Are you teaching the SERC Black/African American and Latino/Puerto Rican Course of Studies? 

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History has developed 10 digital resource packs exploring the stories of Black and Latino history and culture in Connecticut. Each digital resource pack includes lesson plans, primary sources from the Connecticut Museum collection, teaching materials (PowerPoints and handouts), and an engaging video highlighting Connecticut places or people.

Each digital resource pack supports a lesson from the Black and Latino Studies curriculum and is aligned with the Connecticut Social Studies Standards.

About The Project

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History received a Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund this project, which was carried out from September 2022-August 2024. Connecticut Museum staff worked in close collaboration with a Teacher Advisory Board and community partners to develop and pilot these resources before publishing them. Our goal is that these packs will amplify the voices, history, and contributions of Black and Latino people in Connecticut, and support teachers in, as the Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks suggest, “using local and state history wherever and whenever possible.”

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251647-OMS-22. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these materials do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.