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Providing resources and professional development about Latin America and the Caribbean to K-16 educators in North Carolina and beyond.

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Join us for a hands-on immersive workshop exploring how Virtual Reality, AI-generated 3D models, and Augmented Reality can transform learning experiences.⁠
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Participants will:⁠
🌎 Explore Latin American fruits and vegetables through immersive environments⁠
🧠 Create AI-generated 3D models⁠
📱 Experiment with XR visualization tools⁠
🎓 Discover practical strategies for meaningful classroom and community engagement⁠
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The workshop will take place on March 7, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the FedEx Global Education Center, UNC–Chapel Hill. ⁠
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0.6 CEUs available for K–12 teachers⁠
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Registration is now open. Register through the link in our bio or scan the QR code. Flyer featuring the title “Growing Connections” in bold teal lettering with institutional logos from UNC and Duke at the top. The design includes three photographs of participants wearing VR headsets and XR glasses while interacting with immersive technology inside a university building. The tagline at the bottom reads: “Explore • Create • Reflect • Transform Learning.” by @lacsconsortium

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Educators from the Costa Rica Study Tour came together in early November for a warm reunion after their unforgettable journey in July 2025. It was a wonderful moment to reconnect, reflect on shared experiences, and continue building the community that began during the tour.⁠
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Photo in order from left to right: Jackie Carrelha, Bethzaida Fernandez, Tommy Slusser, Julia Neumark, Yamile Uceda, and Skylar Zee. A group of six educators standing together and smiling inside a cozy dining room. From left to right: Jackie Carrelha, Bethzaida Fernandez, Tommy Slusser, Julia Neumark holding a small bowl, Yamile Uceda, and Skylar Zee. A wooden table with plates and food is in the foreground, and a bright kitchen is visible in the background. by @lacsconsortium

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Can you condense an 8-day study tour to Costa Rica into a one minute reel?!

The Consortium brought 9 North Carolina educators to Turrialba, Costa Rica for experiential learning and professional development in July. Our experiences included a conversation with local educators, a walking tour of Guayabo National Monument, a day learning about coffee production, and so much more!
The participants received continuing education units for their state licensure requirements. They will create lesson plans that are informed by the tour.
To find relevant resources to support learning and teaching about Costa Rica, visit our educational outreach webpage: lacsconsortium.org taken in Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica by @lacsconsortium

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On Monday, our outreach coordinator participated in the @ncstatephhi "From Seed to Stem" School Garden Summer Institute at Catawba College.

Educators from Wilmington to Charlotte showed up and shared ideas for including school gardens in K-12 education.

The Consortium has lesson plans and two book sets that support teaching about Latin America in garden spaces. Find our resources at go.unc.edu/LTAMGardens

Photo Carousel:
Image 1: Books that include garden topics arranged on a table.
Image 2: Free seed packets for participants to take home.
Image 3: Outreach Coordinator, Skylar Zee, spends time in the forest surrounding the Conference space.
Image 4: A geometry activity is shown with the book, Round is a Tortilla in a session led by @tendingourcommonground.
Image 5: A sign explains the Native Pollinator Garden at Catawba College.
Image 6: A bee visits a native plant in the pollinator garden. Book covers of books about garden spaces taken in Catawba College by @lacsconsortium

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📚 Nuevo South Magazine is here! Created by and for Latino youth in Durham, this powerful first issue tells the rich, complex stories of growing up Latino in the South.

Want a copy? Email Skylar at zee@email.unc.edu to get yours! 💌 by @lacsconsortium

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📚🌍 Afro-Hispanic Language and Cultures: K-12 Spanish Teacher Workshop

Join us on Saturday, April 26, on zoom to discover how to bring African cultures into your Spanish classroom while enhancing language learning! This virtual professional development session will explore Equatorial Guinea, Western Sahara, and African influences on Spanish in Latin America with expert speakers Drs. Susana Castillo-Rodríguez, Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo, and Martha Ruiz-Garcia.

🏫 NC K-12 teachers earn 0.2 CEUs!

