LTX U5 Activities & Websites

Anti-Racist Teaching and Learning Collective

A Connecticut organization of students and teachers

 

Myths vs. Reality of Latinos

Classroom Lesson by PBS

 

Three Latino Americans - a Broadway Star (Manuel-Miranda), a TV actress (Reyes), and an Astronaut (Hernandez) - Share their Stories

WGBH TV Lesson Plan

 

Puerto Rico's Past and Present through Portraits

Lesson Plan from the Smithsonian Institute

 

Should Puerto Rico Be a State

Inquiry C3 Lesson Plan

 

Puerto Rican Perspectives Lesson Plan

From PBS/CT Public Television

 

Democracy and Citizenship: The Complex Case of Puerto Rico

Lesson Plan from the Teacher's Institute at Yale University

 

Teacher's Guide for Hispanic Heritage and History in the United States

A GREAT set of resources from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives, National Gallery of Art, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Park Service

 

Hispanic and Latino Heritage and History in the United States

Lesson Plans and Resources from Edsitement and National Endowment for the Humanities

 

A rich resource ("digital discussion space") for lesson plans, readings, primary sources, etc. for "issues of Latino/a, Latin American, and Caribbean studies"

From La Plaza Virtual, affiliated with El Instituto at the University of Connecticut

 

Timeline of important Latin American history

Timeline of important events in Latin American History starting from the 1500's to present day

 

Database of Programing in Latino History and Culture

A comprehensive database of primary and secondary resources for various topics on Latinx history and culture.

 

Lin Manuel Miranda photo from the Smithsonian Museum