Teaching the EU through the TAKS

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Teaching the EU through the TAKS

• Linking History, Geography the TEKS
• International CenterBush MuseumMay 31, 2003

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Session Plan

• Making the TAKS Connection
• Goals for the Session
• Euroquiz
• Introduction What is the EU?
• Map Work Where is the EU?
• A Key Issue Enlarging the EU

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Making the TAKS Connection

• EU can serve as an example linking history and
  geography in key TAKS areas
• Patterns of migration
• Patterns of urbanization
• Interpreting historical maps
• Processes of change
• Economic systems and relationships

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Sources of Foreign Direct Investment in the US
by Region, 2001(USD billion)Total Foreign
Investment in the US 1 321 billion
Source US Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, 2002. Foreign Direct
Investment Position in the United States on a
Historical Cost Basis, 2001.
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Euroquiz

• Take five minutes, work with a partner, and see
  what you already know about the European Union

• ANSWERS
• 1.A
• 2.B
• 3.C
• 4.B
• 5.D
• 6.B
• 7.B
• 8.D
• 9.C
• 10.B
• 11. B
• 12. C
• 13. D
• 14. B

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Workshop Goals

• Expand awareness and understanding
• Explore a key issue facing the EU
• Model activities and resources

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What is the EU?

• Organization of 15 nations committed to work
  together for peace prosperity.
• Decisions of European importance are made at the
  regional level.

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What is the EU?

• Originally all about trade and economy

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Todays EUNew Characteristics

• A future without frontiers
• Establishing European citizenship
• Keeping the peace
• Ensuring freedom, security and justice

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Todays EUNew Characteristics

• Asserting Europes role in the world
• The European Parliament
• Council of the EU
• The European Commission
• Court of Justice
• Court of Auditors

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Todays EUNew Characteristics

• Promoting economic and social progress
• Technological development
• A green and sustainable development

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Todays EUNew Characteristics

• Enlargement for a stronger and wider Europe

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Mapping the Expansion of EU
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Mapping the Expansion of EU

• Five Skills of Geography
• Asking geographic questions
• Acquiring geographic information
• Organizing geographic information
• Analyzing geographic information
• Answering geographic questions
• What geographic question can we ask?

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Mapping the Expansion of EU

• Ask
• Acquire
• Organize
• Analyze
• Answer

• Pattern of EU expansion (TAKS)
• Data provided
• Map it (TAKS)
• Spatial analysis (TAKS)
• What patterns can you see? What processes drove
  expansion?

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Mapping the EUs Development

• Working in groups, sharing colors and tasks
• 1957 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
  Luxembourg, the Netherlands
• 1973 Denmark, Ireland, the UK
• 1981 Greece
• 1986 Portugal, Spain
• 1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden

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Mapping the Expansion of EU

• Patterns?
• Where did it start? In what directions has it
  expanded over time? Where do you think the next
  direction is?

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Enlargement
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Enlargement

• Thirteen nations have applied.
• Requirements
• Political criteria Stable democracy guaranteeing
  the rule of law, human rights, protection of
  minorities
• Economic criteria Functioning market economy
• Social/cultural criteria Government able to
  apply and manage EU laws and the political,
  economic, social, and monetary union

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Enlargement

• Accession criteria
• Political criteria 1 2 3 4 5
• Economic criteria 1 2 3 4 5
• Social/cultural criteria 1 2 3 4 5
• Goal welcome nations modern and congruent enough
  to function in EU
• Your task evaluate data and rank 13 nations
  applying

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