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On November 9, 2022, Teaching Central America, a project of Teaching for Change, hosted an educator workshop focused on Indigenous Central America to provide teachers with strategies and resources for introducing the Indigenous history of Central America in their classroom. Participants explored the Quiche Maya ancestral story, including the Popol Vuh and the Maya origin …
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM ET (4:00 PM – 6:15 PM PT) Many students in U.S. classrooms can trace their roots to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as other Central American countries, yet the history of the region is largely absent from U.S. curriculum. There is even less regional-specific …
Our Communities, Our Histories: Engaging Oral History Praxis Across the Salvadoran Diaspora is on online session held during Teach Central America Week.
Jonathan Peraza Campos was invited by Dr. Theresa Alviar-Martin to give a workshop for teachers participating in Kennesaw State University’s Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship in June of 2026. He shared about his developing work to design an approach for an “ethnic studies of the Global U.S. South” and the work of Teaching …
Teaching for Change’s work began decades ago with teacher committees in solidarity with Central America. We developed lessons and workshops to address the scarcity of resources in the K–12 curriculum. Those resources are now available online at our Teaching Central America site for year round access. To focus attention on the region during Latinx Heritage Month, we …
On Saturday, March 14, educators from across the country gathered online for a day of learning, reflection, and connection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In, hosted in partnership with Teaching for Change. This year’s theme, Native Americans and the American Revolution: Conflict, Resilience, and Legacy, invited educators to …
By Jonathan Peraza Campos Serving as program specialist for Teaching Central America is my commitment to my people and our struggle. I teach Central America as an attempt to heal our connection to our homelands, to bridge the gap between forgetting and unforgetting, between historical omission and historical memory. In 1991, my mother came to …
Over the summer, Teaching Central America Program Specialist Jonathan Peraza Campos had the opportunity to spread the word about Teaching Central America and to help grow infrastructure for Central American studies across the country. In these dire times, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and in despair. However, while at the XITO teacher institute in …
Our Teaching Central America project benefits from the scholarship and feedback from a noted team of advisors inclusive of artists, authors, scholars, and community members. Here are some highlights of their achievements from this year. Futurities Conference Teaching Central America advisor and Dartmouth College professor Dr. Jorge Cuellar helped organize the second annual Central American …
On October 6, 2025, participants heard from educators who taught Central American Studies focused units for both upper and lower elementary. They presented these lessons: “Cultural Identity Preservation Through Storytelling” and “Resistance and Advocacy of Marginalized Communities.” Hosted by the UCI History Project and the Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project in collaboration with Teaching …
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Indigenous Central America Educator Workshop Highlights and Resources
Posted: November 15, 2022 by Allison Acosta
On November 9, 2022, Teaching Central America, a project of Teaching for Change, hosted an educator workshop focused on Indigenous Central America to provide teachers with strategies and resources for introducing the Indigenous history of Central America in their classroom. Participants explored the Quiche Maya ancestral story, including the Popol Vuh and the Maya origin …
Category: 2022, News, News Articles Tags: Central America
Indigenous Central America Educator Workshop
Posted: October 20, 2022 by Allison Acosta
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM ET (4:00 PM – 6:15 PM PT) Many students in U.S. classrooms can trace their roots to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as other Central American countries, yet the history of the region is largely absent from U.S. curriculum. There is even less regional-specific …
Category: News, News Articles Tags: Central America, professional development
Teach Central America Week Virtual Encuentro
Posted: August 15, 2026 by Allison Acosta
Our Communities, Our Histories: Engaging Oral History Praxis Across the Salvadoran Diaspora is on online session held during Teach Central America Week.
Category: 2026, News Tags: Central America, Events
Teaching Central America at Kennesaw State University
Posted: June 2, 2026 by Mykella
Jonathan Peraza Campos was invited by Dr. Theresa Alviar-Martin to give a workshop for teachers participating in Kennesaw State University’s Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship in June of 2026. He shared about his developing work to design an approach for an “ethnic studies of the Global U.S. South” and the work of Teaching …
Category: Teaching Central America Tags: Central America
New Resources on Central America
Posted: April 1, 2026 by Deborah
Teaching for Change’s work began decades ago with teacher committees in solidarity with Central America. We developed lessons and workshops to address the scarcity of resources in the K–12 curriculum. Those resources are now available online at our Teaching Central America site for year round access. To focus attention on the region during Latinx Heritage Month, we …
Category: 2026, News, News Articles
Native Americans and the American Revolution: Conflict, Resilience, and Legacy
Posted: February 12, 2026 by Aileen Tapia
On Saturday, March 14, educators from across the country gathered online for a day of learning, reflection, and connection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In, hosted in partnership with Teaching for Change. This year’s theme, Native Americans and the American Revolution: Conflict, Resilience, and Legacy, invited educators to …
Category: 2025, News, News Articles Tags: Events, NMAI
How and Why I Teach Central America
Posted: September 15, 2025 by Allison Acosta
By Jonathan Peraza Campos Serving as program specialist for Teaching Central America is my commitment to my people and our struggle. I teach Central America as an attempt to heal our connection to our homelands, to bridge the gap between forgetting and unforgetting, between historical omission and historical memory. In 1991, my mother came to …
Category: 2025, News Tags: Central America
Teaching Central America: Community, Knowledge, and Liberation in 2025
Posted: September 12, 2025 by Mykella
Over the summer, Teaching Central America Program Specialist Jonathan Peraza Campos had the opportunity to spread the word about Teaching Central America and to help grow infrastructure for Central American studies across the country. In these dire times, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and in despair. However, while at the XITO teacher institute in …
Category: 2025, News, News Articles Tags: Central America
Teaching Central America Advisors’ 2025 Achievements
Posted: September 7, 2025 by Allison Acosta
Our Teaching Central America project benefits from the scholarship and feedback from a noted team of advisors inclusive of artists, authors, scholars, and community members. Here are some highlights of their achievements from this year. Futurities Conference Teaching Central America advisor and Dartmouth College professor Dr. Jorge Cuellar helped organize the second annual Central American …
Category: 2025, News Tags: Central America
Teach Central America Workshop
Posted: July 20, 2025 by Aileen Tapia
On October 6, 2025, participants heard from educators who taught Central American Studies focused units for both upper and lower elementary. They presented these lessons: “Cultural Identity Preservation Through Storytelling” and “Resistance and Advocacy of Marginalized Communities.” Hosted by the UCI History Project and the Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project in collaboration with Teaching …
Category: 2025, News Tags: Central America, Events