Workshops

Each year, at least one in-service teacher workshop is held to provide training on Latin American topics to Kansas K-12 educators. An interdisciplinary panel of faculty and community members are invited to present at the workshops and faciliate discussions. Past seminars have focused on the immigrant experience, Latin America today, art and culture, diversity, the Day of the Dead, Latin America & Africa, and many other themes. Certificates are issued to those in attendance.

See below for information on upcoming events and a sampling of workshops previously offered.


The Center of Latin American Studies & The Spencer Museum of Art
The University of Kansas
FREE Educator Workshop: Peru and the Amazon

Peru and the Amazon educator workshop is based on the Spencer Art Museum exhibit 39 Trails: Research in the Peruvian Amazon.  This unique interdisciplinary display fuses the creative and scientific processes.  The workshop objective is to provide educators an opportunity to learn more about Peru and the Amazon, as well as learn how to synthesize knowledge across the sciences, arts, and humanities in a global setting.   To visit the exhibit please see: http://www.spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/39-trails.shtml.

When: Friday June 22, 2012
Time: 9:20am-2:20pm (Light Peruvian Lunch Provided)
Where: Spencer Museum of Art (1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, Kansas)

Click the link to register: http://eepurl.com/lvA1X
40 person limit


Tentative Schedule:


- 9:20-9:35am Opening

o   Subject: Who and what is Latin American Studies and the Spencer Art museum, what we offer, and what is planned for today.

- 9:35-10:30 Peru overview lecture – history, current events

o   Speaker: Pablo G. Celis Castillo: PhD Candidate in Spanish and Portuguese, Research Areas: Contemporary Peruvian history, revolutions, political conflict

- 10:30-10:40 am Break 10 min

- 10:40-11:20 Panel on the Peru Amazon Project

o   What was the purpose of the project and the experiences of the participants

- 11:20am-12:20pm – Exhibit rotation – 25 min rotations

o   Group one visit Peru Amazon Exhibit

• Panel members will talk about the exhibit

o   Group two visit teaching gallery (on Kechwa artisanry)

• Kechwa is an indigenous group who lives in the Peruvian Amazon, parts of Ecuador, Boliva, and Colombia

•Have curator and/or Nina Kinti-Moss (Lecturer, Latin American Studies) to orient the viewers of the materials and provide information about the Kechwa people

- 12:20-1:20 Networking lunch session held in Spencer reception area

o   Will be a light lunch of authentic Peruvian Cuisine provided

- 1:20-2:20 – Educator Focus Group

o   How to bring this information into your classroom

- 2:20-2:30 Closing Remarks



Total Contact Hours: 5



For more information contact Latin American Studies Outreach at (785)864-4213 or lasoutreach@ku.edu

Past Workshops

  • No me olvides ("Don't Forget Me") : Including the Latino Experience in Kansas Education.
    October 3, 2009

  • Latin American Music and Images to Strengthen Classroom Instruction
    April 26, 2008


  • Latin American Fiestas: A Workshop for Teachers
    October 27, 2007

  • Culture and Education in Guatemala: A Workshop for Teachers
    April 28, 2007

  • Latin America and Africa: Taking on New Directions
    August 12, 2006

  • Learning and Teaching about Guatemala
    April 30, 2005

  • The Day of the Dead Teacher Workshop
    November 6, 2004

  • The Southern End of the Americas: Argentina, A Teachers Workshop
    May 8, 2004

  • Feriados, Celebraciones y Fiestas: A Workshop on Latin American Folk & Popular Holidays
    April 30, 2003

 

 

 

 

 


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