Discussions

Your Name and Title:     Mary Risner    Associate Director of Outreach

School or Organization Name:   Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida

Co-Presenter Name(s):   Kerry White, Matthew Levin

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:   Florida, USA

Language in Which You Will Present:  English  

Target Audience(s):   K-16 educators across disciplines

Short Session Description (one line): Resources for Integrating Latin American Studies Across the Curriculum

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

The Center for Latin American Studies at the University Florida has a mission to disseminate   information and bring together educators interested in  the region through several programs. In this session, participants will learn about free resources and teaching ideas to raise awareness of Latin America in their curriculum and classes. Participants will also learn about professional development and collaboration opportunities with Latin American National Resource Centers across the United States.

Presenters will elaborate on the traveling suitcase programs of several Latin American Centers including Vanderbilt, University of Kansas, and the University of Florida. These artifact collections on different regional topics are shipped to teachers throughout the U.S. to use in their classrooms as teaching tools. We will also discuss the Global Virtual Guest Visit Program, our Professional Language Network-NOBLE and summer teacher institutes. Finally, we will introduce teachers to our large collection of literature from the Digital Library of the Caribbean to the lending library that UF manages in collaboration with Tulane University. 

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

 http://www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach/services/

Latin American Resources and Services

www.nble.org 

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