You received a copy of this in class on Wednesday, March 13th. Please keep that copy (or print another one off, downloadable above) and keep it with you AT ALL TIMES while you are abroad!
This wiki will be used as a tool to help with preparation and communication throughout this semester as you prepare for, and partake in, Brazil Student Teaching Abroad. Use the pages on the right side of the screen to navigate the resources and information provided for you. This will serve as the primary resource for Brazil-specific information. Also, we have provided some language learning tools, packing lists, visa instructions, and much more. Please familiarize yourself with the wiki before class begins in the spring.
You can find your class syllabus, readings, and sample class projects for ED 590 on the Moodle.
You can also check out a website that a Spring 2012 student teacher created about Brazil at:
Saturday, March 30 - Please check in with Megan when you arrive. Restaurants and stores will be open regular business hours (stores 9am-6pm, grocery stores until 8pm, supermarkets until 11pm).
Megan's Room # 703
Sunday, March 31- (Easter Sunday) Almost everything will be closed. Shopping Mueller is open from 11am-10pm where we can find open restaurants. We will plan on walking here as a group for dinner. A specific time will be communicated and posted here upon arriving in Curitiba.
If you would like to attend a church service, there is a very famous Cathedral located in close walking distance to the hotel. Easter services will be held at 8:30am, 10am, and 6pm. It is called Cathedral Basilica of Nossa Senhora Luz in Curitiba. It is situated in Tiradentes square, which is where the city was originally founded!
Meet Megan in the hotel lobby at 9:30am if you want to walk to the Cathedral together for the 10am service.
Monday, April 1 -
11:00am - Group Meeting & Money Exchange (Meet in Megan's room 703.)
We will be doing a city tour of Curitiba from 2:30-6:30pm. Meet in the lobby of the hotel by 2:15pm. Details:
Group Dinner at Tropilha Grill - 8:00pm (Meet in hotel lobby at 7:30. We need to take a bus to get to the restaurant.) We will experience a traditional Brazilian Churrascaria, so come hungry!
Tuesday, April 2 -
8:45am - Portuguese class starts at CELIN *Meet in the hotel lobby by 8:30 to walk there together.*
1:30pm - Meeting with Ana Maria (UFPR Faculty Director) and Rector of the university. Dress professionally.
Please bring your passports with the student visa insert on this day.
Wednesday, April 3 -
8:45am - 11:35am Portuguese class at CELIN
Thursday, April 4 -
8:45am - 11:35am Portuguese class at CELIN (Megan and Susan will NOT be in class today due to university meetings.)
Lunch
1:00pm - Group Meeting in Megan's Room (703). We need to touch base about your school placements and take care of some logistics.
1:45pm - Everyone is going together to meet with some teachers and university faculty. This visit is going to be filmed on TV, so dress nice! (Please come to the group meeting in your "professional" clothes so we can go together to this meeting.)
Friday, April 5 -
9:30am School Visit - Meet Carolina in the hotel lobby. (Susan will be going with you, but Megan and Paola will be meeting at a different school so don't wait for us!)
Lunch
2:00pm - Special Education School Visit w/ whole group. **Meet in hotel lobby by 1:45 to walk to the university together. We need to meet the people who are taking us to the school there by 2:00pm.
Saturday, April 6 - Monday, April 8 -
Saturday - Get breakfast at 6:00am. The bus leaves at 6:30am!
The rainforest excursionhas been officially booked! School Visit: April 8 (You do NOT need to pack a professional outfit for this visit. Just wear your regular rainforest clothes.) Web Site: http://www.cormorano.com.br/english/index.html Guide/contact: Raphael Sobania, raphael@sobania.com.br Packing: Please make sure you have sufficient clothing and footwear for this trip. It is a rainforest, so it's extremely damp....meaning you should bring quick-dry clothing if you can. The trails are very muddy, so please bring old shoes or hiking boots. A cheap pair of light weight rain boots work very well on these trails. A headlamp or flashlight is also necessary for this excursion, along with a rain jacket. Everything for this 3-day trip should be able to easily fit in a backpack, because you'll have to carry your belonging on the trail and on a small boat to get to the lodge.
