REEI K-12 Teacher Outreach

The REEI Outreach Program

The REEI Outreach Program implements the Institute's mission as a US Department of Education-funded Title VI National Resource Center to serve as an informational resource on the Russian and East European area for the needs of local, regional and national constituencies. Check out REEI on the OUTREACHWORLD website!

Teacher Training Workshops

REEI organizes one-day teacher training workshops on a variety of topics. These may take place all over the state of Indiana. Topics vary from year to year. The series, Geography and History of the World, is designed to assist Indiana teachers with implementation of the new Indiana Department of Education Standards.

Classroom Visits

Indiana University arranges for faculty, advanced graduate students or international students to give presentations on a variety of topics. In recent years we’ve focused a great deal of attention on doing site visits to all of the precollege Russian language programs in Indiana and neighboring states. We have also formed a partnership with the Bloomington campus Upward Bound Project to offer Russian language training in their six week summer residential academic experience.

Audiovisual and Curriculum Lending Library

REEI lends material free of charge to users nationwide. The collection includes new releases of Russian and East European feature films (with English subtitles) and documentary programs designed for college -and precollege-level audiences. Books and teaching aids, youth-specific videos, and maps are also available.

E-mail Distribution List

You may subscribe to our The reei_k12 e-mail distribution list by sending an e-mail to reei@indiana.edu. This list will inform K-12 teachers of opportunities for professional development related to teaching about Russia and Eastern Europe. Postings will include such items as free curriculum materials, announcements of teacher training workshops, opportunities to apply for grants, and other outreach services. Postings will average one message per month during the academic year.

Distance Learning

REEI develops two-way interactive video classes and special programs on Russian and East European topics through Indiana University International Studies in Schools program (ISIS).

Summer Institute for International Studies

The Indiana University Center for the Study of Global Change hosts a residential international studies institute for K-12 teachers. Recent workshop topics have included environmental problems, population and gender and conflict management. Visit their website for more information, www.indiana.edu/~global/issi/.

REEI Newsletter

REEI publishes a free quarterly newsletter, REEIfication, which reports on research projects of faculty, students and alumni. A section entitled Outreach Notes shares information about new publications, audiovisual materials, teaching aids, workshops and fellowships. An online version is available online, www.indiana.edu/~reeiweb/newsletter/index.shtml.

Indiana in the World

Indiana in the World has been selected for inclusion in the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies / Social Science Education. Over 4,000 copies of materials have been distributed to Indiana middle and high school teachers, education faculty and teachers in training across Indiana, various Indiana education associations, and other national global educators.

Other Resources

Resources offered by other universities and institutes.