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Latin American Educators Workshop
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CLACS holds a series of workshops for K-12 educators on Latin American and Caribbean studies, including an annual summer multi-day workshop, collaborative events with the Illinois Global Institute and other area studies' centers, and occasional one-day workshops during the academic year. 

Please check the CLACS Event Calendar for future scheduled workshops. Past workshops are linked below, where you can access information about the content covered:

2025

  • March 25th, 2025: 2025 Global Reads Webinar for K–12 Educators

 

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Past Events

2024

  • January 9th, 2024: NRC Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators
  • January 25th, 2024: CLACS K-12 PDH "Carnivals in Brazil & in the Andes"
  • February 6th, 2024: NRC Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators
  • March 5th, 2024: NRC Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators "Isla to Island"
  • April 10th, 2024: NRC Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators
  • July 17th, 2024: IGI Summer 2024 Global Educators Workshop: "Critical Thinking in the Technological World"
  • September 17th, 2024: CLACS K-12 PD Workshop "Mexican Muralism"

2023

  • March 25th, 2023: "A Short Introduction to Caribbean Studies"
  • April 8th, 2023: “Food and Culture in Latin America: The Case of Chocolate”
  • April 22nd, 2023: "Latin American and the Caribbean Cultures of Education"
  • July 18th–20th, 2023: "Education at the Edge: Global Challenges in the Classroom and Beyond" (IGI Summer Virtual Educators Workshop)
  • August 4th, 2023: "Children Do Well in School When They Know Their Heritage" (CLACS Summer Educators & Community Workshop)
  • October 28th, 2023: "Food and Culture in Latin America: Brazilian Bobo de Camarao"
  • November 30th, 2023: "Food and Culture in Brazil: COXINHA"
  • October 30th, 2023: "Día de Muertos Trick or Treat"

2022

  • February 19th, 2022: "Cultural and Artistic Diversity in Latin America: Afro-Latinx Legacies," in collaboration with the Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies
  • June 18th, 2022: "Culturally Responsive Strategies to Work with ESL Students"
  • July 19th-21st, 2022: IGI Summer Virtual Educators Workshop, "World Languages & Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Perspectives"