As the 2023–2024 school year ends, we at Teaching for Change, thank you! Together, we’ve empowered educators, engaged students, and fostered social justice in classrooms across the nation. In the past year, we hosted the 5th Annual Teach Central America Week, our annual teach-ins with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, a national …
Posted: August 31, 2025 by Aileen Tapia
2025 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In
On Saturday, September 20, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with Teaching for Change, welcomed teachers to its ninth annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In in New York City. This year’s theme, Native Americans and the American Revolution: Conflict, Resilience, and Legacy, invited educators to deepen their understanding of Indigenous histories and …
Posted: June 26, 2025 by Allison Acosta
2025 Teach Truth Day of Action March in D.C.
Despite the rain and in defiance of censorship and criminalization in education, ICE Raids escalating in Los Angeles, and attacks on LGBTQ+ and specifically trans youth, more than 50 educators, students, families, and community members gathered in Washington, D.C., to take part in the national Teach Truth Day of Action on June 7, 2025. The …
Posted: June 24, 2025 by Mykella
Social Justice Curriculum Fair
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025 – This event is for the teachers who know that love is not passive. It is organizing, reimagining, and resisting. It is lesson planning late into the night, fighting book bans, and making space for every child to feel seen and valued. Through hands-on workshops, curriculum rooted in justice, and a …
Posted: April 3, 2025 by Allison Acosta
New Textbook Critique on Central America
Teaching for Change summer interns Olvin Abrego Ayala and Eli Hertzler-McCain collaborated on a critique of U.S. history textbook coverage of Central America which was published in the spring 2025 edition of Rethinking Schools magazine. This is the first critique of its kind published in the last 40 years and is a valuable contribution to the Teaching Central America campaign. Six Ways U.S. History …
Posted: September 11, 2024 by Aileen Tapia
Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching
On Oct. 30, Teaching for Change hosted an interactive event to introduce the 2nd edition of Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching at Busboys and Poets Brookland. Presenters include the editors (Jenice L. View, Alana D. Murray, and Deborah Menkart), SNCC veterans (Courtland Cox, Judy Richardson, and Jennifer Lawson), and lesson authors (Lynda …
Posted: July 1, 2024 by Mykella
Central American Studies Showcase in Los Angeles
On May 4, Teaching Central America program specialist Jonathan Peraza Campos presented at the Central American Studies Showcase: Celebration, Education y Comunidad in Los Angeles. The showcase featured powerful lessons about Central America for a Central American studies curriculum focused on Los Angeles, home to the largest Central American community in the United States. The …
Posted: July 1, 2024 by Allison Acosta
2023–24 School Year Highlights
As the 2023–2024 school year ends, we at Teaching for Change, thank you! Together, we’ve empowered educators, engaged students, and fostered social justice in classrooms across the nation. In the past year, we hosted the 5th Annual Teach Central America Week, our annual teach-ins with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, a national …
Posted: May 30, 2024 by Mykella
DCAESJ Working Group Facilitator Is Co-Author of New Book
DCAESJ’s early childhood working group facilitator, Makai Kellogg, co-wrote a new book, Reflection, Perspective-Taking, and Social Justice: Stories of Empathy and Kindness in the Early Childhood Classroom. Here is a description from the book’s publisher, Redleaf Press: How can we support children and teachers’ continued growth as kind, caring, compassionate people who work towards equity in this …
Posted: April 12, 2024 by Allison Acosta
Teach Climate Justice
The climate crisis affects the future of all our students, so it should be at the center of the curriculum. We offer resources for teacher professional development and the classrooms, including videos from our teach-ins with the National Museum of the American Indian (sign up now for the 2024 teach-ins), books for K–12, a climate …
Posted: February 21, 2024 by Deborah
New Go-Go Song Challenges U.S. Military Spending
Award-winning D.C.-based musician Devin Walker (“Uncle Devin”) released a powerful new single, “Move the Money.” Walker is a teaching artist in Teaching for Change’s Teach the Beat program in D.C. area schools. Inspired by the iconic 1986 anthem “The Word” by D.C.’s Junkyard Band, Walker’s new song challenges U.S. government funding that prioritizes war over …