Fulbright-Hays Curriculum Projects

Purpose

These curriculum projects were developed by the participants as a result of their Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad experience in Australia. The projects are designed as lesson plans to be integrated into existing courses; or new courses to be integrated into existing programs in United States curriculum to increase students awareness and knowledge of Australia.

The projects have been listed below in specific study areas for which they were developed, with reference to the grade for which they were also delivered. Each project listed then provides a rationale and outline for their development and implementation; lesson background and key questions; lesson plans or outlines, and a list of relevant resource material. Some participants have also included feedback and / or examples of work from their students related to these classes.

Terms of Use

All curriculum projects and opionions expressed within them are solely the responsibility of the author. The Australian-American Fulbright Commission does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information compiled in the projects. Although designed for the United States curriculum, these projects can be shared with the larger international education community and adapted for individual use in institutions, schools, classrooms, and communities.

Fulbright-Hays Project of the Year

Selected by the Australian Fulbright Hays Committee

2005

Project of the Year:

• Beyond the Dot: Experiencing Aboriginal Art from a Larger Perspective - Deborah Webster

Highly Commended Projects:

• On Justice and Human Nature in Aboriginal Australia - Scott Campbell
• The Kids' Connection – Integrated Social Studies & Music - Dayna Drake
• Human Rights, Race and the Stolen Generation: The Treatment of Australian Aboriginals - Nick Maraventano
• Moving Up in the Land Down Under: Land Rights and Land Use in Australia, a Geographical Enquiry - Maureen Spaight

2006

Joint Project of the Year:

• Visions of Landscape; Portraits of Landscape; Cultural Cloaks; and Art and Literature - Margo Wixsom
• Sustainability and Stewardship: The Future is Upon Us! - JoAnne Trygestad

Highly Commended Projects:

• Australia - an Ancient, Delicate, and Unique Environment - Donna Langley-Peck
• Patriotism and the Podium Examining Race, Sports and Civil Rights in the 1968 & 2000 Olympic Games - Mary Ellen Lennon
• Getting a Green Streak: Environmentalism as Vehicle for Social Change - Amy Woods
• The Unique and Diverse Geography of Australia, with Interdisciplinary Studies - Vonda Tabor

Curriculum Projects	Grade
Art
Avedisian, Andre 2006 The Universality of Origination of Dreamtime Myths of the Australian Aboriginals, Deposit Central School District, New York, NY	10 -12
Bartels, Patricia 2006 We are a World Family (Lesson Plan) , We are a World Family (Powerpoint), - these projects will take a moment to download. Brown County Junior High, Nashville, IN	6 - 8
Jesup, Cynthia 2006 The Oldest Language, Art as a Communication Tool, Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange, FL	9 - 12
Webster, Deborah 2005 Beyond The Dot: Experiencing Aboriginal Art from a Larger Perspective, Sayles School of Fine Arts, New York, NY (2005 Project of the Year)	9 - 12
Wixsom, Margo 2006 (these projects are Power Point documents and take a moment to open) 1. Visions of Landscape    2. Portraits of Landscape     3. Wondrous Watersheds     4. Cultural Cloaks    5. Art and Literature, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA (2006 Project of the Year)	9 - 12
Cross-Discipline
Drake, Dayna 2005 The Kids' Connection - Integrated Social Studies & Music, Chase Collegiate School, Waterbury, CT (2005 Highly Commended)	4+
Tabor, Vonda 2006 The Unique and Diverse Geography of Australia, with Interdisciplinary Studies Wilbur S. Pence Middle School, Daytona, VA (2006 Highly Commended)	6 - 8
English / Language & Literature
Adams, Nadene 2006 Give It a Read, Robert Gray Middle School, Portland, WI	6 - 8
Bolick, Arami 2005 Australian Literature, Language, Art, and Cultural Identity, Davidson River School, NC	9 - 12
Clay, Mellanie 2005 Delicious and Diverse Down Under: ESL students learning about Australia, International Newcomer Academy, TX	K - 12
Conover, Cheryl 2005 Survey of Australian Literature: A Search for Australian Identity, Carroll College, Helena, MT	college
Morgan, Margie 2005 Convict Project: Gaining an understanding of Abel Magwitch in New South Wales in Great Expectations, Lake Highlands Freshman Centre, Dallas, TX	9
Media
Yu, Yanmin 2005 Australian Media and Indigenous Affairs , University of Bridgeport, CT	college
Philosophy
Campbell, Scott 2005 On Justice and Human Nature in Aboriginal Australia, Nazareth College of Rochester, New York, NY (2005 Highly Commended)	college
O'Neill, Tom 2005 Tall Poppy Syndrome - Bentham's Utilitarianism In Australia, Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI	college
Social Studies / Geography / History
Caruso, Sam 2005 Australian Aboriginals and American History: Developing a Global Theme in the Secondary Classroom, Catalina Foothill High, Tuscan, AZ	college
Cooper, Alan 2005 Comparative Genocide, (a web site for resource for students studying a course in 'Terrorism and Genocide'), Otterbein College, Columbus, OH	7-12
Federspiel, Bridget 2006 A Study of Australia Through the Ohio Academic Content Standard, Dayton Public School, Kettering, OH	9 - 12
Heiden, Mark 2006 The Great Barrier Reef, A World's Treasure , Brooks Elementary School, Fishers, IN	3
Lahti-Hommeyer Lynn 2006 Creating a Dynamic Classroom Learning Environment Through Schoolyard Habitat Areas, District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington DC	ele -2
Langley-Peck, Donna 2006 1. Australia, 2. 'Australia' Powerpoint slide descriptions, Brittonkill Central Schools, Troy, NY (2006 Highly Commended)	9 - 12
Lennon, Mary Ellen 2006 Patriotism and the Podium Examining Race, Sports and Civil Rights in the 1968 & 2000 Olympic Games, Bard High School Early College, New York, NY (2006 Highly Commended)	9 - 12
Maraventano, Nick 2005 Human Rights, Race and Stolen Generations: The Treatment of Australian Aboriginals, Jericho High School, New York, NY (2005 Highly Commended)	7 - 12
O'Neal, Vicki 2006 Kangaroos, Kookaburras and Koalas, Ho My!, Lincoln Elementary, Baxter Springs, KS	K - 5
Spaight, Maureen 2005 Moving up in the Land Down Under: Land Rights and Land Use in Australia, a Geographical Inquiry, East Providence High School, East Providence, RI (2005 Highly Commended)	9-12
Trygestad, JoAnn 2006 Sustainability and Stewardship And three Powerpoint presentations; 1.Australia, Ancient Land 2. Australia's Landscapes 3. Australia An Examinination of Sustainablity and Stewardship These may take some time to download. Rosemount Middle School, Bridgewater, VA (2006 Project of the Year)	6 - 8
Wallace, Carolyn, 2006 (this project will link you to a video away from the Fulbright website) Ecological Footprint, Jefferson High School, Lafayette, IN	9 - 12
Woods, Amy 2006 Envionmentalism as a Vehicle for Social Change, Nashua High School, Nashua, NH (2006 Highly Commended)	9 - 12