-- Tuesday, March 27 --

8:00 Check In and Registration

8:45 Welcome
Andrea Bazán-Manson / Triangle Community Foundation

9:00 Economic Development in Latin America: Reflections of a Practitioner
Hunt Howell / Inter-American Development Bank

10:15 Break

10:30 Contemporary Latin American Politics
Jonathan Hartlyn / Department of Political Science, UNC at Chapel Hill; PDF of Presentation

11:30 Concurrent Sessions 1: Key Latin American Regions
1. Brazil
Tamera Marko / Consortium in Latin American and Carribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University
2. Central America
Sandy Smith-Nonini / Department of Anthropology, UNC at Chapel Hill
3. Chile
Inés Valdez / Department of Political Science, UNC at Chapel Hill; PDF of Presentation
4. Mexico
Educator Panel
First Session Moderator: Meredith Henderson / The Center for International Understanding
Second Session Moderator: Lindsey Molusky / The Center for International Understanding
5. Oaxaca
Altha Cravey / Department of Geography, UNC at Chapel Hill
6. The Southern Cone
Jeffrey Richey / Department of History, UNC at Chapel Hill

12:30 Lunch (buffet in Trillium Dining Room)

1:30 Concurrent Sessions 2: Repeat of Concurrent Sessions 1

2:30 Break

2:45 Film: Life is Not Easy (La Vida No Es Fácil) and Discussion
Maurice Martinez / School of Education, UNC-Wilmington

4:00 Concurrent Sessions 3: Current Issues and Educational Practices

Grades K-12
Lessons from Mexico
Educator Panel
Moderator: Matt Friedrick / North Carolina in the World

ESL Update: Sheltered Instruction in the Classroom
Joanne Marino / NC Department of Public Instruction; PDF of Presentation

Grades K-5
Dual Language Immersion
Helga Fasciano / NC Department of Public Instruction; PDF of Presentation
Maria Johnson and Maria Fernanda Mosquera / Jones Elementary School, Guilford County Schools

Grades K-8
Using the Culture Discovery Box of the Maya, Mixtec, and Nahua Peoples of Mexico
Sharon Mújica / Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University

Grades 6-8
Classroom Resources for South America
Steve Pierce / NC Geographic Alliance

Grades 8-12
Latinos in North Carolina: A Curriculum-Based Media Project
Anna Lee / Working Films

Grades 9-12
Using Radio to Involve Latino Students
Laura Wenzel / Radio Pa'lante
Claudia Moná / The Hispanic Liaison

Community College
Community Spanish Facilitator Program
Maria Fraser Molina and Marianela Manana / Durham Technical Community College; PDF of Presentation

5:30 Reception at the home of Robert and Jean Phay

-- Wednesday, March 28 --

8:00 Coffee, Juice, and Pastries

8:30 Going to Carolina del Norte
Hannah Gill / Center for Global Initiatives, UNC at Chapel Hill
Todd Drake / Art Department, Guilford College

9:45 Break

10:00 Latin America and North Carolina: Global Partners
Axel Lluch / Latino-Hispanic Affairs, Office of the Governor; PDF of Presentation

11:00 Panel: Radio Pa'lante
High School Student Panel
Moderator: Laura Wenzel / Radio Pa'lante

11:45 Closing Remarks
Sharon Mújica / Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University

12:00 Adjourn

South Asia Seminar begins at 1:00

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
1.5 CEU credits will be available for successful completion of the program, including completion of the assigned readings and study guide