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Connecticut Public Act No. 19-12 Home About Expert Review Panel Advisory Group Documentary Committees Research & Evaluation Focus Groups Course Syllabus Infrastructure Supports African American/Black Content Development Puerto Rican/Latino Content Development Integration of Content and Assessment Publication and Dissemination Professional Learning Plan News & Updates In The News Curriculum Downloads Calendar Initial Implementing Schools Feedback Curriculum Showcases 2022 Showcase 2023 Showcase Connecticut Public Act No. 19-12 An Act Concerning the Inclusion of Black and Latino Studies in the Public School Curriculum December 1, 2023: Curriculum Update Available! Please download and replace your PDF copy of the curriculum with this required update, which includes minor fixes to linked resources. See changelog for details. Download the Curriculum Here Updated December 1, 2021 Changelog: What’s new in this revision? Submit Feedback or ask Questions about the Curriculum Here Advanced Topics Sessions: Registration is Open! Apr 29, 2024 Dates, Declarations, Demonstrations, and Doctrines: Using the C3 Social Studies Framework and 19th & 20th Century Seminal Documents to Operationalize History *This is a three (3) day event – Participants should plan to attend all 3 seminars. Registering one time will register you for all seminars. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 8am-11am Friday, May 10, 2024, from 8am- 11am Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 8am-11am Location: SERC, 175 Union Street, Waterbury, CT 06706 Audience: High School History Teachers, Department Heads, Support Professionals support History Presenter: Dr. Beryl Bailey, CEO of from Pages to Pedagogy, LLC Seminar 1 – Using the C3 Framework to Teach Students to Drive a CAR on the Literate Lanes of Social Studies: Conducting a Critical Analysis of Text Seminar 2- E Unum Pluribus: Out of one, many, sample 19th and 20th Century Primary Sources Birthed from the Declaration of Independence and Latino History Seminar 3 – A Happy Meal of Rhetorical Appeals: Conducting a Rhetorical Analysis of Text Register Here! Harvest of the Empire: The Evolution and Contributions of Our Nation’s Latin American Communities Virtual Session (Zoom) – TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024, 5 – 7:30PM Audience: All High School History Teachers, History Department Heads, Specialized Instruction Teachers Presenter: Juan Gonzalez, Author, Investigative Reporter and Journalist, Illinois The U.S. Latino population has been growing at an astounding rate for more than fifty years, to the point that one of every four people under the age of 18 in the U.S. is now of Latino origin. Still, few Americans understand why and how so many people from various countries of Latin America have come here, why particular ethnic Latino groups settled in different cities and regions of our country, or how they have contributed greatly to U.S. prosperity. This session will explore the history and evolution of this complex community, with a special emphasis on the little-known conditions that continue to drive or pull Latino migration northward. Register Here! Who Were the Young Lords? What was their purpose? THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024, 1 – 3PM or 3-5PM Location: SERC, 175 Union Street, Waterbury, CT 06706 Audience: All High School History Teachers, History Department Heads, Specialized Instruction Teachers Presenters: Dr. Johanna Fernandez, Professor at Baruch College, NY and Miguel Melendez, Author, New York The Young Lords Organization or Party, was a Chicago-based street gang that became a civil and human rights organization. The group aims to fight for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico, Latinos, and colonized (Third World”) people. This session use primary sources to review and discuss the tactics used by the Young Lords, including mass education, canvassing, community programs, occupations, and confrontation. Register Here: Session A, 1:00 – 3:00PM Register Here: Session B, 3:00 – 5:00PM Student Summit II: Breaking the Boxes and Revealing our Browndaries” Mar 13, 2024 Tuesday, April 2, 2024 SCSU, New Haven Join us to be a part of this dynamic student summit where your voice and agency matters. This day includes active, experiential learning, where we’ll explore the significance of browndaries” and the intersection of our multiple identities in the world today. Through the lens of resistance and resilience, participants will continue to unearth their own identity and engage in sessions that propel us toward personal success, happiness, and meaningful service to our communities. Learn more and Register! « Older Entries Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.” Connecticut PA 19-12 pa1912@ctserc.org (860)632-1485 SERC CT State Board of Education Follow It is the policy of the State Education Resource Center (SERC) that no person shall be discriminated against or excluded from participation in any SERC programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, intellectual disability, physical disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Inquiries regarding SERC’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed...