The State Education Resource Center (SERC), in collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), is honored to offer sessions related to Advanced Topics of Connecticut’s African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Course of Studies. These sessions are based on key concepts and topics of interest from teachers who have been teaching the course. These sessions will give teachers who have participated in the Training Series additional opportunities to engage with speakers and other teachers regarding application of content from the model curriculum.

Date(s) Time Session Title Location
Wednesday, 1/8/25 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Film Review: “La Gran Fallacia/The Great Fallacy” SERC, Waterbury
Tuesday, 1/14/25 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Latino History and Cross-Cultural Perspectives Online Event
Wednesday, 1/15/25
Wednesday, 1/22/25
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Black American History Mapping The Lyceum, Hartford
Wednesday, 1/23/25 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Harvest of the Empire: Contributions of Latinos to Our Nation’s U.S. History Online Event
Tuesday, 2/4/25
Thursday, 2/20/25
Wednesday, 3/19/25
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Feeding Two Birds with One Worm: Empowering Humanities Teachers to Teach African and Latino American History While Implementing Connecticut’s New Social Studies Standards The Lyceum, Hartford
Thursday, 2/6/25 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Inquiry into Black and Latino Studies: A Genealogical Perspective The Lyceum, Hartford
Wednesday, 2/19/25 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Hecho en Puerto Rico/Made in Puerto Rico (Play) Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School, Waterbury
Wednesday, 4/23/25 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. This is Our Time: Changing Women’s Narratives About Race and Ethnicity in Puerto Rico and Latin America SERC, Waterbury

Registration Information:

Contact Information:

For registration questions:
Heather Dawes, SERC Project Specialist
860-632-1485, ext. 263
Email: dawes@ctserc.org

For content questions:
Nitza Diaz, SERC Consultant, 860-632-1485, ext. 394
Michelle LeBrun-Griffin, SERC Consultant, 860-632-1485, ext. 321
Dwight Sharpe, SERC Consultant, 860-632-1485, ext. 324