Edmar Bernardes DaSilva, (Doctor in Geography Education and MA in Geography)

Ed B. DaSilva, EdD

dreddasilva@yahoo.com

Education:

Doctor of Geography Education

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Dissertation Title:

A COMPARISON OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF U.S EDUCATED AND NON-U.S. EDUCATED COMMUNITY COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS

http://purl.fcla.edu/fau/58014

Masters Degree in Geography
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Bachelors in World History Magna Cum Laude
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Courses Taught:

GEO 1000   Intro to Geography

GEA 2000   World Geography

GEO 2200   Physical Geography

GEO 2370   Conservation of Natural Resources (the Geography of the Environment)

GEO 4500   The Geography of Europe

SSE  4361    Geography Education - Middle and Secondary Methods

SSE  4150    K-6 Geography Education

EDF 3610    Education in a Multicultural Society

Teaching Fields in Geography:

World Geography, Regional Geography (Europe, and South America…), Conservation of Natural Resources, Physical Geography and Environmental Geography (Human Impact on the Coastal Regions).

Languages:

American English (speak, read and write very well)
Portuguese (speak, read and write very well)
Italian (read and speak well; write quite well)
German (read and speak fairly and write some)
French (read quite well. Speak some)

Spanish (read quite well. Speak some)

Professional Experience:

August 2004 to present
Broward College – Davie Campus and South Campus, Florida

Adjunct Geography Professor (Introduction to Geography, World Geography, Physical Geography and Conservation of Natural Resources)

May 2008 to 2010

Florida Atlantic University: Adjunct Professor of Social Studies Education (teaching pre-service teachers how to teach Geography – Cartography, Human and Physical Geographies)

January 2006 to May 2006

Florida Atlantic University: Worked as a research assistant and teaching assistant with Dr. Penelope Fritzer: Geography Education.

August 2003 to August 2004
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida
Teaching assistant (TA) for Geography (World Geography, Geography of Europe and Biogeography) at Florida Atlantic University

August 2002 to August 2003
Research assistant for World History at Florida Atlantic University, Davie, Florida
Worked as a research assistant: The History of Brazil, Portugal, Spain and Spanish America.

October 1997 to 2002
Academia Linguistica, Inc. Oakland Park, Florida

Translator, Teacher and Interpreter
Translated documents, taught Italian and Portuguese, interpreted court and medical depositions and trials

Refereed Publications

Bernardes DaSilva, E., and Kvasnak, R. N. (2016). “Latin” and “Anglo” America Geographic Regions Do Not Exist, The Geography Teacher, (in press)

DaSilva, E. B., and Kvasnak R.N. (2012). Multimedia Technology and Students’ Achievement in Geography, The Geography Teacher 9 (1), 18-25.

DaSilva E. B., and Kvasnak R. N. (2011).Taking Stock in Geography Education Around the World: An International Perspective on the Teaching of Geography, The Geography Teacher 8 (1), 16-23.

Refereed Chapter

DaSilva, E. & Kvasnak, R. (2012). “Chaper 12: Brazilians.” Literacy, Language, and Culture: Methods and Strategies for Mainstream Teachers with Not-so-Mainstream Learners, ed. Eileen N. Whelan Ariza and Susanne Lapp. Charlotte, NC, Kona Publishing and Media Group. pp. 203-212.

Reviewer for:

The Geography Teacher – The National Council for Geographic Education

Self-Published Books: Short Stories and Poetry

Bernardes DaSilva. E. (2004). Perdido em Berlim – Lost in Berlin (Geographical Short Stories and Articles). São Paulo: All Print Editora.

Bernardes DaSilva. E. (1998/1999). Sentimentos e Paixões – Feelings and Passions. Miami: Academia Linguistica.

Bernardes DaSilva, E. (1997). Astros e Estrelas – Stars and Planets (Geographical Short Stories and Poems). Belo Horizonte: Gradual Editora e Gráfica.

Bernardes DaSilva, E. (1996). Viagens Dentro de Mim e do Universo - Voyages inside Me and the Universe (Geographical Poems). Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Gradual Editora e Gráfica.

Refereed Presentations:

International

“Fizika Geografio” (Physical Geography) - San Remo, Italian Esperanto Congress 2013 – San Remo, Italy

State
“Geography Education – Physical Geography” – Florida Atlantic University Graduate Symposium 2007 – Boca Raton, Florida

“Language and Environment – Geography Shaping Language” Florida Atlantic University Graduate Symposium 2006 – Boca Raton, Florida

“Language and Environment – Geography Shaping Language” Florida Society of Geographers-2004 Annual Meeting – Orlando, Florida.

Professional Organizations:

National Council of Geographical Education (member)

American Association of Geographers

Florida Society of Geographers (member)

Awards and Nominations:

Nominated adjunct professor the year 2014

The best content research article, The Geography Teacher Journal (Published by the National Council of Geographical Education), 2013

The most downloaded article of the year (The Geography Teacher Journal), 2013

Nominated adjunct professor of the year 2012 at Broward College

Nominated adjunct professor of the year 2010 at Broward College

Doctoral Student of the Year (2007/2008): College of Education at Florida Atlantic University

References on request