Latino Inventors They Don’t Teach You in School

Learn about Latinx inventors like Claudio Castillón Lévano and Victor Ochoa who have created life-saving devices that are widely used today.

The lesson “Proudly Proclaiming” celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by encouraging students to reflect on their own cultural experiences while critiquing the whitewashing and erasure of Hispanic people and culture in traditional education.

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GRADES

  • High School
  • Middle School

SEL COMPETENCY

  • Self-Awareness
  • Social-Awareness

TAGS

  • International
  • Race / Ethnicity / Racism
  • Community / Culture
  • History
  • Social Justice
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Latinx Culture