Throughout September and into October, Teaching Central America program specialist Jonathan Peraza Campos is collaborating with Dr. Sohyun An from Asian American Voices for Education (AAVEd) to train elementary and middle school teachers in ethnic studies education. AAVEd was the recipient of a grant from the National Education Association’s Racial Justice in Education Grant. AAVEd …
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 …
Teaching for Change is the only group offering free pre-K – 12 classroom resources for teaching about Central America. We need your support so that educators like Jeryl Payne can more easily access lessons, poetry, films, biographies, books, and more. Help us launch our new online resource library where teachers can find hundreds of resources, searchable …
“For a weekend, Dartmouth is Central American,” exclaimed Teaching Central America advisor and Dartmouth College professor Dr. Jorge Cuellar at the opening of the Central American Futurities 2.0 Conference. Building on the success of the first Central American Futurities Conference at Yale University, the students of the Central Americans United Student Association (CAUSA) along with …
Teaching for Change summer interns Olvin Abrego Ayala and Eli Hertzler-McCain collaborated on a critique of U.S. history textbook coverage of Central America which was published in the spring 2025 edition of Rethinking Schools magazine. This is the first critique of its kind published in the last 40 years and is a valuable contribution to the Teaching Central America campaign. Six Ways U.S. History …
Our 2024 Teach Central America Week included a rich array of preparatory workshops, authors events, classroom lessons, and schoolwide activities. Workshops We were delighted collaborate with the UCI History Project and the Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project to offer three online workshops to introduce lessons developed by Los Angeles teachers for elementary and …
October 7–11, 2024, educators nationwide will teach about Central America during Latinx Heritage Month. 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. Teaching for Change …
October 7 — October 11, 2024, is the sixth annual Teach Central America Week hosted by Teaching for Change to encourage and support teaching about Central America during Latinx Heritage Month. We offer lessons, booklists, and biographies of noted historical figures, as well as readings for free use by classroom teachers. As part of our …
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
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Teaching Central America and AAVEd Collaborate in Georgia Schools
Posted: September 9, 2025 by Mykella
Throughout September and into October, Teaching Central America program specialist Jonathan Peraza Campos is collaborating with Dr. Sohyun An from Asian American Voices for Education (AAVEd) to train elementary and middle school teachers in ethnic studies education. AAVEd was the recipient of a grant from the National Education Association’s Racial Justice in Education Grant. AAVEd …
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
Expand Access to Teach Central America Resources
Posted: July 1, 2025 by Allison Acosta
Teaching for Change is the only group offering free pre-K – 12 classroom resources for teaching about Central America. We need your support so that educators like Jeryl Payne can more easily access lessons, poetry, films, biographies, books, and more. Help us launch our new online resource library where teachers can find hundreds of resources, searchable …
Category: 2026, News, News Articles Tags: Central America
Teaching Central America Represents at Central American Futurities 2.0
Posted: April 11, 2025 by Mykella
“For a weekend, Dartmouth is Central American,” exclaimed Teaching Central America advisor and Dartmouth College professor Dr. Jorge Cuellar at the opening of the Central American Futurities 2.0 Conference. Building on the success of the first Central American Futurities Conference at Yale University, the students of the Central Americans United Student Association (CAUSA) along with …
Category: 2025, News, News Articles Tags: Central America
New Textbook Critique on Central America
Posted: April 3, 2025 by Allison Acosta
Teaching for Change summer interns Olvin Abrego Ayala and Eli Hertzler-McCain collaborated on a critique of U.S. history textbook coverage of Central America which was published in the spring 2025 edition of Rethinking Schools magazine. This is the first critique of its kind published in the last 40 years and is a valuable contribution to the Teaching Central America campaign. Six Ways U.S. History …
Category: 2025, Home Feature Tags: Central America
Teach Central America Week 2024
Posted: December 18, 2024 by Deborah
Our 2024 Teach Central America Week included a rich array of preparatory workshops, authors events, classroom lessons, and schoolwide activities. Workshops We were delighted collaborate with the UCI History Project and the Central American Studies in K-12 Curriculum Project to offer three online workshops to introduce lessons developed by Los Angeles teachers for elementary and …
Category: 2024, News Tags: Central America
2024 Teach Central America Week
Posted: October 7, 2024 by Allison Acosta
October 7–11, 2024, educators nationwide will teach about Central America during Latinx Heritage Month. 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. Teaching for Change …
Category: 2024, News Tags: Central America
Teaching Central America Project Seeks $5,000 to Fund Full-Time Position
Posted: October 4, 2024 by Mykella
October 7 — October 11, 2024, is the sixth annual Teach Central America Week hosted by Teaching for Change to encourage and support teaching about Central America during Latinx Heritage Month. We offer lessons, booklists, and biographies of noted historical figures, as well as readings for free use by classroom teachers. As part of our …
Category: 2024 Tags: Central America
Contemporary Central American Voices
Posted: September 28, 2024 by Aileen Tapia
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
Category: 2024, News, News Articles, Uncategorized Tags: author events, books, Central America, Events