Brenda Ortiz Torres, a CU 麻豆影院听elementary education student, does not听want other students to feel the way that she did in school 鈥� like she didn't belong. That's why she has joined fellow educators in the 麻豆影院 County Latino History Project for the four-day teacher workshop听this summer and why she has already听developed a plan for听incorporating听local Latino history into her classroom curriculum after graduation.听
鈥淲hat I want to take away from this workshop is how to empower my students and how to make them feel included and wanted,鈥� she said.
recently featured Ortiz Torres and local educators working with our听麻豆影院 County Latino History Project.听
Learn more about how educators are leveraging the wealth of project听resources that aim听to change the way听history is studied by including local听Latino history and culture that has long been a part of the state history but has been, until now,听largely invisible.听
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