These lesson plans display a body of diverse projects crafted by the educators participating in the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad in Ethiopia. Please use the resulting lesson plans as you see best in your classroom or learning environment.
Ethiopia Video Teacher Guide
Ryan Devlin, Teacher of the Year and his partner, expert educator Laura Buccigrossi co developed this amazing video which charms as much as it educates. Use this video to introduce any of the lessons listed below.
Ethiopia Video Teacher Guide: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Everyday Objects
Geraldine Truog, Kate Van Haren, Amber Niedomys
This diverse set of lesson, created by a highly qualified team, plan draws upon the appeal of the normal. By having students examine the objects they use everyday and compare them with the objects young people use in Ethiopia, learners may be able to discover more about themselves connect it to others around the world. These expertly crafted lessons are targeted toward late elementary school groups, however can be easily modified to accommodate any grade. Help your students find the amazing in the ordinary with everyday objects!
Everyday Objects Overview: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Ethiopia Objects: (Powerpoint)
America Objects: (Powerpoint)
America Activity Sheet: (PDF) - (Word Document)
America Activity Sheet Answers: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Ethiopia Activity Sheet: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Ethiopia Activity Sheet Answers: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Everyday Objects Extension Activities: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Practice Of Creating Communal Objects: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Gender and Education
Nicole Cristobal, Jawanza Rand
These lessons are the foundation for a exploration of gender with your students. These lessons, created by innovative researchers in the field, are targeted toward secondary level students (7-12), however, could be modified for any grade level. These expertly crafted lessons help you can your students explore female empowerment and training men as partners. Engage your students with a critical dive into gender from a global perspective.
Lesson 1: Gender Equality Fundamentals: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Lesson 2: Traditional Beliefs, Cultures and Customs: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Lesson 3: Male Allies: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Lesson 4: Gender and Work: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Lesson 5: Gender in Music and Dance: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Lesson 6: Gender and Education: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Food and Culture
Vincent Villella
These lesson, designed by a master educator, examine food from many diverse angles that can be incorporated in a learning environment to connect learning across disciplines. These lessons are organized for grades 9-12 but can easily be modified to fit the needs of any grade level. These lessons are intended to flow seemlessly with your core teaching objectives, serving to reinforce previously taught concepts with a global perspective edge.
Cross Cultural Coffee - World Cultures: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Cross Cultural Coffee - Math: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Cross Cultural Coffee - Chemistry: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Food Labels Artifacts - Health: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Food Labels Artifacts - Chemistry: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Food Labels Artifacts - Art: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Archive Interaction
Jackie Lombard
These fantastic lessons guide you and your students through the complex system of online archives. Explore history through artifacts with these finely crafted lessons. Intended for grades 9-12, these lessons can be modified to accommodate learners of any age. Set forth of a learning adventure with these stupendous lessons.
Lesson Plan: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Handout: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Farm to Table
Darla Gerlach, Doctor of Education, through in-depth interviews, hours of observations, and crafting personal relationships with the people of Sodo, Ethiopia, created a diverse set of lessons that capture and showcase the plant life of Ethiopia. These lessons are intended for students 7-12 however, students of any age could enjoy these lessons with some modifications.
Indigenous Ethiopian Technology & The Modern Maker Movement Lesson Plans: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Farm to Table - Ethnobotany in Ethiopian Lesson Plans: (PDF) - (Word Document)
A - Ethnobotany in Ethiopia: (PowerPoint)
B - Traditional Knowledge and Modern Practices: (PDF) - (Word Document)
C- A Blooming Investment of Ethiopia: (PDF) - (Word Document)
D - Indigenous Ethiopian Technology & the Modern Maker Movement: (Powerpoint)
E - This is like my History: (PDF) - (Word Document)
Geographic Information System
Sodo, Ethiopia
Erin Towns, a seventeen year veteran classroom teacher, utilizes geospatial technology and visuals from Sodo, Ethiopia to teach students and educators about geographic concepts of community space. This interactive series of lessons takes students and teachers on a visual journey through Sodo, Ethiopia while teaching them to how to use basic ArcGIS Online mapping tools. Students are asked to map local community spaces and compare them with ones found in Sodo, Ethiopia.
This lesson can be included in any social studies course dedicated to increasing technological literacy and historical and contemporary content about Eastern Africa.
Music and Dance of Wolaita and Ethiopia
Irene Chepnegtich & Gerald Savage
Two outstanding teachers from Pittsburgh Public, Irene and Gerald, craft a beautiful lesson that help you guide your students through a musical adventure through Sodo Ethiopia. This lesson could be used as an addition to many classes which could explore music through different contexts: Math, physics, art, history, etc.
Lesson Plan: (PDF)