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2017 Latin America
From "Backyard" to Front-and-Center: Teaching Latin American Studies in the 21st Century
The 2017 Summer Institute was held June 25-30, 2017 on the WVU Campus in Morgantown, WV with an overnight trip to Washington, DC.
Lesson Plans
Smith: Aztecs Lesson Plan
Hines: Exploring Latin America Lesson Plan
Deane: Latin America Lesson Plan
Heading: AP US History: The United States and Latin America Lesson Plan
Early Americas- New World PowerPoint Presentation
Byard: Good Neighbor Policy Lesson Plan
Sterck: Inca Bridge Engineering Lesson Plan
Edwards: Latin America in Your Backyard Lesson Plan
Suggested Resources and Readings
Washington sites visited and their educators' resources:
1. National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of the American Indian Education Resources
Library of Congress Exploring the Americas
Library of Congress Teaching Resources
3. Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Teaching Resources
4. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Teaching the Vietnam Era
5. Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Smithsonian Folkways Resources
Presenter Resources:
1. Pablo García Loaeza
Spanish version of A Letter by Simón Bolivar
2. Michele McArdle Stephens
Toward a New Drug History of Latin America: A Research Frontier at the Center of Debates
The University of Texas at El Paso - Center for History Teaching & Learning
¡Viva la Revolución! – An Educator’s Guide to the Mexican Revolution
Women with Golden Arms: Narco-Trafficking in North America, 1910-1970
Resources compiled during Michele Stephens' presentation
3. Ángel Tuninetti
PowerPoint Presentation Part I
PowerPoint Presentation Part II
Gobat - The Invention of Latin America
4. Matthew Wilson
PowerPoint PresentationOnline Resources:
1. Latin American Network – University of Texas
2. NativeWeb: on indigenous peoples around the world
3. Latin American History – Truman State University (MO)
4. Digital Library of the Caribbean
5. National Security Archive’s Latin America projects
6. Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative
7. Slave Voyages (Atlantic Slave Trade)
8. U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua (1910s-early 1930s)
9. Bracero History Archive The Bracero program brought Mexican guest workers for short periods of time to the US from 1942-1964.
10. Latin American Digital Beat (University of New Mexico)
11. University of Pittsburgh, Center for Latin American Studies
12. [Film] Which Way Home (2009)Because of the emotional intensity of some scenes, this might not be appropriate to show in class.
13. [Film] Storm that Swept Mexico (2011) PBS, on the Mexican Revolution
14. [Film] Under the Same Moon (2007)
15. [Film] Harvest of Empire—Untold Story of Latinos in America (2011) available on YouTube
From the Teachers:
1. Cultural and Practical Knowledge Country Reports
2. Digital Portfolio Tool: Seesaw
3. Interactive Web-based Tool: Microsoft Office Sway
4. Tool for Student Learning: Quizlet
5. Teacher-Student Communication: Remind
7. 15 Minute History Podcasts
8. Crash Course
10. Extra History
11. Mental Floss
12. Mr. Nicky's World History Songs
13. Frankie Kerr's Social Studies Pinterest
14. To bring the Interactive Floor Map to your school, contact Dr. Joe Manzo (manzoj@concord.edu) from Concord University
15. GRAPES Strategy for teaching civilizations