Tag: DC area stories
**UPDATE from May 2017** The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia issued the following answers to frequently asked questions for schools. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) issued the following guidance for schools. **UPDATE on March 7, 2017** The Deputy Mayor for Education responded to our proposal for sanctuary schools in …
This month, high school U.S. history teacher Bill Stevens taught his students at the SEED Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. about the issues at stake in the historic struggle of the Standing Rock Sioux to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. To introduce this history, he used the “Standing With Standing Rock” …
Teaching for Change partnered with Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival for a sixth year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring filmmakers for several films into D.C. classrooms in April. Students gain a lot from viewing the documentaries, preparing questions, and discussing the film with the visitors. (Read about prior …
On Friday, February 10, 2017, author Zetta Elliott captivated nearly 100 middle school students at D.C.’s LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (DCPS) with her stories about coming of age, the foster care system, friendship, addiction, mystery, and more. Teaching for Change arranged the visit to LaSalle-Backus, a partner school for the Tellin’ Stories parent organizing project. Elliott’s …
At the February convening of the Stories from Our Classrooms writing course, teacher alumni Ellen Royse and Amy Rothschild and current participant Shayna Tivona shared how they used their teacher voices on behalf of democracy. Earlier this month, our friends and family across the country had trouble reaching their Senators to express their views on …
My daughter asked if we had papers and if we would be kicked out of the country. My kids say they will leave with me, when we talked about the election. They said, “That man is a bad man because he doesn’t like Hispanics.” [The election results] make me feel unsafe in this country, because …
On Sunday, October 16, 2016, twenty D.C. area teachers gathered for the first session of Stories from our Classrooms 2016-2017, an annual course offered by Teaching for Change. The goals for this course are for teacher participants to deepen their own practice, build community among D.C. area social justice educators, and to contribute to the all-too-scarce …
Third grade teacher Andy Grayson wrote to tell us that he was thrilled to share Wilfredo: Un niño de El Salvador/A Boy from El Salvador with his students. He learned about the free downloadable book in a Teaching for Change workshop sponsored by the Alexandria City Public Schools. Here is what Grayson told us about why Wilfredo is …
By Allison Bell This spring my sixth and seventh grade reading students at Gunston Middle School in Arlington, Virginia researched the lack of diversity in children’s and young adult books. After learning about the statistics on diversity in books and the “We Need Diverse Books” and #StepUpScholastic campaigns, students did surveys of our classroom library …
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 …
Tag: DC area stories
Sanctuary Schools Resolution in D.C.
Posted: March 29, 2017 by Allison Acosta
**UPDATE from May 2017** The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia issued the following answers to frequently asked questions for schools. The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) issued the following guidance for schools. **UPDATE on March 7, 2017** The Deputy Mayor for Education responded to our proposal for sanctuary schools in …
Category: 2017, Tellin' Stories, Uncategorized Tags: dc, DC area stories, immigration, Safe Schools, Sanctuary Schools
D.C. Students Stand with Standing Rock
Posted: March 23, 2017 by Allison Acosta
This month, high school U.S. history teacher Bill Stevens taught his students at the SEED Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. about the issues at stake in the historic struggle of the Standing Rock Sioux to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. To introduce this history, he used the “Standing With Standing Rock” …
Category: 2017, News, News Articles, Zinn Ed Tags: DC area stories, DC teachers, student activism
Filmfest D.C. 2017 in D.C. Classrooms
Posted: March 23, 2017 by Allison Acosta
Teaching for Change partnered with Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival for a sixth year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring filmmakers for several films into D.C. classrooms in April. Students gain a lot from viewing the documentaries, preparing questions, and discussing the film with the visitors. (Read about prior …
Category: 2017, News, News Articles Tags: DC area stories, filmfest
Author Zetta Elliott to Middle Schoolers: The World Needs Your Stories
Posted: March 14, 2017 by Allison Acosta
On Friday, February 10, 2017, author Zetta Elliott captivated nearly 100 middle school students at D.C.’s LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (DCPS) with her stories about coming of age, the foster care system, friendship, addiction, mystery, and more. Teaching for Change arranged the visit to LaSalle-Backus, a partner school for the Tellin’ Stories parent organizing project. Elliott’s …
Category: 2017, News, News Articles, Tellin' Stories Tags: authors, DC area stories, DCPS, LaSalle-Backus, Tellin Stories, Zetta Elliott
Why I Teach: We Must Teach Children to Defend Themselves
Posted: February 22, 2017 by Deborah
At the February convening of the Stories from Our Classrooms writing course, teacher alumni Ellen Royse and Amy Rothschild and current participant Shayna Tivona shared how they used their teacher voices on behalf of democracy. Earlier this month, our friends and family across the country had trouble reaching their Senators to express their views on …
Category: 2017, News, News Articles Tags: DC area stories, DC teachers, Stories from Our Classrooms
Post-Election, School Collaborates with Parents to Create Safe Space
Posted: November 23, 2016 by Allison Acosta
My daughter asked if we had papers and if we would be kicked out of the country. My kids say they will leave with me, when we talked about the election. They said, “That man is a bad man because he doesn’t like Hispanics.” [The election results] make me feel unsafe in this country, because …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles Tags: Bruce-Monroe, DC area stories, election, Principal Chit Chat, Tellin Stories
Stories from Our Classrooms 2016
Posted: October 25, 2016 by Allison Acosta
On Sunday, October 16, 2016, twenty D.C. area teachers gathered for the first session of Stories from our Classrooms 2016-2017, an annual course offered by Teaching for Change. The goals for this course are for teacher participants to deepen their own practice, build community among D.C. area social justice educators, and to contribute to the all-too-scarce …
Category: 2016, News Tags: DC area stories, DC teachers, social justice teachers, Stories from Our Classrooms
My Third Graders Love Reading “Wilfredo”
Posted: July 26, 2016 by Deborah
Third grade teacher Andy Grayson wrote to tell us that he was thrilled to share Wilfredo: Un niño de El Salvador/A Boy from El Salvador with his students. He learned about the free downloadable book in a Teaching for Change workshop sponsored by the Alexandria City Public Schools. Here is what Grayson told us about why Wilfredo is …
Category: 2016, News Tags: Central America, DC area stories, teachers
Virginia Middle School Students Critique Lack of Diverse Books
Posted: July 13, 2016 by Allison Acosta
By Allison Bell This spring my sixth and seventh grade reading students at Gunston Middle School in Arlington, Virginia researched the lack of diversity in children’s and young adult books. After learning about the statistics on diversity in books and the “We Need Diverse Books” and #StepUpScholastic campaigns, students did surveys of our classroom library …
Category: 2016, News Tags: #StepUpScholastic, critical literacy, DC area stories
Stories from a D.C. History Classroom
Posted: June 21, 2016 by Deborah
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 …
Category: 2017, Julian Hipkins, News, News Articles Tags: DC area stories, DC history