Challenge Islamophobia Donors
Our Challenge Islamophobia project is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of the following foundations and individuals.* Thank you. Sponsors California Charitable Foundation Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Betty Lee & Dudley P. Digges Memorial Fund Emergent Fund, a partnership between Solidaire Network, Women Donors Network, Threshold Foundation, and the Democracy Alliance Mavericks Alisha and […]
A Better Way to Teach the Civil Rights Movement
This institute has completely transformed how I think about the Civil Rights Movement and ultimately how I am going to teach it in the classroom. I have received so many resources to use for teaching this hard history. I am a part of the movement that will change the way history is being taught and […]
Challenge Islamophobia Project Introduces Lessons from Baltimore to San Francisco
Alison Kysia, project director of “Islamophobia: A people’s history teaching guide,” was invited to present at Morgan State University’s Faculty Institute in Baltimore, MD on August 9, 2018. She shared the interactive lesson on “Black Muslims in the United States: An Introductory Activity” with 175 educators and discussed ways that participatory pedagogies like the meet-and-greet […]
Highlights from Year One of D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
On our one year anniversary, we share highlights from our accomplishments. In the spring of 2017, Teaching for Change contacted social justice educator networks from around the country to collect ideas about what they did and how they were organized. We then held focus groups to explore those ideas and shape the vision for the […]
Thank You Faye Colon and Welcome New Staff
In this new school year, we express our profound appreciation to Faye Colon for her work with Teaching for Change where she was the founding coordinator for the D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice. We also welcome new staff members Rosalie Reyes and Rachel Mehl. Faye Colon joined the Teaching for Change team in […]
2018 NEH Institute on Grassroots History of Civil Rights Movement: Daily Highlights
This summer, Teaching for Change was proud to partner with a team of scholars, veterans, and educators from the Duke University Franklin Humanities Institute, the SNCC Legacy Project, and Tougaloo College on a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teacher Institute, The Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Perspectives from 1940-1980. Thirty classroom teachers were selected from across […]
Louise Derman-Sparks Responds to Scholastic
Many years ago, as the author of Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children, I was invited to serve on an advisory board for Scholastic to help them produce books for young children that accurately and respectfully depicted the many forms of diversity in our country. With the publication of President Donald Trump, Scholastic is […]
Despite National Outrage, Scholastic Defends Children’s Books Celebrating Trump
Earlier this month we published critical reviews of the Scholastic books for early and upper elementary students about the election of President Trump. Both books present Trump’s life and the election in a celebratory tone, as summarized by this poem in the book for first and second grade. More than 1,000 educators, parents, librarians, and […]
Teaching Guide on Rosenwald Schools, YMCAs, and More
Teaching for Change was invited by the Rosenwald filmmaker to produce a teaching guide for the documentary. Written by Pete Fredlake, the free downloadable guide is now available for middle, high school, and college classrooms. The themes for the lessons came from convenings with teachers in the D.C. area. One of these sessions was held at the historic Thurgood […]
Teaching for Change Summer 2018 Interns Blog
This blog is being maintained by Kathy Nganga and Sarah Cornelius to document the work and insights of the 2018 summer interns. Week One (June 4 – 8) Monday, June 4th, and Tuesday, June 5th: Reorganizing the Resource Center Monday, was our first day of work! We walked to work together on Monday morning and […]
