INTRODUCTION

This is a four-week summer institute for school faculty (grades 6-12) of Social Studies and History selected from applicants around the United States. It is designed to facilitate the expanded integration of Mesoamerican cultural heritage materials – new discoveries and the latest research interpreting the same -- into curricular units or lesson plans that will appeal to a variety of learners and bring greater multicultural depth and understanding into the classroom.

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