This K-12 teacher professional development workshop series from 2023-2026 will focus on major themes found in world history curriculum under the California History Social Science Framework. Each workshop aim to provide area studies content and pedagogy training to K-12 teachers in California to help with the classroom instruction of content aligned with the chosen theme. These workshops will give educators an opportunity to hear lectures from scholars to gain more historical knowledge, work with model lessons developed by teacher leaders, and receive training for designing lessons to align with the curriculum framework and standards.

CA History-Social Science Framework Planning

California History-Social Science Framework for K-12 Public Education / CA State Board of Education

Curriculum Resources and Planning Guides / UCLA History-Geography Project

History-Social Science Framework Resources / UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project

California's Environmental Principles and Concepts / California Education and the Environment Initiative

ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS & THEIR IMPACT (2024)
El Salvador and China 

Curriculum Materials

Regional Trends And Governance In Central America: Territories And Actors At The Crossroads / PRISMA

Analyzing China: The Role of Empathy in Comparative Law / Alex Wang (UCLA)

"Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution'" / CNN

"The world’s largest floating solar farm" / Time

"Air quality in China" / France 22

Lesson Plans

Why and how did China improve air quality? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project

How is the environmental legacy of colonialism affecting communities today? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project

DEMOCRACY & POWER (2023)
The Mexican Revolution, Arab Spring, and August Revolution 

Lecture Videos

The Mexican Revolution - Marie Francois (CSU Channel Islands)

The Arab Spring - Mohamed Daadaoui (Oklahoma City University)

Vietnam August Revolution - Alex-Thai Dinh Vo (Texas Tech University)

Primary Sources

Mexico's Constitution of 1917 with Amendments through 2015 / The Constitute Project

Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945) / Asia for Educators at Columbia University

1946 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Curriculum Materials

Expressions of Power Lesson Template / UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project

Resources for Teaching About the Mexican Revolution / University of Texas Library

The Arab Spring: Causes and Consequences / Abdul QadirMushtaq, Muhammad Afzal / Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society

The Arab Spring at Ten Years / Council on Foreign Relations

Lesson Plans

Mexican Revolution Scavenger Hunt / University of New Mexico

Viva la Revolucíon! An Educator’s Guide to the Mexican Revolution / University of New Mexico

The Storm that Swept Mexico / PBS Learning Media California

What types of power did women access and exert during the Mexican Revolution? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project

Arab Spring C3 Inquiry Design Model Lesson / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project