Harvest of Empire is one of the most important films to see and discuss this year. At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, Harvest of Empire examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Based on the groundbreaking book …
Teaching for Change is honored to co-host host a fundraiser for the Mississippi Young People’s Project at Busboys and Poets called Critical Literacies: An Intimate Discussion with Bob Moses and Junot Díaz. Please get your tickets today for the reception on Thursday evening, March 28 in Washington DC with The Young People’s Project, SNCC Legacy Project and Busboys and Poets. During the reception, we will hear …
On Feb. 23 2013, the first Local Mississippi History Awards were given at the Mississippi History Day competition at USM-Hattiesburg. The goal of the award is to deepen student appreciation of and exploration of the untold stories and role of “everyday people” in local Mississippi history, using the National History Day competition as an incentive and a focus for …
“I’m going to start using go-go to teach across the curriculum, connecting DC history, math, and music. This was the best professional development ever,” said one of the participants in the groundbreaking full day seminar for DC teachers called Teach the Beat: Go-Go in DC on Saturday, February 16, 2013. Close to a hundred music …
High school students studying U.S. history at the E.L. Haynes Public Charter School learned about labor history during a January 29, 2013 Labor Walk led by Metro Council Union Cities Coordinator Chris Garlock. “It was easy to see the now and then relationships for labor movements and other issues,” wrote one student. The students saw …
Teaching for Change was a proud partner with StoryCorps on its Teacher Initiative last year. We recruited the participants for their DC area educator interviews. As part of our ongoing partnership with StoryCorps, we are pleased to participate in the launch of their latest animation called “Eyes on the Stars.” As StoryCorps explains: “On January …
Teaching for Change co-hosted author-illustrator Ricardo Cortés on a panel about his new illustrated book, A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola (Akashic Books, 2012) on Jan. 9, 2013. Cortés was joined by Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow with the Washington Office …
“Education should enable children to possess their own lives instead of living at the mercy of others.” —Charlie Cobb Jr. “Education should enable young people to function productively and meaningfully in society and give them the tools to change society.” —Charlie Cobb Jr. A team of teachers in McComb, Mississippi began the year as historians, combing through …
“Harvest of Empire” Now Showing in Theaters
Harvest of Empire is one of the most important films to see and discuss this year. At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, Harvest of Empire examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. Based on the groundbreaking book …
Join Us for Critical Literacies: An Intimate Discussion with Bob Moses and Junot Díaz
Teaching for Change is honored to co-host host a fundraiser for the Mississippi Young People’s Project at Busboys and Poets called Critical Literacies: An Intimate Discussion with Bob Moses and Junot Díaz. Please get your tickets today for the reception on Thursday evening, March 28 in Washington DC with The Young People’s Project, SNCC Legacy Project and Busboys and Poets. During the reception, we will hear …
First Local Mississippi History Award Winners
On Feb. 23 2013, the first Local Mississippi History Awards were given at the Mississippi History Day competition at USM-Hattiesburg. The goal of the award is to deepen student appreciation of and exploration of the untold stories and role of “everyday people” in local Mississippi history, using the National History Day competition as an incentive and a focus for …
Teach the Beat Seminar a Big Success
“I’m going to start using go-go to teach across the curriculum, connecting DC history, math, and music. This was the best professional development ever,” said one of the participants in the groundbreaking full day seminar for DC teachers called Teach the Beat: Go-Go in DC on Saturday, February 16, 2013. Close to a hundred music …
High School Labor History Tour of DC
High school students studying U.S. history at the E.L. Haynes Public Charter School learned about labor history during a January 29, 2013 Labor Walk led by Metro Council Union Cities Coordinator Chris Garlock. “It was easy to see the now and then relationships for labor movements and other issues,” wrote one student. The students saw …
Eyes on the Stars
Teaching for Change was a proud partner with StoryCorps on its Teacher Initiative last year. We recruited the participants for their DC area educator interviews. As part of our ongoing partnership with StoryCorps, we are pleased to participate in the launch of their latest animation called “Eyes on the Stars.” As StoryCorps explains: “On January …
Uncovering A Secret History of Coffee, Coca, and Cola
Teaching for Change co-hosted author-illustrator Ricardo Cortés on a panel about his new illustrated book, A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola (Akashic Books, 2012) on Jan. 9, 2013. Cortés was joined by Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Coletta Youngers, Senior Fellow with the Washington Office …
Writing for Freedom: A Multidisciplinary Study of Freedom Schools Then and Now
“Education should enable children to possess their own lives instead of living at the mercy of others.” —Charlie Cobb Jr. “Education should enable young people to function productively and meaningfully in society and give them the tools to change society.” —Charlie Cobb Jr. A team of teachers in McComb, Mississippi began the year as historians, combing through …