Students, educators, the Latino History Project are making Latino history and culture more visible
Brenda Ortiz Torres, a CU ǸԹelementary education student, does notwant other students to feel the way that she did in school — like she didn't belong. That's why she has joined fellow educators in the ǸԹ County Latino History Project for the four-day teacher workshopthis summer and why she has alreadydeveloped a plan forincorporatinglocal Latino history into her classroom curriculum after graduation.
“What I want to take away from this workshop is how to empower my students and how to make them feel included and wanted,” she said.
recently featured Ortiz Torres and local educators working with ourǸԹ County Latino History Project.
Learn more about how educators are leveraging the wealth of projectresources that aimto change the wayhistory is studied by including localLatino history and culture that has long been a part of the state history but has been, until now,largely invisible.
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