*You only need to bring a small amount of money for this trip. Food and beverages like coffee and juice are included. If you want to purchase sodas or beers...you will need to pay for those separately. We will also be stopping in a few small towns to catch the boats - so if you want to buy a coffee or snack for that, you'll need to pay.
Tuesday, April 9th - Friday, April 12th -
8:45am-11:35am Portuguese Classes
Lunch
1:15-5:35pm - Classroom placements at Colegio Sagrado Coracao de Jesus (We will discuss this placement at our meeting on Thursday at 1:00pm.)
NOTES:
We need to be there by 12:50 on the first day (Tuesday). We will all go together. Plan on eating lunch at the cafeteria and leaving immediately from there by 12:30.
Absolutely no photography of students is allowed at this school.
Placements:
Grade Level (Brazilian)
CT Name
Student Teachers
2
Lisiane
Molly & Lucy
3
Cintia
Rachel & Kathryn
4
Marcela
Tess & KeJuan
5
Marcia
Abby & Jennifer
Monday, April 15th-Friday, April 19th -
8:45am-11:00am Portuguese Classes
Lunch (This will need to be a very short lunch because there's not much time between language classes and this school's starting time!)
1:00pm-5:00pm - Classroom placements at Aldeia Betania
*The first day, you need to arrive by 12:45. Carolina will take you there by bus. It takes around 30 minutes to get there.
Placements: (You will each be placed in your own classrooms - there are multiple math classes/teachers at this school.)
Monday - You will all get your own preschool classroom.
Tuesday - You will each get to participate in "special" classes / non-academic areas.
Wednesday-Friday - You will be placed in a discipline area and will follow the same CT for these 3 days.
Discipline Area
Student Teachers
Math
Rachel & Kathryn
Science
KeJuan & Tess
Social Studies
Abby & Molly
Portuguese
Jennifer & Lucy
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You received a copy of this in class on Wednesday, March 13th. Please keep that copy (or print another one off, downloadable above) and keep it with you AT ALL TIMES while you are abroad!This wiki will be used as a tool to help with preparation and communication throughout this semester as you prepare for, and partake in, Brazil Student Teaching Abroad. Use the pages on the right side of the screen to navigate the resources and information provided for you. This will serve as the primary resource for Brazil-specific information. Also, we have provided some language learning tools, packing lists, visa instructions, and much more. Please familiarize yourself with the wiki before class begins in the spring.
You can find your class syllabus, readings, and sample class projects for ED 590 on the Moodle.
You can also check out a website that a Spring 2012 student teacher created about Brazil at:
http://breezeinbrazil.weebly.com/
For questions or concerns, you can email:
Megan Landwehr: mmlandwe@ncsu.edu
International Education Program Coordinator
Caitlin Plowfield: cmplowfi@ncsu.edu
Graduate Assistant
Schedule:
Saturday, March 30 -
Please check in with Megan when you arrive. Restaurants and stores will be open regular business hours (stores 9am-6pm, grocery stores until 8pm, supermarkets until 11pm).
Megan's Room # 703
Sunday, March 31 - (Easter Sunday)
Almost everything will be closed. Shopping Mueller is open from 11am-10pm where we can find open restaurants. We will plan on walking here as a group for dinner. A specific time will be communicated and posted here upon arriving in Curitiba.
If you would like to attend a church service, there is a very famous Cathedral located in close walking distance to the hotel. Easter services will be held at 8:30am, 10am, and 6pm. It is called Cathedral Basilica of Nossa Senhora Luz in Curitiba. It is situated in Tiradentes square, which is where the city was originally founded!
Meet Megan in the hotel lobby at 9:30am if you want to walk to the Cathedral together for the 10am service.
Monday, April 1 -
11:00am - Group Meeting & Money Exchange (Meet in Megan's room 703.)
We will be doing a city tour of Curitiba from 2:30-6:30pm. Meet in the lobby of the hotel by 2:15pm.
Details:
Group Dinner at Tropilha Grill - 8:00pm (Meet in hotel lobby at 7:30. We need to take a bus to get to the restaurant.)
We will experience a traditional Brazilian Churrascaria, so come hungry!
