World View's Spring Seminars 2009

Latin America and North Carolina
March 24-25, 2009

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Co-Sponsor
The Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University

Jack & Mary McCall Charitable Foundation

Important Links
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Click for hotel information.
Click for directions to the Friday Center.
Click here for pre- and post-program material.
Click here for concurrent session descriptions.

Children's Multi-Cultural Books on Display

Seminar Schedule At-A-Glance*

TUESDAY, MARCH 24   WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
8:00
Check In and Registration
7:30
Coffee, Juice, and Pastries
9:00

Welcome
LeAnne Disla
Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
UNC at Chapel Hill and Duke University
8:30
The Challenges Facing Latinos in Our Communities
John Herrera
Center for Community Self-Help and Carrboro City Board of Aldermen

9:15




10:30

"So Far from God, So Close to the United States": The Colossus to the North
Jocelyn Olcott, Department of History
Duke University

Break
9:30
Chile On My Mind: North Carolina Seen from the Deep South
Ariel Dorfman, Literature and Latin American Studies
Duke University
10:30
Break and Book Signing with Dr. Ariel Dorfman
   
10:45

Concurrent Sessions I: Understanding Latin America

1. Brasil é com S - a way to learn a little more about Brazil and Brazilians
Sergio Roberto de Oliveira, Visiting Mellon Faculty
Duke University

2. Education in Mexico
Francisco Cipriano, Hillside High School
Durham Public Schools

3. Ecotourism in Honduras
Aura Strickland, St. Stephen's Elementary
Catawba County Schools

4. Learning with the World
Matt Friedrick
NC in the World, UNC Center for International Understanding

5. Señores Imperialistas! Rethinking the Cuban-U.S. Relationship
Robert Nathan, Department of History and the Institute for the Study of the Americas
UNC at Chapel Hill

10:45


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:45


12:00

Education Challenges for Latino Families: Panel of Students and Parents
LeAnne Disla (moderator)
Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
UNC at Chapel Hill and Duke University

Panel Members:
Ivan Almonte, El Centro Hispano, Durham
Beatriz Aranda, Durham County Parent

Ivon Arroyo, Southern High School
Jorge Garcia, Southern High School
Miguel Angel Garcia, Southern High School
Yesica Rico, Durham School of the Arts
Brenda Judith Serrano, Riverside High School
Rocio Torres, Jordan High School
Durham Public Schools

Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Robert Phay, World View

Adjourn
12:00
Lunch (provided in Trillium Dining Room)
Honduras Briefing & Lunch (Study Tour participants only)
1:00

Grades K-12:
1. After the Bell Rings: Engaging Latino Youth in Hispanic Clubs and other Extracurricular Activities
Cintia Aguilar, Department of 4-H Youth Development & Family and Consumer Sciences
NC State University

Grades K-5:
2. What Do You See in an LEP?
Lizbeth Alfaro, Creek Elementary School
Catawba County Schools

Carlos Rojas, Arndt Middle School
Catawba County Schools

Grades 6-12:
3. Primary Documents: What are They and How Can They be Used to Teach about other People and Places
Holly Ackerman, Perkins Library
Duke University

Grades 9-12:
4. Enhancing Instruction with Latin American Film and Literature
LeAnne Disla, Katie Mikush, and Claudia Paccieri
Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UNC at Chapel Hill and Duke University

Grades 9-12 and Community College:
5. Picture to Another's World - Tools for Discussing Immigration with High School and Developmental Community College Students
Todd Drake, Fine Arts
Rockingham Community College

Grades K-12 and Community College:
6. Undocumented Students CAN Go to College!
Graig Meyer, Blue Ribbon Mentor Program
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Donna Weaver, College Foundation of North Carolina

Mauricio Castro, North Carolina Latino Coalition

   
2:15
Break and Book Signing with Author and Artist Todd Drake
   
2:30

Concurrent Sessions III: Teaching Latin America and Working with Latino Students

Grades K-5:
1. Latin American Culture and Traditions: Parents as Partners in the Classroom
LeAnne Disla, Consortium in Latin America and Caribbean Studies at UNC at Chapel Hill and
Duke University

Paola Kipp, Boomerang, Chapel Hill and Durham County

Grades 6-12:
2. What Do You See in an LEP?
Lizbeth Alfaro, Creek Elementary School
Catawba County Schools

Carlos Rojas, Arndt Middle School
Catawba County Schools

3. Égalité for All: the Haitian Revolution
Laurent Dubois, Departments of Romance Languages and History
Duke University

Grades K-12 and Community College:
4. Drop-out Issues: Helping Latino Youth Succeed in School
Andrew Behnke, Family and Consumer Sciences
NC State University

5. Immigration: An Introduction for Educators
Deborah Weissman, School of Law
UNC at Chapel Hill

6. Global Education Action Plan Information and Assistance
Carina Brossy, World View
3:45
Cosmic Race, Rainbow People, and Other Myths: The Racial Identity of Latinas and Latinos
Jorge Zeballos, Student Advising and Latino Community Programs
Guilford College

5:00

Reception at home of Robert and Jean Phay
Directions to be provided

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
1.5 CEU credits will be available for successful completion of the program. Study guides will be collected at the end of the symposium.

* Subject to change