Earth to Class

Geological map of Brazil South-America Plate in global context

Earth2Class em Brasil
Earth2Class in Brazil

Dr. Cristiana Mattos Assumpção and Frederico Dalmas Baggio of São Paulo, Brasil, have been key Leadership Members of the Earth2Class Workshops for Teachers since our beginnings in 2000. Cristiana has overseen the integration of educational technology strategies, building on what she was learning as she earned her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University. Fred has created our web site and overseen our information technology structure. Upon completion of Cristiana's dissertation, they returned to their home in São Paulo. But both have continued to work with Dr. Michael Passow very closely--in person when in the USA and electronically from Brazil.

In February 2007, the E2C program took new and exciting paths when Mike visited Cristiana and Fred in São Paulo. We will strive to create new opportunities for educators in the USA and Brasil to interact through E2C. A second visit in 2008 further broadened our search for suitable locations where we may bring teachers for mutual benefit.

This section of the Website contains the "seeds" for what we hope will eventually be a flourishing exchange, with physical visits and virtual interactions.

Links to interesting websites about science education, geology, and climate in Brasil

Images from Michael Passow's first visit to Brasil (Feb 2007)

Images from Michael Passow's second visit to Brasil (Feb 2008)

2010 American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly in Brasil