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Original
Curriculum Supplements for Your Classroom For
many years LARC has produced a variety of
print and slide materials available for
purchase. In an effort to make these materials affordable and more
readily available, we have begun the process of digitizing these curriculum
resources. Eventually, all Resource Center publications will be
available for free in electronic format. Please check back periodically
for updates.
Items currently available for free download
include:
Curriculum Units
- Beyond the Book- A curriculum guide to Mayeros: A Yucatec Maya Family.
- Environmental Literacy Across the Curriculum-Costa Rica - This curriculum packet, developed by teachers in 1997, includes activities, text, 130 slides and more for the implementation of environmental science as an interdisciplinary unit.
- La tierra mágica: Una exploración cultural de la América - A resource guide on Latin American culture, designed to be used in classes of Spanish for U.S. students at the advanced high school or intermediate to advanced college level. The course was developed with three primary goals in mind:
(1) to introduce students to basic information about aspects of history, sociology, and the humanities that influence life in contemporary Latin America; (2) to help students develop a global perspective on social, political and cultural factors common to peoples throughout the world; (3) to promote the development of communicative skills in students of Spanish.
- Land of Diversity - A comprehensive high school social studies course on Latin America. Completely updated in 2004 with new statistics, links, current trends, including a new unit on Free Trade in the Americas.
- Los tres grandes - A complete lecture and slide show featuring the works of Rivera, Siqueros and Orozco.
- *NEW* Plátanos: Learning about Bananas - A curriculum guide developed by a select group of teachers in 2005 to be used with the film, Banana Split, winner of LARC's Biennial Latin American Environmental Media Festival. This curriculum guide was designed to be used for K-12 although most units are developed for high school. The guide addresses the economics, geography, and social issues behind the trade of bananas throughout the Americas. Check out the film through our Lending Library. For an online preview of the film click here.
Other resources
- All Slide Packets
produced by the Stone Center.
- Latin
American Resource Guides- Includes titles from LARC Lending Library,
websites, links to unit guides and more. Topics include: African
Diaspora, Art, Caribbean Music, Indigenous cultures, Religion, War
and Women.
- Maya
Culture in the Classroom- Materials presented were originally
designed for use during the Teachers Workshop of the Tulane Maya Symposium.
Materials from past
workshops are also available.
LARC Suggested
Websites:
If you know of a good website
related to LARC's mission please send
us the info.
Outreach
World
Whether it's Latin American content you are looking for or not, Outreachworld
has it! Acting as a vehicle for the disementation of all materials related
to international studies, Outreachworld is one of the most comprehensive
sites on the web. This amazingly easy to use web site makes searching
for content quick and effective.
Latin
American Network Information Center (LANIC)
The Google of Latin American websites. Developed and maintained by the
University of Texas at Austin, LANIC has reviewed over 12,000 websites
on, for, or about Latin America. When seeking informative sites about
the region, this is the place to start.
Dr.
Merry Merryfield's On-line Modules
Dr. Merryfield has compiled one of the most comprehensive regional- based
web site listings on the internet. On her site, you may also find articles
regarding global education, introducing culture in the classroom, and
much more. All regions of the world are represented here.
Resources
for Teaching About the Americas (RETANET)
Here you can access over 65 lesson plans dealing with Latin America,
the Caribbean and culture studies. The original 65 lesson plans were
written by secondary teachers in 1995 as part of a summer institute
at the Latin America Data Base. The lesson plans incorporate the study
of Latin America into various subjects, including Spanish, Social Studies,
Science, Math, Art and Language Arts. Many lessons are cross-disciplinary
and some integrate the Internet into the activities. - From site.
Zona
Latina
This for-profit website is similar to LANIC, in that it offers mostly
links to Latin American based websites including news, business, media,
and more. It is a good resource for students doing research on current
events in Latin America.
Latin
America: Schools and Educational Resources (LASER)
Brought to you by Michigan State University. Content includes social,
geographical, economic, and historical issues, with a significant emphasis
on current events. It also includes sample lesson plans, country specific
information and links to a range of other resources. |
