. Wilds, MA, Most Pure Heart of Mary School, Topeka,
KS, Middle School and High School 6 - 12.
tvw@ku.edu
Links for Teachers:
| Outreach World: A Resource for Teaching Kids about the World. | Outreach World is a comprehensive one-stop resource for teaching international and area studies and foreign languages in the precollegiate classroom. | National Geographic Xpeditions | This lesson has students learn about foreign products available in the United States and about U.S. companies that sell products abroad. They'll illustrate two maps to show where products come from and where they're sold, and they'll discuss ways in which they notice globalization in their own lives. |
| MSU - Agricultural Information and Science Education | The purpose of the Agribusiness in a Global Environment curriculum is to acquaint junior-high and high-school students with the many opportunities for international trade of agricultural products and to make them familiar with some of the factors affecting global marketing. |
| New York Times Economics | New York Times Economics Lessons. |
| CNN Student News | News for students, resources for teachers. |
| Kansas in the World | The KCIES promotes the infusion of international topics into the K-12 curriculum, raises public awareness of the need for international education, and provides resources for teachers, students, parents and communities. |
| PBS Teacher Source | PBS TeacherSource is a large collection of lesson plans, teacher guides, and online student activities correlated to 90 sets of state and national curriculum standards. |
| Discovery Channel | Discovery Channel School. |
| Asia Source | In this section you will find maps and statistics for Central Asian countries. |
| Education World Lesson Planning | Education World - Lesson Planning Center. |
| Education World National Standards | Education World - National Standards. |
| California State University - Northridge | Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful. |
| Kiddofspeed | Chernobyl Images: One Woman's Ride through Chernobyl. |
| Silkroad Resources | Sildroad Resources at the University of Kansas. |
Additional Resources:
Slavophilia--a resource for students and teachers of Slavic languages and literatures.
