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For national conferences and institutes see the Zinn Education Project Calendar.
This course is for D.C. area teachers who are eager to write about their own classrooms through a social justice lens.
The March on Washington Film Festival returns to Washington, D.C. for its sixth year. The festival finds, encourages, and brings to life stories of both icons and foot soldiers from the Civil Rights Movement.
Join PGAAMCC for a Professional Development Summer Series designed for educators who would like to increase their knowledge in Cultural Literacy and Anti-Racist Practices.
In this one-day workshop, teachers will learn specific teaching strategies to engage contentious subjects in the classroom through inquiry-based learning activities led by pedagogy experts. Using a current affairs topic in Middle East studies, teachers will participate in a classroom simulation led by Avram Barlowe and Nell Hirschmann-Levy.
The Center for African Studies Outreach Program at Howard University is hosting a three-day summer institute for highly motivated educators interested in reading, learning, and teaching about Africa.
Join PGAAMCC for a Professional Development Summer Series designed for educators who would like to increase their knowledge in Cultural Literacy and Anti-Racist Practices.
Join the National Museum of the American Indian and the D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (a project of Teaching for Change) for a back to school teach-in on Indigenous Peoples'.
Join CLASP in Washington, D.C. during Hispanic Heritage month to celebrate 25 years of the Américas Award with this year’s winners, honor books and commended titles at the award ceremony Friday, September 28th at the Library of Congress.
Hear from DC Public and Public Charter School Teachers on Pressing Issues in DC Education.
This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
The DC teacher leadership organization EmpowerEd is launching a major commitment to teacher advocacy work next school year and would like to invite you to join.
Join PGAAMCC for a Professional Development Summer Series designed for educators who would like to increase their knowledge in Cultural Literacy and Anti-Racist Practices.
Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion and a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end. As Senator Bernie Sanders says, he could easily “make his mark through accomplishment on the field. Instead, Michael has chosen to use his voice and his platform to fight injustice.” Bennett will be in conversation with co-author Dave Zirin, sports editor for the Nation and author of several books…
Join Busboys and Poets on Sunday, June 24 for a panel discussion about the impact of the Scottsboro trials and the state of the American criminal justice system today. The panel discussion will feature Dr. James Goodman, writer of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Stories of Scottsboro, and Marc Mauer, Executive Director of the Sentencing Project.
By The People is an international arts and dialogue festival taking place across DC June 21-24. Join By The People for performances, original art installations, important conversations, an augmented reality art hunt and more.
A weekend of workshops, films, music, spoken word, jam sessions and open mike. Bring your instrument, your voice, your beat box, your song, your poem, your story or just yourself!
Please join Busboys and Poets Books as they welcome Khaled Beydoun to 14th and V to discuss his new book American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear.
Join us to celebrate the first year of D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice!
Panel discussions featuring Poor People's Campaign participants (1968 and 2018), scholars, cultural workers, and documentarians: Yara Allen, Maggie Gilmore, Lenneal Henderson, Charon Hribar, Bruce Jackson, Reginald Jackson, Gordon Mantler, Marya McQuirter, Nick Petr, and Marc Steiner. Free and open to the public. Limited seating.
Join the African American Civil War Museum and Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in exploring how time has shaped public memory of the American Civil War and how it is displayed in monuments.
Join Busboys and Poets Books as they welcome Christopher Petrella, Director of Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships at American University’s Antiracist Research & Policy Center, as he talks with Keisha N. Blain about her new book, Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018).
Born with Wings, is a powerful, moving, and eye-opening account of Daisy Khan’s inspiring journey—of her self-actualization and her success in opening doors for other Muslim women and building bridges between cultures. It powerfully demonstrates what one woman can do—with faith, love, and resilience. Join Busboys and Poets as Daisy tells her story.
This session for early childhood teachers, hosted by Project Unlearn and Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, will provide time for early childhood teachers to explore issues of gender, gender identity, gender bias, and gender stereotypes in children's books. Educators will be encouraged to consider the intersections of race and class as it relates to these issues.
During the summer of 2017, Shout Mouse Press held a month-long workshop with LAYC's Latino Youth Leadership Council (LYLC), a passionate group of young people dedicated to social justice in their community. The workshop, led by a team of teaching artists with experience devising and illustrating comic books, resulted in a graphic memoir collection, titled Voces sin Fronteras: Our Stories, Our Truth.
Join Inspired Teaching for Changemakers in Action to celebrate Inspired Teachers and students in their programs as changemakers in classrooms, schools, and society.
Cultural Evening in Celebration of Roque Dalton with of presentation by poet Sofia Estevez, documentary and poetry. FREE EVENT.
Join the Maryland ELL Family Involvement Network (MELLFIN) for their upcoming 14th Annual MELLFIN Conference on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Pre-registration is NOW open online through April 27th. The theme this year is Transforming Engagement: Valuing Diversity, Promoting Equity, and Inspiring Change.
A troubling spate of incidents nationwide has brought issues of race and racism to the forefront in classrooms across the country, leaving educators to grapple with many difficult questions. Central among them: How do you broach these topics in schools? And, more broadly: How do you create more inclusive learning spaces for all students? Join New America’s Education Policy Program and D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, a project of Teaching for Change, for this evening workshop.
This session for early childhood teachers, hosted by Project Unlearn and Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, will provide time for early childhood teachers to explore how to address issues of race, representation, and history in developmentally appropriate ways.
Come together with educators to collaborate, learn, create, and identify resources that incorporates the history, literature, and culture of Central American peoples into the curriculum of DC area schools.
This year D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice and many more D.C. area organizations organized the 2018 Black Lives Matter Week of Action in our communities. Attend our next meeting to debrief this years week of action and plan for next year.
Visual Literacy as a Tool for Cultural Proficiency in the Classroom: El Salvador as a Case Study is a professional development immersion, 3-credit course for teachers in the Washington, D.C. metro area.Through an immersive experience, teachers learn visual literacy skills, practice global cultural awareness and develop a deep understanding of the culture, history, and art of the Central American region.
The 1882 Symposium brings private organizations, government agencies, and individuals together to share best practices and build collaboration. Each year, they set goals: the coming year 2019 will be exceptional, with continued excitement on the release of the PBS documentary The Chinese Exclusion Act, the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, and the first national Chinese American Women in History Conference.
For Teacher Appreciation Week in May 2018, Inspired Teaching is honoring the hard work and passion that educators bring to their lives every day by hosting a wellness-themed happy hour and fair for teachers to connect and recharge.
Richard Rothstein will be discussing and signing his new book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
¡Óyeme! (which means "hear me" in Spanish) strives to provide a creative arts outlet for young people, utilizing best practice culturally-based, trauma-informed theatre and arts activities to create a sense of community among the participants, and provide a safe space for immigrant youth to share their stories. Learn the techniques for using theatre as a tool for creating a safe space in your classroom and as a vehicle to share stories, as well as ways it can promote language development.
Richard Rothstein will be discussing and signing his new book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) has launched Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°), a national education initiative to promote improved teaching and learning about American Indians. The NMAI is hosting a free teacher institute in Washington, DC from Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 12, 2018. The application deadline is April 30.
A Right to the City explores the history of neighborhood change in the nation’s capital, and it’s rich history of neighborhood organizing and civic engagement that transformed the city in the face of tremendous odds.
