This session, featuring speaker Megan Luttrell from KU CREES, focuses on the ancient tradition of pysanky (decorated eggs) in Ukraine. It discusses the history and process of making pysanky as well as the fascinating symbolism in the designs, tracing the change pysanky symbolism throughout cultural shifts in Ukraine. The session also introduces participants to digital resources on pysanky including sample lesson plans that show educators how they can use pysanky in a variety of classroom contexts.

This webinar is the fourth in a six-part webinar series, The Arts of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, designed to support educators in bringing the vibrant and diverse artistic traditions of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia into the classroom. Each 90-minute session will spotlight a different art form—including music, dance, literature, visual arts, cultural artifacts, and theater/film—offering both historical and cultural context as well as practical classroom strategies. Use the registration form to register for one or more of these events. 

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While the webinars are part of a cohesive series, educators are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. Educators who participate in the entire series will be awarded 10 PDP (contact) hours. This series offers a unique opportunity to enrich your curriculum with creative and engaging resources from the Eurasian cultural tradition.

This series, which is supported by a Title VI/National Resource Center Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is a collaboration between the following: 

• Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
• Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, University of Pittsburgh
• Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies, University of Kansas
• Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, The Ohio State University
• Center for Slavic, Eurasian and Eastern European Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University
• Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign