RETANET: Resource for Teaching About the Americas

Welcome to Resources for Teaching about the Americas* (RetaNet), a web site for secondary educators with Latin America content for teaching and an on-line interactive learning community of teacher peers.

Latin America News in the Classroom modules are news stories about current events with teaching suggestions and links to supplemental content and resources. Read the current news module or search past modules
Lesson plans are fully developed plans written by teachers. Search or browse plans
Multimedia resources for teaching about the Americas: searchable archive of photos and a searchable curriculum materials data base (videos, books, etc.) to enhance lessons
Community promotes peer interaction among teachers to encourage teaching about Latin America, with moderated discussion groups, lesson-plan laboratories and peer review, and online presentations and seminars
Register for RetaNet to:
- pick up and read our weekly news bulletins
- use the searchable archive of back issues dating from 1986
- contribute to online discussions on RetaNet.

RetaNet is part of the University of New Mexico's Latin American & Iberian Institute, a Title VI Regional Studies center with outreach to teachers and the community.

Latin America Data Base • Latin American & Iberian Institute MSC02 1690 • 1 University of New Mexico • University of New Mexico • Albuquerque, NM 87131-1016
Telephone: (505) 277-6839 • E-mail: info@ladb.unm.edu • FAX: (505) 277-6837