Students explore Mexico’s economic and cultural transformation and probe Mexico’s complex identity and history, coming face-to-face with the difficult policy choices confronting the people of Mexico today.
Conference Workshop
Session #192: What Do Mexicans and Brazilians Want for Their Future?
2:55 pm — 4:55 pm
NCSS Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
DETAILS
Participants will conduct activities from the Choices unit on Brazil and the one on Mexico (provided) and will discuss ways to implement both units and accompanying videos in their classroom.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
All participants receive a pdf copy of the Choices curriculum unit Between Two Worlds: Mexico at the Crossroads and Brazil: A History of Change. Access to accompanying videos is also provided.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The session is appropriate for educators who teach middle school through college.
WORKSHOP LEADER
Mimi Stephens
Choices Director of Sales and Professional Development
Mimi is the Director of Professional Development for the Choices Program. Prior to joining the Choices Program in 2011, Mimi worked at Clark University where she served as the Director of the Teacher Center for Global Studies supporting K12 social studies teachers throughout Massachusetts for more than 20 years. Mimi holds a Masters in International Development and Social Change from Clark University.