Outreach

K-14 Teaching Resources

BOOKS

Americas Award Online Curriculum

2012 Award Winners

  • Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck by Margarita Engle. Henry Holt and Company.
  • Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Henry Holt and Company.

2012 Honorable Mention

  • Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. Lee and Low Books, Inc.
  • The Queen of Water by Laura Resau and María Virginia Farinango. Delacorte Press.

2012 Commended Titles

  • Sylva and Aki by Winifred Conkling. Tricycle Press.
 

2011 Américas Award Winners

  • Clemente! by Willie Perdomo. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Holt, 2010 32 pgs. ISBN 978-8050-8224-1.
  • The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Illustrated by Peter Sis. Scholastic, 2010. 372 pgs. 978-0439-26970-4.

Américas Award Honorable Mention

  • The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle. Holt, 2010. 151 pgs. ISBN 978-0-8050-9082-6.

Américas Award Commended Titles

  • Arroz con Leche / Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem by Jorge
    Argueta. Illustrated by Fernando Vilela.
  • Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter.
  • César Chávez: A Photographic Essay by Ilan Stavans.
  • Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh.
  • Dizzy in your Eyes: Poems about Love by Pat Mora.
  • Eight Days: A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat. Illustrated by Alix Delinois.
  • Fiesta Babies by Carmen Tafolla. Illustrated by Amy Córdova.
  • From North to South / Del norte al Sur by René Colato Laínez. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda.
  • Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez.
  • How Tia Lola Learned to Teach by Julia Alvarez.
  • The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork.
  • Me, Frida by Amy Novesky. Illustrated by David Diaz.
  • Napi funda un pueblo / Napi Makes a Village by Antonio Ramirez. Illustrated by Domi.
  • Ole! Flamenco by George Ancona.
  • Star in the Forest by Laura Resau.
2010 Américas Award Winners:
    • Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez. Knopf, 2009.
      Return to Sender is as much a book about politics as it is a book about a friendship, and the transformative power it can have to sustain and nurture entire communities even in the midst of chaos. Miraculously the relationship between two young people: one, a VT farm kid who fears his family might not be able to keep their farm in tough economic times, and another, a young Mexican girl who wants only the chance for her family to live safely together, working and supporting themselves with dignity, elucidate some of the major social, political and economic concerns of the day. Alvarez’s cast of characters includes people of all ages and political perspectives, and readers cannot help but conclude that getting to really know and understand our neighbors is the only way to improve life for all who live in the United States. (Grades 5-9)
    • What Can You Do with a Paleta? / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? by Carmen Tafolla, Illustrated by Magaly Morales. Tricycle Press, 2009.
      “Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell and carries a treasure of icy paletas in every color of the sarape . . . That’s my barrio!” Lyrical language and vibrantly-hued illustrations abound in this stunning tribute to the magical beauty found within Latin American neighborhoods. Perfect for young children, Tafolla’s bouncy bilingual text follows a young Mexican child as she describes the many things that you can do with una paleta (a traditional Mexican popsicle) from painting ice mustaches to making friends. Magaly Morales’ bold acrylic illustrations sparkle with life and exude the warmth of a Mexican barrio. This charming title will leave the mouths of young readers watering for more! (Grades PreK-3)

2010 Américas Award Honorable Mentions:

  • Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. Curbstone, 2009.(Grades 9-12)
  • I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama by Maya Christina González. Children's Book Press, 2009. (Grades K-3)
  • My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art / Mi papa Diego y yo:
    Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte     by Guadalupe Rivera Marín and Diego Rivera. Children's Book Press, 2009.(Grades 4-7)
2009 Américas Award Winners:

2009 Américas Award Honorable Mentions:

  • The Best Gift of All:The Legend of La Vieja Belén / El Mejor Regalo del Mundo:La Leyenda de la Vieja Belén by Julia Alvarez. Illustrated by Ruddy Nuñez. Alfaguara/Santillana, 2008. (gr 3-6)
  • Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos.Atheneum, 2008. (gr 8-12)
  • The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos by Lucía González. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Children’s Book Press, 2008. (gr 3-6)
2008 Américas Award Winners:

2008 American Award Honorable Mentions:

  • Nochecita by Yuyi Morales (Roering Brook Presss & Neal Porter, 2007)
  • Raining Sardines by Enrique Flores-Galbis (Roering Brook Presss, 2007)

  • Scholastic Teachers Book Resources: Latin America

Scholastic web page provides resources for teachers, parents, children, librarian and school administrators. The resources include teaching resources, student activities, books and authors. Scholastic web pages with different resources to teach different Latin America subjects

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K-14 RESOURCES for TEACHERS

BILINGUAL

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Teaching about Latin America and the Caribbean ...

