RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL
TIME
WHAT TIME IS IT IN BRAZIL OR THAILAND, RIGHT NOW (see Rio de Janeiro or Bangkok)?
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
WEATHER
CURRENCY
MAPS
KEY INFORMATION
PODCASTS
BLOG
FOR THAILAND:
THAI LANGUAGE WITH AUDIO!
http://www.learningthai.com/useful_phrases.html and
http://www.thai-language.com/lessons/
THAI NATIONAL ANTHEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDKah2nnvw
FOR FUN - ELEPHANT SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4asnmrRNfg
Elephant song lyric;
Chang Chang Chang (Elephant Elephant Elephant)
Nong Kei Hen Chang Rue Plaw (Have you even seen the elephant?)
Chang Man Tua To Mai Bao (Elephant has a big body)
Jamuk Yao Yao Riek Wa Nguang (Long nose call trunk)
Me Kiew Tai Nguang Riek Wa Nga (has tooth under trunk call tusk)
Me Hu Me Ta Hang Yao (had ears, has eyes, long tail)
Vocabulary;
Chang=Elephant, Nong=to call young brother or sister, Kei=Ever, Hen=See, Rue Plaw=Arn't you?, Man=It, Tua=Body,
To=Big, Mai=Not, Bao=Light, Jamuk=Nose, Yao=Long, Riek Wa=Call, Nguang=Trunk, Me=Have, Kiew=tooth,
Tai=Under, Nga=tusk, Hu=Ears, Ta=Eyes, Hang=Tail.
BRAZIL READINGS
Simple Summary: Brazil- Education
An overview of education in Brazil. Written by the United Nations.
http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-education.htm
Comprehensive Review of Education in Brazil (2002)
Written by the WorldBank.
Click here for article
Educational System of Brazil (1990)
Fonseca, M. A. & Sianou, M. (ed.) (1990). Education system of Brazil: An update of current reforms. World
Education News & Reviews, Fall, 1990, 8-12.
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/BR_ProfFall90.pdf
The Challenges of Education in Brazil (2003)
Schwartzman, S. (2003). University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies, Working Paper Series, Working Paper
CBS 38
http://www.schwartzman.org.br/simon/pdf/challenges.pdf
Globalization, Poverty, and Social Inequity in Brazil (2003)
Schwartzman, S. (2003). Text prepared for the project “Globalization and Inequality,” Woodrow Wilson Center,
Washington.
http://www.schwartzman.org.br/simon/pdf/globalization.pdf
Racial Classification & Income Inequality in Brazil (2008)
Telles, E. E. & Lim, N. (2008). Does it matter the race question? Racial classification and income inequality in Brazil.
Demography, (35)4, 465-74.
Click here for article
Challenges of Education in Brazil [2004, book]
Brock, C. & Schwartzman, S. (eds). (2004), The Challenges of Education in Brazil (Oxford Studies in
Comparative Education), Symposium Books: United Kingdom (UK). Available for about $24 from
http://amazon.co.uk [note, the cost is twice as much at US-based online stores???]
HISTORY OF BRAZIL THROUGH A LENS OF MUSIC
EXCELLENT! There are 8 videos (each about 9 minutes)-- this tells the history of Brazil through it's music. Simply
terrific. Enjoy....
Brasil, Brasil - Samba to Bossa
Video #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0DTzkpsHo
Video #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XEJ29Q1YfA&feature=related
Video #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOGcvpXv66g
Video #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh94fiEnlgo
Video #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_mEpa7GkQ
Video #6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6dGS5qmtPU
Video #7 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 1]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZDqHe3Tws&feature=related
Video #8 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 2]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDmvlmBWwQ&feature=related
Video #9 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 3]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0h7QCXV8rc
Video #10 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANModWL1R78
Video #11 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 5]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjWynMA2-Y0
Video #12 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 6]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Lq2objPTw
Video #13 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 7]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8aa5AnCWdE
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES:
CONFERENCE CALLS
Brazil team - Oct. 18, 2009 (#1) http://www.zshare.net/video/672034823a545b9d/
TIME
WHAT TIME IS IT IN BRAZIL OR THAILAND, RIGHT NOW (see Rio de Janeiro or Bangkok)?
