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 Natalie Arsenault 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
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Art and the Environment (Syllabus and Resources,
Post-Secondary)
- Summary (17KB)
- Syllabus (74KB)
- Presentation (856KB) (also available as a ppt file - 1.3MB)
Karen Barton
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Geography of South America (Syllabus and Case
Study, Post-Secondary)
- Syllabus (37KB)
- Presentation (2.3MB)
Paul Brissette
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Carnival around the World (Multi-disciplinary Event, High School)
- Carnival Around the World (15KB)
- Fulbright (15KB)
- Script (33KB)
Elizabeth Elsas
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Language Arts Curriculum Project (High School)
- Curriculum Project (34KB)
Ann Griffiths
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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
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Ethnography and Gender in Latin America: The Case of Brazil
(Syllabus, Post-Secondary)
- Syllabus (916KB)
Peter Lavigne
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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
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Brazil Final Project (Economics, High School)
- FP Overview (20KB)
Jennifer Mayer
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Curriculum Plan (Foreign Languagues, High School)
- Curriculum Plan (16KB)
James Page
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sustainable Development in the Brazilian Amazon: A Tale of Two
Community-Based Organizations (Essay, Post-Secondary)
- Sustainable Development (21KB)
Linda Yaron
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The Quest for Treasure (English/Language Arts, High School)
- Quest for Treasure (100KB)
- Sustainable Development (661KB) (also available as a ppt file - 2.0MB)