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Featuring Meg Medina , Cuban American author
Break Out Sessions Will Include
International Literacy Project
Multicultural Literacy Activities
Multicultural Books
Hear from DC Public and Public Charter School Teachers on Pressing Issues in DC Education.
Pulitzer Center invites K-12 educators to join them on Saturday, October 20 from 10:00 AM -2:30 PM for a free, interactive workshop with journalist Austin Merrill, cofounder of the viral social media phenomenon Everyday Africa. Participants will work with Merrill and Pulitzer Center staff to…
The 2018 East of the River Book Festival is a magnet for city dwellers from all wards to enjoy a literary event that highlights the efforts of indie writers, small publishers and independent book shops. This festival will inspire and excite those who enjoy culturally diverse books and have an interest in self-publishing.
Join historians Mara Cherkasky and Sarah Jane Shoenfeld of Prologue DC for a preview of Mapping Segregation’s new website, along with a panel discussion moderated by WAMU’s Sasha-Ann Simons on how Mapping Segregation helps define the intersection of race and real estate in DC’s past and present.
In this talk, H. Richard Milner IV examines practices and policies at national, state, district, and local levels that are implicitly or overtly designed to punish rather than support academic, social, cultural, and psychological development of Black, Brown, and low-income students.
Celebrate Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC! Cultural experts will lead a series of vibrant performances, bilingual demonstrations, and activities that will immerse students in this traditional celebration.
Join award-winning Haitian-American children's book author Francie Latour and artist/illustrator Ken Daley for a celebration of Haiti's colors and Haiti's heroes with their new picture book, Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings. This interactive, family-friendly event will feature a story time, live art demonstration, book signing, Haitian Heroes craft activity, and a special book prize giveaway!
Join the NMAI for a symposium in which expert speakers explore the need and how to transform education about Native Americans in order to inspire a more comprehensive vision of history and a greater understanding of our shared experiences.
Do you want to increase your confidence and ability to teach about Native Americans during the month of November? Learn how to teach the history of Thanksgiving in culturally appropriate ways, explore the Americans exhibition, and engage in take-away art activities in this hands-on workshop.
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Nelwat Ishkamewe Two-Spirit Family! The Cosmic Twins is a play for young audience based off of the Maya K’iche Pop Wuj, a story of how the Sun and the Moon came to be. Now booking performances. Contact: nelwatishkamewe@gmail.com.
This session for early childhood teachers will provide time to explore the representation of Native Americans in children’s literature and address issues of representation and history in developmentally appropriate ways.
Join D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, Center for Inspired Teaching, and D.C. area teachers for a D.C. Area Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools planning meeting.
Join Duende District at Walls of Books for a special event, featuring Meg Medina, author of the new middle grade novel, MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS. She'll be in conversation with students from the Latin American Youth Center to celebrate the new edition of VOCES SIN FRONTERAS, from Shout Mouse Press.
This event is free to attend with no reservation required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
DC area teachers: Sign up now for a free workshop on Saturday with a film, chance to meet filmmakers, lunch, and classroom resources.
Jesse Hagopian teaches Ethnic Studies and is the co-adviser to the Black Student Union at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington–the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test in 2013. He is an editor for the social justice periodical Rethinking Schools, the co-editor of the new book, Teaching for Black Lives, and the editor of the book, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing.
This year marks the 25th year that the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs and CLASP will honor the work of the many authors, illustrators, publishers, educators, and readers of the award with 2018 award winners Ibi Zoboi and Duncan Tonatiuh.
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.
Across DC, Black girls are losing out on the chance to learn simply because of what they wear. According to a recent report by the National Women’s Law Center and 21 local students, girls are removed from the classroom and even sent home, often illegally, for violating strict dress codes. Join a panel of organizers, students, scholars, and administrators to learn how to combat this issue and join the DC movement to end school pushout.
In Cuba, education is a national priority. In the US, education is under attack. Watch a double feature of the films Lucha Si! Fight for Public Education in Puerto Rico (30 min) and Maestra (33 min). Meet the directors and talk with those on the front lines of the struggle.
On Sept. 24, 2018, The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will host an afternoon symposium that explores the themes of cultural work, geography, and community as manifest in the history of three organizations who trace their beginnings to the swell of social change that emerged in 1968: the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, Appalshop, and the Drum and Spear Bookstore. Free and open to the public. No registration or tickets required. Seating is limited.
Hear organizers and activists lift up their stories and victories in the fight for educational justice and discuss future directions for building intersectional social justice movements.
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'.
Busboys and Poets and Teaching For Change present this special Back to School edition of A.C.T.O.R. led by renowned Professor, Historian and Scholar Dr. Greg Carr. Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity. Yet the possibilities and achievements of this era are too often overshadowed by the violent white supremacist backlash. Dr. Carr will lead us on a journey of this epoch and bring life to this important history.
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.
Want to add more joy to your classroom? Interested in experiencing a different kind of professional development that models what engagement-based instruction looks like? Curious about how improvisational theater can add excitement and build relationships in your classroom while helping students to master content? Join this introductory workshop to learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This course is for D.C. area teachers who are eager to write about their own classrooms through a social justice lens.
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.
