Education
The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia together with the Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research at the University of Michigan developed a textbook and comprehensive teaching guide for educators to teach about the war in Ukraine and broader issues such as human rights, genocide, war crimes, and sovereignty. The teaching resources satisfy multiple high school social studies standards in World and U.S. History, as well as reading standards for informational texts. They are meant to be used in conjunction with WCEE’s interactive maps and online archive of witness testimonies.
The textbook and teaching guide are provided free of charge.
High School Materials
High School Materials
Teaching Guide includes classroom activities, discussion prompts, and vicarious trauma training.
Textbook includes readings, assignments, and projects.
Lesson Sequence:
1) The War in Ukraine: Historical Context
2) What Are War Crimes? What Does Justice Look Like?
3) Looking for Patterns of War Crimes
4) Incident Case Studies
What Teachers Say:
The maps outlining war crimes and Russian advances were strong conversation pieces for students. It gave them a vision of the impact of this war that is difficult to provide from just stories and numbers.
The teaching guide is comprehensive, complete with instructions for teachers that are detailed without being overwhelming. The interactive maps are easy for students to navigate.
The WCEE materials were so complete that no modifications were needed to add depth for our students.
Higher Education Recommendations
Higher Education Materials
Areas: Social Sciences, Law, History, Communications / Journalism, Slavic Studies, Digital Humanities
INCLUDES:
• Recommendations for instructors and faculty
• Questions and activities
• Examples of relevant U-M courses
In Progress
While we work on this package, we encourage university- and college-level educators to utilize the High School Teaching Materials
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