U.S. Geography

Extranjeros and Expansion

In this lesson plan drawing on material from Latino Americans, students learn about how regions, such as Texas, New Mexico and California, had established Mexican

Stereotypes vs. Statistics (Grades 4-8)

There are many preconceptions and stereotypes about Latinos and how they have come to the United States. In this activity, students will examine some of

Stories of Arrival

Latinos have come to be part of the United States through many different avenues: immigrants seeking a better life, refugees driven by war, and those

People Who Have Most Influenced Me

Students will reflect on qualities of people who have most influenced them. Culturally Sustaining Schooling, Diversity Culturally Sustaining Schooling, Diversity

Living Museum

Students will learn more about the values and beliefs of their fellow peers through objects brought from home to the classroom. Culturally Sustaining Schooling, Diversity

Unladylike

UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known U.S. women from the turn of the 20th century,

Observing for Structured Engagement

Observing for Structured Engagement is Part 2 of the IDRA Engagement Based Sheltered Instruction (EBSI) professional development model. The sound pedagogy predictive of English language

Using Primary Resources as Points of Truth

The practice of using primary sources for teaching history has been part of classroom censorship debates. Primary resources have long since been regarded as points

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