Tuesday, April 2 -
8:45am - Portuguese class starts at CELIN *Meet in the hotel lobby by 8:30 to walk there together.*1:30pm - Meeting with Ana Maria (UFPR Faculty Director) and Rector of the university. Dress professionally.
Please bring your passports with the student visa insert on this day.
Wednesday, April 3 -
8:45am - 11:35am Portuguese class at CELIN
Thursday, April 4 -
8:45am - 11:35am Portuguese class at CELIN (Megan and Susan will NOT be in class today due to university meetings.)
Lunch
1:00pm - Group Meeting in Megan's Room (703). We need to touch base about your school placements and take care of some logistics.
1:45pm - Everyone is going together to meet with some teachers and university faculty. This visit is going to be filmed on TV, so dress nice! (Please come to the group meeting in your "professional" clothes so we can go together to this meeting.)
Friday, April 5 -
9:30am School Visit - Meet Carolina in the hotel lobby. (Susan will be going with you, but Megan and Paola will be meeting at a different school so don't wait for us!)
Lunch
2:00pm - Special Education School Visit w/ whole group. **Meet in hotel lobby by 1:45 to walk to the university together. We need to meet the people who are taking us to the school there by 2:00pm.
Saturday, April 6 - Monday, April 8 -
Saturday - Get breakfast at 6:00am. The bus leaves at 6:30am!
The rainforest excursion has been officially booked!
School Visit: April 8 (You do NOT need to pack a professional outfit for this visit. Just wear your regular rainforest clothes.)
Web Site:
http://www.cormorano.com.br/english/index.html
Guide/contact: Raphael Sobania, raphael@sobania.com.br
Packing: Please make sure you have sufficient clothing and footwear for this trip. It is a rainforest, so it's extremely damp....meaning you should bring quick-dry clothing if you can. The trails are very muddy, so please bring old shoes or hiking boots. A cheap pair of light weight rain boots work very well on these trails. A headlamp or flashlight is also necessary for this excursion, along with a rain jacket. Everything for this 3-day trip should be able to easily fit in a backpack, because you'll have to carry your belonging on the trail and on a small boat to get to the lodge.
*You only need to bring a small amount of money for this trip. Food and beverages like coffee and juice are included. If you want to purchase sodas or beers...you will need to pay for those separately. We will also be stopping in a few small towns to catch the boats - so if you want to buy a coffee or snack for that, you'll need to pay.
Tuesday, April 9th - Friday, April 12th -
8:45am-11:35am Portuguese Classes
Lunch
1:15-5:35pm - Classroom placements at Colegio Sagrado Coracao de Jesus (We will discuss this placement at our meeting on Thursday at 1:00pm.)
NOTES:
We need to be there by 12:50 on the first day (Tuesday). We will all go together. Plan on eating lunch at the cafeteria and leaving immediately from there by 12:30.
Absolutely no photography of students is allowed at this school.
Placements:
Monday, April 15th-Friday, April 19th -
8:45am-11:00am Portuguese Classes
Lunch (This will need to be a very short lunch because there's not much time between language classes and this school's starting time!)
1:00pm-5:00pm - Classroom placements at Aldeia Betania
*The first day, you need to arrive by 12:45. Carolina will take you there by bus. It takes around 30 minutes to get there.
Placements: (You will each be placed in your own classrooms - there are multiple math classes/teachers at this school.)
Monday - You will all get your own preschool classroom.
Tuesday - You will each get to participate in "special" classes / non-academic areas.
Wednesday-Friday - You will be placed in a discipline area and will follow the same CT for these 3 days.
Instructions for editing wiki pages:**
On the top right corner of the wiki, you will see three icons at the beginning of the toolbar. Click the first icon. When you do, an "Edit" button should appear in the top right corner of the page you are trying to edit. Once it does, simply click that "edit" button, type your information into the page, and click "Save" at the top right corner of the editing toolbar that appeared after you clicked "edit." Your information will then be saved to the page. *Note*- Only individuals who have been added as members to this wiki may edit pages. If you have trouble editing, or think you have not been added as a member, email Caitlin Plowfield atcmplowfi@ncsu.edu for assistance.