On December 19, 2018, D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice hosted an Educator Open House at the Teaching for Change office for Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools. Read more >>
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On November 13, educators from across the D.C. area gathered for the first planning meeting for the upcoming 2019 Black Lives Matter at School week of action happening, February 4-8, 2019. Read more >>
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During Native American Heritage Month, more than 25 teachers and librarians from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia spent the morning of Saturday, November 10 reading and critiquing children’s literature about Native Americans. The event was hosted by Project Unlearn and Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice at Eaton Hotel. Read more >>
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The lead coordinating organizations for the D.C. Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Schools are Teaching for Change and the Center for Inspired Teaching. They were joined by people from many other organizations and schools.
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The Introduction to Central America lesson helps teachers make better connections with their Central American students. Read more >>
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Eighth grade social studies teachers at Alice Deal Middle School used the “Black Muslims in the United States: An introductory activity” lesson with their 550 students. The lesson, part of Teaching for Change’s Challenge Islamophobia project, was used during a unit about the colonization of North America. Read more >>
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Prior to my son being born, I always saw the world differently. Prior to my son being born, I always recognized inequalities that existed. Prior to my son being born, I never felt compelled to speak out.
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Teaching for Change has opened up a new world for me. As the ESOL Department Chair at Buck Lodge Middle School in PG County, I am always trying to find ways to advocate for my students who mostly come from Central America. The Introduction to Central America lesson has allowed me to show our teachers how they can make better connections with our students.
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On September 2, 2018, Greg Carr gave a talk on Reconstruction as part of the Busboys and Poets A.C.T.O.R. series. The talk was co-hosted by Teaching for Change and the Zinn Education Project. Read more >>
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Every seat was full for the Indigenous People's Curriculum Day and Teach-In on September 8, 2018 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Read more >>
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In this new school year, we express our profound appreciation to Faye Colon for her work with Teaching for Change where she was the founding coordinator for the D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice. We also welcome new staff members Rosalie Reyes and Rachel Mehl. Read more >>
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Amy Trenkle, a DCPS middle school teacher, piloted the Zinn Education Project's Make Reconstruction History Visible project with her students. Read more>>
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The Algebra Project and the Washington Teachers’ Union have launched a citywide math literacy campaign. The We the People Alliance for Math Literacy is a grassroots effort to introduce revolutionary methods for teaching math literacy that have been proven to make math accessible to students. Read more >>
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On our one year anniversary, we share highlights from our accomplishments. Read more >>
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This course is for D.C. area teachers who are eager to write about their own classrooms through a social justice lens. Read more >>
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On Saturday, June 2nd at the beautiful Halcyon Arts Lab fifteen early childhood educators gathered to discuss gender, bias, and stereotypes in children’s literature. The session began with a community building activity through storytelling. Read more >>
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Kevin Fox, an 11th-grade social studies educator at Cardozo Education Complex (DCPS), is teaching his students to analyze Cold War conflicts in Central America through an exploration of poetry and history. A lesson titled, Poetry Fires the Revolution, which is available for free download at TeachingCentralAmerica.org inspired Fox to teach this topic to his students. Read more >>
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On Saturday, May 19th at the beautiful Halcyon Arts Lab, forty D.C. area educators met to discuss how to address issues of race, representation, and history in developmentally appropriate ways. Read more >>
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In their U.S. history class, 8th-grade students at Alice Deal Middle School (DC Public Schools) examined the historical significance of the Fourth of July through the lens of race. Read more >>
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Twenty educators from D.C. area schools gathered at the Anacostia Community Museum on April 27th for a curator tour and workshop on their new exhibit A Right to the City. Following the tour, led by Samir Meghelli, Teaching for Change staff Faye Colon and Deborah Menkart led educators through several activities they could use with their students in preparation for a visit to the museum. Read more >>
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