Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program in Brazil 2007
Learning and the Land: How Sustainable Development Can Build a Strong Educational Foundation
The following curriculum units were developed by educators who participated in a month-long seminar in Brazil. Target subjects and grade levels vary; please contact LLILAS Public Engagement if you have questions regarding how to best use these resources in your classroom.
Unless otherwise noted, all files are in Adobe PDF format.
Laura Amrhein
Art and the Environment (Syllabus and Resources, Post-Secondary)
- Summary (17KB)
- Syllabus (74KB)
- Presentation (856KB) (also available as a ppt file - 1.3MB)
- Student Proposals (378KB)
Karen Barton
Geography of South America (Syllabus and Case Study, Post-Secondary)
- Syllabus (37KB)
- Presentation (2.3MB)
Paul Brissette
Carnival around the World (Multi-disciplinary Event, High School)
- Carnival Around the World (15KB)
- Fulbright (15KB)
- Script (33KB)
Elizabeth Elsas
Language Arts Curriculum Project (High School)
- Curriculum Project (34KB)
Ann Griffiths
Sustainable Development in Brazil (Portuguese Heritage Classes; Middle and High School)
- Sustainable Development in Brazil (6.2MB)
- Portuguese (78KB)
- CAAGP (1.5MB) (also available as a ppt file - 24.6MB)
Ellen Kintz
Ethnography and Gender in Latin America: The Case of Brazil (Syllabus, Post-Secondary)
- Syllabus (916KB)
Peter Lavigne
Sustainable Development in Brazil (Syllabus and Case Study Guidelines, Post-Secondary)
- Global Environmental Policy (136KB)
- Brazil not for Beginners (31KB)
- Presentation (16.8MB) (also available as a ppt file - 93.4MB)
Dawna Linsdell
Brazil Final Project (Economics, High School)
- Brazil Curriculum Project (142KB)
- Ocean Sustainable Development (659KB) (also available as a ppt file - 1.7MB)
- Wetlands and Biodiversity Sustainable Development (984KB) (also available as a ppt file - 2.4MB)
- Amazon and Sustainable Development 1: Amazon (105KB) (also available as a ppt file - 258KB)
- Amazon and Sustainable Development 2: Ethanol (18KB) (also available as a ppt file - 50KB)
- Amazon and Sustainable Development 3: GreenPeace (4.0MB) (also available as a ppt file - 17.2MB)
Jennifer Mayer
Curriculum Plan (Foreign Languagues, High School)
- Curriculum Plan (16KB)
James Page
Can Starbucks Deliver It All? Fair Trade, Sustainable Development, and Customer Service (Economics/Business, High School)
- Can Starbucks Deliver (144KB)
- Coffee Growing Regions (95KB)
- Pantanal Forever (1.6MB)
- Biofuels in Brazil (1.7MB) (also available as a ppt file - 2.0MB)
- Greenpeace Brazil (4.0MB) (also available as a ppt file - 17.1MB)
Sonja Schmidt
Brazil: A Case for NGOs or The Impact of the Citizen Sector (Social Studies, High School)
- Case for NGOs (48KB)
- Brazil Land and People (3.5MB) (also available as a ppt file - 40.0MB)
Lisa Schrenk
Pilotis and Sunshades: The Influence of Le Corbusier on Modern Architecture in Brazil (Essay and Resources, Post-Secondary)
- Pilotis and Sunshades (29.1MB)
Mark Shadle
A Pororoca of Desire: Genesis, Colonization, Projection, Connection and Sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon (Multi-Writing, Post-Secondary)
- A Pororoca of Desire (1.7MB)
Robert Tatum
Sustainable Development in the Brazilian Amazon: A Tale of Two Community-Based Organizations (Essay, Post-Secondary)
- Sustainable Development (21KB)
Linda Yaron
The Quest for Treasure (English/Language Arts, High School)
- Quest for Treasure (100KB)
- Sustainable Development (661KB) (also available as a ppt file - 2.0MB)