Agriculture

Art/ Architecture/ Urbanism

Culture andTraditions

Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos

Economics

Food

  • Bananas Unpeeled! The Hidden Costs of Banana Production and Trade The Global Education Network
    http://www.global-ed.org/bananas-unpeeled.pdf (opens in a new window)
    The theme of banana production and trade is perfectly suited to a curriculum unit intended to help students gain a more global perspective of important world issues. Growing bananas, occurring as it does in Southern countries with unstable or dictatorial political situations, may have devastating effects on the land and workers. For grade 12.
  • International Potato Center (CIP)
    http://www.cipotato.org/
    The International Potato Center(CIP) seeks to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweetpotato, and other root and tuber crops and on the improved management of natural resources in the Andes and other mountain areas.
  • Latin American Food, Recipies and Nutrition: http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/food/

Geography

History

Latin American Immigration and Migration

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Languages

Literarute/ Peotry

  • Twenty-Century Latin American Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology

Music

Music from Mexico : The Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings
The Arhoolie Foundation's Strachwitz Frontera Collection of commercially produced Mexican and Mexican-American recordings (the Frontera Collection) is the largest repository of Mexican and Mexican-American vernacular recordings in existence. http://frontera.library.ucla.edu/project.html, http://frontera.library.ucla.edu/index.html

People

Politics

Religion

Sports

 

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Latin American and the Caribbean Resources

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Curriculum Units & Lesson Plans

BY GRADE / BY TOPIC

Kindergarten

3rd GRADE

5th GRADE

6- 8 GRADE

9-12 GRADE

  • Culture in Art Source: The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
    • Explore how cultural aspects of our lives are depicted in society. Identify the cultural elements Frida Kahlo referenced in her work.
    • Grade Level: 9-12 , Subjects: Social Studies, The Arts ; Topics: Anthropology/Cultures. Cultural Studies: Latino American/Chicano Studies. Visual Arts. ; Resource Type: Lesson Plan

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BY TOPIC
Latin American Lesson Plans
Latin American Immigration & Migration

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International Education Resources

The Illinois International Review

Outreach Links and Listservs

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CLACS TEACHERS BOOK CLUB

The CLACS Teachers Book Club will start in the FALL 2011.

The idea of the CLACS Teachers Book Club is to lead educators, teachers and librarians to come together through a series of sessions to read and discuss books or novels that address Latin American and Caribbean themes, and to develop a teaching curriculum.

Also the book club will provide opportunities for know each other, build friendship, and share experiences within colleagues.

CLACS Teachers Book Club...

  1. Educators registered to the CLACS Teachers Book Club! Registration deadline: Monday September 26, 2011
  2. CLACS will propose the book to read related to Latin America or the Caribbean.
  3. Teachers get together once a month, to discuss and analyze the selected books or novels.
  4. Teachers work together to create student-centered units.
  5. Teachers develop a curriculum that can be implemented in classrooms.
  6. Each Book’s curriculum developed will be posted in CLACS webpage
  7. Enjoy the friendship, have fun!

If you are interested in participate in the CLACS Teachers Book Club, or have a suggestion for a book to read, please let us know by the CLACS Teachers Book Club box. Registration deadline: Monday September 26, 2011

CLACS Teachers Book Club Proposed book:

  • Return to Sender, by Julia Alvarez   (http://return-to-sender.juliaalvarez.com/)
    • 2010 Pura Belpré Author Award Winner
    • 2010 Américas Award Winner:
      • Return to Sender is as much a book about politics as it is a book about a friendship, and the transformative power it can have to sustain and nurture entire communities even in the midst of chaos. Miraculously the relationship between two young people: one, a VT farm kid who fears his family might not be able to keep their farm in tough economic times, and another, a young Mexican girl who wants only the chance for her family to live safely together, working and supporting themselves with dignity, elucidate some of the major social, political and economic concerns of the day. Alvarez’s cast of characters includes people of all ages and political perspectives, and readers cannot help but conclude that getting to really know and understand our neighbors is the only way to improve life for all who live in the United States. (Grades 5-9)
    • Return to Sender, teachers guide from Random House Children’s Books http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/teachers_guides/9780375858383.pdf

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Travel Abroad for Teachers

GEEO. Travel Programs for Educators

Global Exploration for Educators Organization (GEEO) is a 501c3 non-profit organization that runs summer professional development travel programs designed for teachers.

GEEO is offering 23 different travel programs for the summer of 2013: India/Nepal, Italy, Portugal/Spain, Amalfi Coast, Eastern Europe, Budapest to Istanbul, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Comfort Thailand, Thailand/Laos, Cambodia, China, Comfort China, Russia/Mongolia/China, Turkey 15 day, Turkey 8-Day, Kenya/Tanzania, South Africa/Mozambique/Zimbabwe/Botswana, Morocco, Peru, Ecuador, The Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica. The registration deadline is June 1st, but space is limited and many programs will be full well before the deadline.

Educators have the option to earn graduate school credit and professional development credit while seeing the world.  The trips are 8 to 24 days in length and are designed and discounted to be interesting and affordable for teachers. GEEO provides teachers educational materials and the structure to help them bring their experiences into the classroom. The trips are open to all nationalities of K-12 and university educators and administrators, as well as retired educators. Educators are also permitted to bring along a non-educator guest.

Detailed information about each trip, including itineraries, costs, travel dates, and more can be found at www.geeo.org .
2013 LATIN AMERICAN TRAVEL PROGRAMS

GEEO can be reached 7 days a week:

  • Call free at 1-877-600-0105 between 9AM-9PM EST
  • Fax: 610-667-8543
  • Email: jesse@geeo.org

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