1. The Hidden Curriculum, Part 2: The Latino Experience Embodying the Wisconsin Idea Through a University/School District Partnership Percy Brown, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Giselle Martinez Negrette, UW-Madison Partner School Network Mandi Sersch, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Bailey Smolarek, UW-Madison Partner School Network

2. Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District UW-Madison Partner School Network Our Organizations

3. ●Partnership between MCPASD and Partner School Network (PSN) ●The Hidden Curriculum, Part 1 (spring 2015-16) ●MCPASD Equity Institute (summer 2015) How did we get started?

4. ●Different areas of expertise ●Different perspectives ●Mutual respect ●Common vision ●Willingness to challenge the master narrative ●Passion for social justice Instructors

5. Using videos, articles, and other scholarly readings, participants will actively engage in small and large group discussions and individual reflections in order to examine the Latino experience in the United States and its connection to American education and society as a whole. Participants will explore counterstories to commonly held understandings of Latino histories and experiences. Outcomes include increased personal and professional reflection with an evolving perspective, and the ability to adapt course content across subject areas in order to expose all students to counterstories to the dominant narrative. Course Description

6. ●Voluntary participation ●Five Tuesdays, 3:15-5:15 pm ●Five Wednesdays, 4:15-6:15 pm ●Guests from MCPASD ●63 participants ●2 points/hour for teachers/cert. staff ●Attendance expectation ●Grad credit option Course Structure

7. ●Community AgreementsCommunity Agreements ●Topics: Latina/o Origins & History Latina/o Identity Latina/o Immigration (historical context) Latina/o Immigration (MCPASD families) Latinas/os in Education, Microaggressions, and Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Education Course Content

8. Course Content: Readings/Videos/Activities

9. Course Content: Comparative Analysis Handouts: ●5th grade social studies text ●9th grade social studies text ●De La Cova article ●Hispaniola mapHispaniola map

10. Bilingual Family Outreach Coordinator (with stories of our families) Director of Elementary Education Director of Secondary Education Course Content: Special Guests

11. ●Consistent attendance ●Powerful small group discussions ●Challenging readings/topics What went well...

12. ●Differentiating content for different levels of background knowledge ●Application to different content areas/grade levels ●Enough time (for content, processing) Challenges...

13. “I am so glad to be uncomfortable, sad, and angry because I know that with fire I will learn more, and through that I will have a lens to see what I didn’t know I could see.” Exit Slips

14. “(I learned) how one historical event written in a variety of ways brings varying degrees of truths/lies into instruction. (It) shows that teachers really need to know the subject they are teaching or else they are teaching what they do not know.” Exit Slips

15. “Just wanted to share a quote from a presentation I heard this past weekend: ‘If a child is old enough to be marginalized or even criminalized, they are old enough to learn and discuss social justice.’” Exit Slips

16. “Seeing my students in the stories makes it real.” “I am overwhelmed and I’m not sure what I can do or where to start.” Exit Slips

17. “(I learned) our students still struggle with the pain their journeys to the US have caused them, even if it was many years ago.” Exit Slips

18. “(I learned) how much students/teachers will fight and should fight for what they believe is important.” Exit Slips

19. Questions?