Resources for Teaching About the Americas (RETANet) is a database of curriculum materials which promote creative, interdisciplinary teaching about issues related to Latin America. Begun in 1994, RETANet was originally a collaborative initiative between the LAII and the UNM Latin America Data Base (LADB). A summer institute for K-12 teachers held during that year produced an initial set of sixty five lesson plans. Since that time, the LAII has continued to expand RETANet by developing and disseminating a range of curricular materials related to teaching about Latin America in K-12 classrooms.

Founded with support from the US Department of Education, the project continues today with ongoing assistance from the LAII and partial funding derived from the LAII’s US Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center grant. All RETANet resources are freely available to educators everywhere.

Please see the RETANet project page to learn more and to access the curriculum materials.