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Indigenous Central America Educator Workshop Highlights and Resources
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 …
Hundreds Participate in 2022 Teach Central America Week
Teaching for Change hosted the fourth annual Teach Central America Week from October 3–9, 2022. Educators from 38 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Costa Rica signed up to participate and organizations across the country endorsed the week. In support of this important week, a number of publishers donated titles by Central American authors …
Indigenous Central America Educator Workshop
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 …
Books for Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15. Below find booklists to help educators address Latinx topics that are often left out of the textbook, such as the history and literature of Central America. Booklists for Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Latinx and Latin America Afro-Latinx Central America Spanish / Bilingual Book for Free Download …
New Teaching Central America Program Specialist
Join us in welcoming our new program specialist for our Teaching Central America campaign, Jonathan Peraza Campos. He is passionate about this work. Here is why, I did not grow up with a grasp of my history and my identity and my culture. It is something that was denied to me because of war trauma …
Teach Central America Workshop Engages Teachers Nationally
On August 25, 2020, educators, librarians, caregivers, and school leaders across the country gathered virtually for the first national Teach Central America workshop. To prepare for the second annual Teach Central America Week (October 5-11), participants explored the initiative’s Introduction to Central America mixer lesson. This lesson is designed to introduce students to several brief …
Teaching Central America
More than four million Central Americans reside in the United States today, yet the lack of resources in most schools on Central American heritage make the rich history and literature of the region invisible.
Educators Nationwide Teach about Central America October 7-13, 2019
More than seven million Central Americans reside in the United States and migration from the region is headline news. However, most schools teach very little about Central America, including the long history of U.S. involvement in the region and Central America’s rich history and literature. This makes it difficult for students to understand the mass …
Teaching Central America Workshops in D.C.
The majority of Latino students in DC schools have Central American heritage. However, their history and literature is largely absent from the curriculum. Thanks to support from the DCPS Language Acquisition Office, Teaching for Change offered free workshops on Central America during Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month. Faye Colon, coordinator of teacher engagement and professional development, visited classrooms at Ballou High …
Teaching Central America for Latinx Heritage Month — and All Year Long
For Latinx Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), we encourage educators to address topics that are often left out of the textbook. In particular, we encourage educators to explore and teach about Central America. More than seven million Central Americans reside in the United States today, yet the lack of resources on Central American heritage in …