📅 Register now—scan the QR code or go to go.unc.edu/ALC25

Organized by the UNC African Studies Center and in collaboration with UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. by @lacsconsortium

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2 years ago

Save the date for our annual Southern Skies/Cielos del Sur (Southern Skies) educational program that shares the important contributions of Latin American Indigenous communities’ astronomy, planetary science, and cosmology with public audiences and K-12 educators in North Carolina. The show will be at 12pm on November 15th at the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center. Tickets will be available for purchase in August. Visit our new webpage to learn more!
lacsconsortium.org/southern-skies-cielos-del-sur

This program partners with the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A dark circle in the center of the page with text inside and surrounding the circle. The circle looks like a planet set in front of a background of a night sky and stars. The text says Save the Date, Southern Skies November 15 and repeats it in Spanish text. 15 de noviembre Cielos del sur. taken in Morehead Planetarium & Science Center by @lacsconsortium

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Looking back at an incredible time at the North Carolina Conference on Latin American Studies! 🌎✨ Teachers explored our Khipu activity, finding our resources refreshing and relevant for their classrooms. 📚🎉 Plus, they earned CEU credit while connecting with fellow educators!
Swipe to see highlights and hear from a teacher who attended! by @lacsconsortium

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📚✨ Join us for an exclusive evening with Ari Tison, author of the multi-award-winning YA novel Saints of the Household!
This powerful story follows two Bribri American brothers navigating the complexities of family, identity, and doing what's right. A haunting contemporary tale that's earned multiple prestigious
awards, including the Pura Belpré Award and Américas Book Award!

🗓 Tuesday, March 25
⏰ 7PM ET / 4PM PT
📍 Virtual (Zoom)

FREE for K-12 educators!
Connect with the author and explore classroom applications in this intimate 60-minute webinar. Part of our monthly World Area Book Awards series.

Register now:
https://tinyurl.com/mvusxr3h by @lacsconsortium

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📚 K-12 Educators! Join us for a free Global Reads Webinar! 📚

The World Area Book Awards invites you to an evening with Lesley Younge, co-author of Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself. This award-winning young adult novel reimagines Equiano’s powerful autobiography in found verse, making his abolitionist legacy accessible to a new generation.

Each month, the World Area Book Awards sponsors a free 60-minute webinar featuring a book recognized by one of the awards. These sessions include an engaging discussion with the author on how to bring the book into the classroom. We encourage educators to read the books with colleagues, students, and their communities—then join us to hear insights directly from the author!

📅 When: Thursday, February 27, 2025
⏰ Time: 7 PM ET | 6 PM CT | 5 PM MT | 4 PM PT
📍 Where: Zoom (Registration required)

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the author, gain fresh classroom ideas, and engage in meaningful discussions!
🔗 Register here: https://howard.zoom.us/meeting/register/BdSZc8qGQrq3uDxzG_h0Xw

More information is coming soon for the rest of the series. Each webinar will feature a different World Area Book Award! by @lacsconsortium

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✨ Calling all K-12 educators! ✨As we approach the deadline to apply for the CLASP Teaching Award for K-12 educators, we want to highlight Rainbow Weaver, a book recognized by CLASP with the Americas Award for its educational value. You can request it from our book sets or explore more collections in our lending library! Click the link in our bio to explore our lending library and lesson plans to go along with them under Classroom Resources

📅 And don’t forget to apply for the CLASP Teaching Award by February 25!

🔗 Apply today: https://clas.arizona.edu/events/application-deadline-2025-clasp-teaching-award-k12-educators by @lacsconsortium

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🎓 Call for Applications: The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) is now accepting applications for its annual “CLASP Teaching Award for K–12 Educators.” 📚

🗓 Deadline: February 25, 2025

✨ Award Highlights: The award recognizes excellence and innovation in the teaching of Latin America and/or the Caribbean by elementary, middle, and high school teachers. CLASP proudly honors teachers who have demonstrated continued dedication to developing an engaging and dynamic portrait of Latin America that goes beyond the textbook.

📍 Eligibility:
Teachers of any subject at the K-12 level are eligible to apply.
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated for teaching skills, development of innovative teaching materials and strategies, leadership, and professional development accomplishments.

🔗 Learn more and apply today: https://clas.arizona.edu/events/application-deadline-2025-clasp-teaching-award-k12-educators by @lacsconsortium

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