Curriculum Resource Guides

A reading list to center narratives that reflect the diverse and dynamic experiences of Latinidad in NYC and to support curriculum design that affirms students’ identities and builds on their lived experiences. Organized by grade level, the list offers educators developmentally appropriate texts that can inform culturally responsive teaching across K-12 settings. Available here as an accessible PDF:

Narratives of Latinidad

This guide provides lists of materials organized by school level–children’s books, novels, scholarly books, academic articles, city excursions, music, videos, documentaries, and websites—that could be used in the classroom or at home to teach about the history and ongoing contributions of Dominicans in New York City. Available here as an accessible PDF:

Teaching Dominican Histories

A resource guide for those interested in using a music-centered lens and applying sound as a medium for mapping histories, forging connections, and (re)collecting memories to enrich students’ engagement with the diverse cultural ecosystems of New York City. It includes specific recommendations of genres, songs, and artists to explore. Available here as an accessible PDF:

Latinidad in Sounds

This resource guide offers a brief historical and conceptual background for understanding the importance of New York City as a main locus of Afro-Latinidad. It also provides summaries of the interdisciplinary lesson plans within our larger curriculum that specifically address Afro-Latinidad, or the experience of descendancy from both the African as well as Latin American and Caribbean diasporas. Available here as an accessible PDF: 

Centering Afro-Latinidad in New York City

This resource guide offers a set of matching flashcards to introduce students to key Latina/o figures that have made important social, political, and educational contributions in NYC. Available here as an accessible PDF:

Superheroes of Latinidad