To build a better understanding of what is happening in North America in the classroom, our newest Teaching Modules highlight ongoing and emerging issues in the North American context:

• The North American Free Trade Agreement and North America
  Case Study and Teaching Note by Stephen Blank

• Improving Cross-Border Integration and Regulation of the Automotive Industry
  Case Study: Michael Hart (C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, The Border papers, No. 286)
  Teaching Note: Guy Stanley

• Transboundary Environmental Governance
  Case Study: Series from the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  Teaching Note: Claude J. Chereau

• Freight Transportation Infrastructure Policies
  Case Study: Stephen Blank, Graham Parsons, Juan Carlos Villa (North American Transportation Competitiveness Research Council Working Paper #5, March 2008)
  Teaching Note: James McNiven

PNA's growing collection of Teaching Resources are designed for instructors to encourage greater inclusion of North American content into courses in a variety of disciplines and fields at the university level. The teaching resources have two parts: a teaching module, built around an original case study or materials from a PNA Content Partner and a teaching note which highlights the main themes of the piece, offer suggestions for a teaching plan and discussion questions, and provides additional resources from Portal for North America and externally, and allow you to comment on your colleagues' posts.

These are just a few of the features Portal for North America has to offer. As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions. As you prepare for your fall courses, please take a look and let us know what you think at NorthAmerica@cigionline.org.

The Portal for North America

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