The VFOA Blog

Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the VFOA Blog was created to give educators in Panama, the US and beyond direct access to lesson plans and other resources that integrate Voices from Our America primary sources of information gathered over 3 years of research in Panama between 2007 and 2010.

Educators got the opportunity to share their experiences integrating Afro Panamanian and Afro Diasporic themes in their curricula through the VFOA Blog.

This publication compiles lessons, book reviews, articles about Creole, and articles about West Indian cooking that were posted from January to December 2011 in the VFOA Blog.

Wisdom of the Elders Quotebook

The Wisdom of the Elders initiative is focused on revealing and recognizing older adults’ life- and soul-sustaining wisdoms and productively incorporating them into K-12, undergraduate, graduate and health professions education.

Oral Interview Lesson Plans