In Honor of Hispanic, Latinx & Chicanx Educators
Vision for Social Change
Zulma Perez-Estrella, a Chicana STEM teacher, understands why experimentation, perseverance and family define the path to professional success.
Here's why she chooses to teach students about the quality of health and resources people receive.
Moving Forward with Your Community
Juan Espinosa shares how he prepares his students for life-long learning—and how he found fulfillment in his career as a teacher.
Hint: It starts with sparking curiosity, teaching life-long lessons and taking the time to listen.
Embracing a Bicultural Identity
Fort Worth teacher Miranda Tacoronti helps her students understand the power in their bilingual backgrounds.
What happens in the classroom doesn't always stay in the classroom.
Your Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month
For Hispanic Heritage Month, get a step-by-step plan for celebrating with students, from understanding the history of this annual event to improving inclusivity in the classroom.
Carmen Maciel, a kindergarten teacher at Uplift Lee Primary, has it queued up just for you.
Latinx Representation in the Classroom
Edgar Palacios knows that there need to be more Latinx educators in the U.S. to build trust and create environments where students of color can be their authentic selves.
Here's why he established a nonprofit dedicated to supporting representation in the classroom.
Mentoring English Language Learners
First year teacher, Concepción Camargo, shares what made her first year as a bilingual educator meaningful and rewarding.
When you're a role model, you might make mistakes, but you can still help your students overcome obstacles.
Seeing It Through
Nancy Bernardino was the first person in her family to graduate college. She also happened to found Solar Prep, a choice-school in Dallas, and is currently working on her EdD.
Discover how mentorship and building a network brought her here.
Join the Campaign
The more people who understand the challenges and opportunities for Hispanic, Latinx and Chicanx educators, the better. We're making it easy to make an impact:
- Share this page with friends and family. (The share buttons make it especially easy, but copying and pasting the URL has never been too hard, either.)
- Tell us on social media how you're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Together, we can improve education for everybody. Thank you for joining the movement!