Announcing a new summer online course

from

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

CURRINS 579 Sec. 254 Class# 37351

Current Topics in Curriculum & Instruction:

Using Children’s Literature to Explore

Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage

detail from Frida (2002) by Jonah Winter. Illustrated by Ana Juan.

3 undergraduate or graduate credits ($954.50 / $1,728.35)

June 26 - August 5, 2006 (6 weeks)

Instructors

René Antrop-González

Curriculum & Instruction

Julie Kline

Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Given that Latinos make up the fastest-growing population group in the U.S., classroom teachers increasingly are in need of meaningful resources and learning strategies for students of Latin American heritage. These same resources can also help internationalize/diversify classrooms serving non-Latino student populations.

This course will focus primarily on children’s books that have been recommended by the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP). When read and explored as a body, together with supplemental readings/resources, Américas Award titles offer a unique resource with which to explore Latin America, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino cultures in all their diversity.

For more information on course content, contact jkline@uwm.edu

Information about the Américas Award http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html

To register: Contact UWM Education Outreach, 579 Enderis Hall, 414-229-5255; educout@uwm.edu

(Summer registration begins April 14.)