Carlos Aceves

Carlos Aceves is an educator with 15 years experience in early childhood education. His Masters in Educational Psychology is from the University of Texas at El Paso.

In 1976 Aceves earned his Bachelor's degree in Journalism at the University of Texas at El Paso and took a position at El Paso Community College in video and graphic arts production.

In 1990, after returning from a small gathering of Chicano educators in Arizona, he began work on establishing the Xinachtli project. The Xinachtli project is curriculum grounded in Mesoamerican spiritual tradition which contained complex systems of mathematics, philosophy, agriculture, and fine arts. This revelation about learning was a turning point for Aceves. After working sixteen years at El Paso Community College, he decided to change careers and dedicate his life to teaching children. He earned his elementary bilingual teacher certification and began teaching at Ysleta Independent School District in 1992. In 1995 he took a position as Elementary Bilingual Teacher at Canutillo I.S.D. where he currently works.

Over the past fifteen years, Aceves has published articles in educational journals and other publications where he presents his research and views on society's impact on the Indigenous identity.