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Read the latest news and stories from educators bringing Central America into their classrooms. Many of these stories were collected during Teach Central America Week. Share how you teach about Central America and receive a free book.
Teaching Central America at an Atlanta Middle School
Every year, I pair my unit on story elements with Indigenous history and culture. I teach about the Maya peoples in my language arts class through the Maya K’iché creation story from the Popol Wuj.
Teaching Indigenous Heritage in a 6th Grade Classroom
In my 6th grade class in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area, I emphasized Native American and Indigenous stories during my language arts unit about narrative writing and story elements in the fall of 2024.
Roleplay Focused on Guatemalan Freedom Fighters
Sally Stanhope, a social studies teacher at Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia, used Central America: An Introductory Lesson with her students to help them learn about U.S. involvement in Central America and the activists who fought for democracy and popular sovereignty in their respective countries.
Teach Central America Week: 2021
Teaching for Change hosted the third annual Teach Central America Week from October 4-10, 2021.
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