In 2022, high school students and K-12 educators from across Southern New Mexico communities including: Gadsden, Mescalero, Las Cruces, and Silver City joined NMSU faculty to co-create new Units and Lessons to support the New Mexico Public Education Social Studies standards inclusion of its sixth strand: Ethnic and Cultural Identities. The group collectively chose seven topics and researched, wrote, and presented those Units at a summer forum. We hope you enjoy these and include them in your curriculum! We also work with districts and schools to create tailored professional development to accompany the Units and Lessons. Please explore the other educational materials presented on this site.
BEST department receives federal funding for curriculum project
New Mexico State University’s Department of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies has been awarded $170,000 in congressional funding to enhance K-12 social studies curricula.This initiative aims to create a more inclusive environment for students in southern New Mexico.
For more details on NMSU’s congressional funding to develop inclusive social studies curricula, please click here
Healing. Education. And. Learning.
(HEAL) New Mexico
Developed by the Borderlands and Ethnic Studies (BEST) Department at New Mexico State University. Find us at BEST.nmsu.edu