Use these resources to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month in your classrooms:

Read AFT president Edward J. McElroy's recent column on strengthening education for Latinos.

Hispanic Heritage Site
This Web site pulls together a variety of resources to help teachers celebrate Hispanic Heritage in their classrooms. The people, places and events highlighted here are meant to give readers a glimpse into a few of the many significant contributions Hispanics have made in building and strengthening the institutions where we live and work.

Colorín Colorado
Are you looking for ways to help English language learners in your class succeed? Created by the American Federation of Teachers and the Reading Rockets project of public broadcasting station WETA, Colorín Colorado provides the tools you've been looking for.

Colorín Colorado's 'Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month' Site
Here you will find celebration ideas, classroom tools, handouts, etc.

T·ELL·E-GRAM Newsletter
Sign up for our new, free monthly "T·ELL·E-GRAM" newsletter for PreK-12 educators of English Language Learners (ELLS).

Promoting Excellence and Equity for English Language Learners
The AFT seeks to promote educational excellence and equity for English language learners (ELLs)—students in preK-12 who are not yet proficient in reading, writing and communicating in the English language—to ensure they meet the same challenging standards required of all students.