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
WEATHER
- BRAZIL WEATHER: http://weather.yahoo.com/Rio-de-Janeiro-Brazil/BRXX0201/forecast.html
THAI WEATHER: http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/THXX0003.html
CURRENCY
- EXCHANGE RATE: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
CHEATSHEET FOR YOUR WALLET: http://www.oanda.com/convert/cheatsheet
MAPS
- Rio de Janeiro: http://www.ipanema.com/citytour/index.htm
Chiang Mai: http://www.thaiwaysmagazine.com/chiang_mai_map/chiang_mai_map_2000pix.html
KEY INFORMATION
- Brazil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
Thailand: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand
PODCASTS
- Orozco's Podcast Site: http://www.orozco.mypodcast.com/
BLOG
- Orozco's Blog Site: http://drorozco.blogspot.com/
FOR THAILAND:
THAI LANGUAGE WITH AUDIO!
http://www.learningthai.com/useful_phrases.html and
http://www.thai-language.com/lessons/
THAI NATIONAL ANTHEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDKah2nnvw
FOR FUN - ELEPHANT SONG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4asnmrRNfg
Elephant song lyric;
Chang Chang Chang (Elephant Elephant Elephant)
Nong Kei Hen Chang Rue Plaw (Have you even seen the elephant?)
Chang Man Tua To Mai Bao (Elephant has a big body)
Jamuk Yao Yao Riek Wa Nguang (Long nose call trunk)
Me Kiew Tai Nguang Riek Wa Nga (has tooth under trunk call tusk)
Me Hu Me Ta Hang Yao (had ears, has eyes, long tail)
Vocabulary;
Chang=Elephant, Nong=to call young brother or sister, Kei=Ever, Hen=See, Rue Plaw=Arn't you?, Man=It, Tua=Body,
To=Big, Mai=Not, Bao=Light, Jamuk=Nose, Yao=Long, Riek Wa=Call, Nguang=Trunk, Me=Have, Kiew=tooth,
Tai=Under, Nga=tusk, Hu=Ears, Ta=Eyes, Hang=Tail.
BRAZIL READINGS
Simple Summary: Brazil- Education
An overview of education in Brazil. Written by the United Nations.
http://www.un.int/brazil/brasil/brazil-education.htm
Comprehensive Review of Education in Brazil (2002)
Written by the WorldBank.
Click here for article
Educational System of Brazil (1990)
Fonseca, M. A. & Sianou, M. (ed.) (1990). Education system of Brazil: An update of current reforms. World
Education News & Reviews, Fall, 1990, 8-12.
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/BR_ProfFall90.pdf
The Challenges of Education in Brazil (2003)
Schwartzman, S. (2003). University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies, Working Paper Series, Working Paper
CBS 38
http://www.schwartzman.org.br/simon/pdf/challenges.pdf
Globalization, Poverty, and Social Inequity in Brazil (2003)
Schwartzman, S. (2003). Text prepared for the project “Globalization and Inequality,” Woodrow Wilson Center,
Washington.
http://www.schwartzman.org.br/simon/pdf/globalization.pdf
Racial Classification & Income Inequality in Brazil (2008)
Telles, E. E. & Lim, N. (2008). Does it matter the race question? Racial classification and income inequality in Brazil.
Demography, (35)4, 465-74.
Click here for article
Challenges of Education in Brazil [2004, book]
Brock, C. & Schwartzman, S. (eds). (2004), The Challenges of Education in Brazil (Oxford Studies in
Comparative Education), Symposium Books: United Kingdom (UK). Available for about $24 from
http://amazon.co.uk [note, the cost is twice as much at US-based online stores???]
HISTORY OF BRAZIL THROUGH A LENS OF MUSIC
EXCELLENT! There are 8 videos (each about 9 minutes)-- this tells the history of Brazil through it's music. Simply
terrific. Enjoy....
Brasil, Brasil - Samba to Bossa
Video #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0DTzkpsHo
Video #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XEJ29Q1YfA&feature=related
Video #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOGcvpXv66g
Video #4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh94fiEnlgo
Video #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_mEpa7GkQ
Video #6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6dGS5qmtPU
Video #7 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 1]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZDqHe3Tws&feature=related
Video #8 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 2]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDmvlmBWwQ&feature=related
Video #9 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 3]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0h7QCXV8rc
Video #10 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANModWL1R78
Video #11 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 5]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjWynMA2-Y0
Video #12 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 6]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Lq2objPTw
Video #13 [Brasil, Brasil - Tropicalia Revolution- 7]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8aa5AnCWdE
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES:
- World Cafe Community: http://www.theworldcafecommunity.net/
Opportunities with US Consulates, Embassies & State Dept
http://www.devex.com/articles/us-state-department-is-hiring
CONFERENCE CALLS
Brazil team - Oct. 18, 2009 (#1) http://www.zshare.net/video/672034823a545b9d/
International Programs for School Leaders