Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism… Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world. —Dr. Martin Luther King …
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the new edition of Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching. Champions Timothy Jenkins will match donations up to $10,000. Please help us meet this goal. Rights and Opportunities Foundation Advocates Donald and Patricia Clausen Mia Henry, Freedom Lifted Tours Myla Kabat-Zinn Patrick Newcomb Jr Nzinga Tull …
For two months in the spring of 2016, Teaching for Change staff member Julian Hipkins III taught a class in D.C. history at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. The strategies and resources he used for teaching from a bottom up perspective, described below, could be of use for other teachers of D.C. …
In the fall of 2016, twenty D.C. area teachers embarked on a journey to write about their work through a social justice lens. You are invited to join our end of year celebration. You will learn how the teachers deepened their own practice, created a powerful learning community, and wrote articles that will contribute to the all-too-scarce collection of …
MORE RECENT INSTITUTES: 2017 Teacher Institute at Tougaloo | 2018 Teacher Institute at Duke In July 2015, eleven middle and high school teachers from the across the state of Mississippi met to share resources and stories about how to bring a deeper understanding of the rich history of civil rights and labor movements in Mississippi …
What an experience to see renowned go-go musicians coaching and mentoring students in D.C. classrooms. Students perform with expert guidance, ask questions, and wear out the performers with requests for photos and autographs before they leave. Meanwhile, the go-go performers share their talents with the younger generation and gain new-found respect for the dedication and …
Teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.
Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism… Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter, but beautiful, struggle for a new world. —Dr. Martin Luther King …
Civil Rights Teaching Book Donors
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the new edition of Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching. Champions Timothy Jenkins will match donations up to $10,000. Please help us meet this goal. Rights and Opportunities Foundation Advocates Donald and Patricia Clausen Mia Henry, Freedom Lifted Tours Myla Kabat-Zinn Patrick Newcomb Jr Nzinga Tull …
Stories from a D.C. History Classroom
For two months in the spring of 2016, Teaching for Change staff member Julian Hipkins III taught a class in D.C. history at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. The strategies and resources he used for teaching from a bottom up perspective, described below, could be of use for other teachers of D.C. …
Invitation: Stories from Our Classrooms Celebration, June 11, 2017
In the fall of 2016, twenty D.C. area teachers embarked on a journey to write about their work through a social justice lens. You are invited to join our end of year celebration. You will learn how the teachers deepened their own practice, created a powerful learning community, and wrote articles that will contribute to the all-too-scarce collection of …
Building a Civil Rights Teaching Community in Mississippi
MORE RECENT INSTITUTES: 2017 Teacher Institute at Tougaloo | 2018 Teacher Institute at Duke In July 2015, eleven middle and high school teachers from the across the state of Mississippi met to share resources and stories about how to bring a deeper understanding of the rich history of civil rights and labor movements in Mississippi …
Go-Go Performers Coach Next Generation in D.C. Classrooms
What an experience to see renowned go-go musicians coaching and mentoring students in D.C. classrooms. Students perform with expert guidance, ask questions, and wear out the performers with requests for photos and autographs before they leave. Meanwhile, the go-go performers share their talents with the younger generation and gain new-found respect for the dedication and …