UTSA institute trains teachers to develop Latino-inclusive curricula
(June 18, 2003)--The University of Texas at San Antonio Division of Bicultural Bilingual Studies opens the Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries Summer Institute for the Inclusion of Mexican American and Latino Literature and Culture in the Classroom at 9 a.m. June 23 at the UTSA Downtown Campus.
High school teachers from across the nation will participate in the four-week conference which is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
"What is so outstanding about this institute is the projected impact on these teachers and their work for many years to come," said Ellen Riojas Clark, director of the UTSA-NEH summer institute. "Many of the Fellows undergo an epiphany while they are here, and they often reflect upon their own teaching efforts and how their lives have changed because of this experience."
The annual institute centers on lectures by scholars and writers of Latina/o literature, small-group learning sessions and computer lab lessons to help teachers learn and share skills to develop Latino-inclusive school curricula. The institute will provide 28 NEH-UTSA Fellows and others with an in-depth exploration of Mexican American and Latina/o literatures while challenging assumptions about America's culture and literary heritage.
Institute events will be complemented by participation in cultural events focusing on the cultural context of the literature. Locating the conference in San Antonio offers the opportunity to immerse participants in the appropriate cultural environment with participation in the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center's Hijas del Quinto Sol Studies in Latina Identity Conference at St. Mary's University and field trips to Casa de Nichos, the Alamo, a mural tour of West Side architecture, Thomas Jefferson Fine Arts and Humanities High School, Mission San Jose, Mission Espada and the Institute of Texas Cultures.
For more information, contact Ellen Riojas Clark at (210) 458-5575.
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