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Share Teach Central America Story: Receive a Book
In support of Teach Central America Week, a number of publishers donated titles by Central American authors and/or about Central America as gifts for educators who share teaching stories. We extend our appreciation to the following publishers for their generous support of Teach Central America Week. Groundwood Books Aquí era es Paraíso/Here was Paradise by …
New NMAAHC Kids Guide for Understanding and Celebrating Juneteenth
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has released a new guide for young children on Juneteenth. The NMAAHC Kids guide for Understanding and Celebrating Juneteenth with young children offers language for talking about history in age-appropriate and honest ways, suggests books and online resources for further understanding and celebration, and includes a …
D.C. Area Teach Truth Rally
SNCC veteran and founder of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum Dr. Smith spoke at the #TeachTruth rally at the African American Civil War Memorial on June 12, 2021. A transcript of his remarks is below: Parents and great grandparents, which I am, we are kids first teachers, you are our second …
Thank You Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones
On her first day as an Education Anew Fellow with Teaching for Change, Dr. Cierra Kaler-Jones joined a high school student field trip on gentrification in D.C. and wrote a story about it. This was two years ago. She has written dozens of stories since, amplifying the work of social justice teachers throughout the D.C. metro area. …
New Staff for Teach the Beat Bring Go-Go into Classrooms
Teaching for Change is pleased to announce the expansion of our Teach the Beat program with the additions of Jonas Strickland and Matthew Miller serving as our program specialists. Both Strickland and Miller are native Washingtonians with a deep love of go-go music and its impact and influence on the culture of the D.C. metro …
Elizabeth Davis, ¡Presente!
The people of D.C. are in collective grief and mourning on the death of Washington Teacher Union president Elizabeth “Liz” A. Davis in a car accident on April 4, 2021. She has been a powerful presence in the lives thousands of students, teachers, and families through her unwavering dedication to radical teaching, righteous activism, and …
Welcoming Keesha Ceran
We are pleased to welcome to the Teaching for Change staff our new associate director Nakeesha “Keesha” Ceran. Keesha is a first-generation American of Haitian immigrant parents who holds three degrees in political science as a proud community college graduate and a double alumna of The American University in Washington, D.C. In her first few …
2021 Black Lives Matter at School Virtual Curriculum Fair
It was a moment to really draw a line and reaffirm my convictions and purpose for being a part of this and how I want to do my part. The most important thing I learned about teaching the history of Black Americans is to not sugarcoat injustice and center the lesson on resistance every time. …
Teaching for Change in 2020
We are pleased to share selected highlights from Teaching for Change’s work in 2020. Our work is made possible by the ongoing support of allies like you. Help us deepen our impact by sharing these stories (as well as our resources for parents and teachers) as we continue building social justice, starting in the classroom. …
Virtual Curriculum Fair: Black Lives Matter at School
On January 30, Teaching for Change and the Howard University School of Education co-hosted a virtual curriculum fair featuring workshops, keynote speakers, and time for educators to learn more about the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, taking place February 1-5, 2021. Read about our 2020 and 2019 curriculum fairs. The welcome, keynote, …