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Pedagogical Tools

• Spanish Resource Center - "A gathering place for Spanish teachers, bilingual education teachers, students of all educational levels, administrators, and other people interested in the knowledge and diffusion of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures." Includes resources and links. Located at Brigham Young University. English.

• Web-Based Curriculum Development Materials - A "brief annotated guide" to curriculum resources pertaining to Latin America. Compiled by the University of Illinois' Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. English.

• Teaching for Change - Resources for educators devoted to social justice. Includes a catalog of materials, which lists Caribbean, Latin America, and Latino/Hispanic as categories. English.

• National Association for Ethnic Studies, Inc. - "An interdisciplinary forum for scholars and activists concerned with the national and international dimensions of ethnicity." English.

Kindergarten - 12th Grade

• Bilingual Education - Annotated links to resources for ESL, bilingual, and foreign language teachers. Created by Prof. Marty Levine of the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, Northridge. English.

• Bilingual Education Resources on the Net - "Links to information or resources on the Net related to Bilingual Education." Created by Karen Myer, author of Estrellita Accelerated Beginning Spanish Reading. English.

• Cartalera - Links for children, teens, educators, and parents selected by the Columbia School, a bilingual school in Buenos Aires. In Spanish.

• Hispanic-American Images - A list of children's books portraying positive images of Hispanics. Compiled by Kay E. Vandergrift and Denise Agosto of Rutgers University. English.

• Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents - A database of books in Spanish and in English about Latinos. Searchable by subject and intended age group. From the Barahona Center, California State University San Marcos. English.

• RETANET: Resources for Teaching about the Americas - Lesson plans on the Americas for secondary educators, arranged by subject. Created by the Latin America Data Base with funds from the U.S. Department of Education. English.

• United Nations Cyber School Bus - High-quality teaching materials and activities designed for education and for training teachers. Created by the UN's Global Teaching and Learning Project. English, Spanish and other languages.

• World Bank - Pathway into the World Bank website and all of its resources for students and teachers. English and Spanish.

• Organization of American States, Children's Corner - Includes pages on House of the Americas, which explains OAS operations to children; Art and Literature; Member States; Simón Bolívar; Games; and Race, Diversity and Religion. English and Spanish.

• EduFuturo

Higher Education

• Instituto Paulo Freire - A Brazilian organization devoted to research on education. Available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

• Revista Iberoamericana de Educación - An online education journal published by the Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura. In Spanish.

• Latin American University Webpages - Links to the webpages of Latin American universities, organized by region. From Braintrack.com. English.
• Caribbean
• Central America
• South America

Language Resources

Museum Directories

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