Teaching for Change Offers Dynamic Training for DCPS Head Start
How could this training be improved? “More of it.” Role playing, strategy games, storytelling, and interviews were just some of the activities in store for D.C. Public Schools’ Community and Parent Outreach Coordinators (CPOCs) for Head Start. “Thank you!” and “I enjoyed it!” were among the comments the CPOCs shared at the end, but they more »
Race & Education: An A.C.T.O.R. Discussion
The Langston Room was full to capacity for the Race & Education discussion at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Teaching for Change was pleased to serve as a partner for this event which was part of the monthly A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) series coordinated by Pamela Pinnock. Over two-thirds of the attendees more »
Dangerous Legal Status Precedent Averted
In mid-August, Teaching for Change staff member America Calderon saw a new requirement on the form for parents enrolling their children in afterschool programs: bring in proof of U.S. legal status. (Here is a copy of the letter with the new requirement.) Teaching for Change staff members quickly made some calls and learned that this was more »
Happy Birthday Enid Lee
“Never get used to injustice. It is an unnatural condition. Even if you can’t remove the injustice today, continue to call it by its correct name.” —Enid Lee Enid Lee is a “front line teacher,” teacher educator, researcher, writer, consultant, facilitator, and speaker. She has taught in the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States. Lee consults more »
Allyson Criner Brown Selected for Fellowship
We are proud to announce that our very own Allyson Criner Brown has been selected by the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington for a prestigious fellowship that will expose her to a rich network of mentors, colleagues, and other nonprofit organization leaders. This intensive exprience will prepare her for a future executive directorship. Allyson joined more »
Honor Chuck Brown’s Legacy: Teach the Beat
In honor of Chuck Brown‘s life and legacy, we invite teachers to share lessons and/or stories about how to infuse the history and music of go-go into the curriculum. The music and culture of go-go have been integral to DC’s history since the 1970s. We believe that this history should be just as integral to more »
The Go-Go Beat in Washington D.C.: Developing Classroom Lessons
On July 9, 2011, the D.C. community convened for a beat, the Go-Go beat. The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum hosted Evolution of the Go-Go Beat in Washington, D.C., the second program in a series devoted to Washington, D.C.’s homegrown genre of music. Go-Go music, the history of which has been carefully chronicled in The Beat! more »
Thank You for Joining the Teaching Out LOUD Campaign
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Spring 2012 Teaching Out LOUD campaign, the board and staff of Teaching for Change give our most sincere thanks. Social justice teaching should not be silenced, and we want to recognize the wonderful and generous individuals who helped us raise more than $10,000 for social justice books, more »
Sasha Reuther Shares New Labor Film with Students
By Jozi Zwerdling Students in Washington, D.C., had the rare opportunity to discuss the hidden history of labor through Brothers on the Line, a new film they screened in school, with Sasha Reuther, who is both the filmmaker and grandson of one of the famous Reuther brothers. Teaching for Change and Filmfest DC, with the more »
Capturing Stories, Honoring Teachers
Twenty-four D.C. area teachers, administrators, and students recorded stories as part of the National Teachers Initiative the weekend of August 20-21, 2011 at the Teaching for Change offices.Teaching for Change was honored to partner with the National Teachers Initiative, a project of StoryCorps, to host these 40-minute conversations about teaching with DC area public school more »
