Professional Development
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes wants educators to know that we are their destination for learning about Mexican and Mexican American culture, especially the unique and ongoing contributions to Southern California.
K-12 Teacher Orientation Training
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes is offering an opportunity for educators to receive a half-day, in-depth orientation training by appointment.
Option 1 - Exhibition: Calle Principal: Main Street Los Angeles, 1920s
This exhibition provides seven vignettes and four interactive stations, which give a glimpse of Los Angeles Mexican and Mexican American run businesses in the heart of Los Angeles in the 1920s. We also provide a hands-on urban building workshop for teachers that demonstrate what their students will experience at LA Plaza.
Option 2 - Exhibition: LA Starts Here!
This exhibition chronicles over 200 years of Los Angeles history. Training includes an in-depth tour and discussion with LA Plaza educators and provides assistance with ideas on how to incorporate this exhibition into the California State Content Standards. We also provide a hands-on print making workshop for teachers that demonstrate what their students will experience at LA Plaza.
Option 3 – Edible Teaching Garden and Culinary Arts Program
Explore LA Plaza garden and orchard, which demonstrates from compost to harvest in a year round organic growing environment. This is complemented by the culinary program where teachers participate in a hands-on culinary experience that demonstrates what their students will experience.
For more information or to make a reservation please contact:
213-542-6242 or education@lapca.org
Curriculum Resources for K-12 Teachers
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes will provide California Standards-based curriculum material for teachers who complete a teacher orientation training session. Each curriculum packet will include recommended pre- and post-teaching units, historical documentation, links to primary source material, and information about LA Plaza’s exhibitions and garden.
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