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All education happens on indigenous lands. – Dr. Sarah Shear, Keynote Speaker On September 8, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Teaching for Change, and D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice organized an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In that brought together more than 100 educators from the D.C. area (and a few from across …
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 …
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” …
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 …
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 …
On June 12, 2016, Teaching for Change celebrated the work of the teachers from our inaugural Stories from Our Classrooms social justice teacher writing group. Every month on a Sunday, social justice teacher writers came together to write, reflect, and share. The event opened with teachers each reading one of the lines below to highlight …
While the climate crisis threatens the lives of millions of people around the world, it gets scant mention in textbooks. Even less attention is given to movements fighting for survival and a sustainable future, such as La Via Campesina. More than 30 DC area elementary and high school teachers spent a day of their own …
The buzz filled the room long after Natalie Hopkinson’s talk with teachers about the writing process. Hopkinson was the featured guest presenter for the March session of Stories from Our Classrooms, a course for D.C. area social justice teachers who are writing for publication. Hopkinson, a talented writer who addresses issues of race, culture, and …
Rachel Hull’s fifth graders were studying the founding of the United States from various perspectives in a unit called “Know Your Rights.” Through their analysis of primary sources and research, they began to uncover a version of history that was missing from their textbooks. To deepen their knowledge, they invited Teaching for Change board member Timothy Jenkins as a guest speaker …
Tag: DC teachers
2018 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In
Posted: September 19, 2018 by Allison Acosta
All education happens on indigenous lands. – Dr. Sarah Shear, Keynote Speaker On September 8, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Teaching for Change, and D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice organized an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Curriculum Teach-In that brought together more than 100 educators from the D.C. area (and a few from across …
Category: 2018 Tags: American Indians, DC area stories, DC teachers, NMAI
Teaching Guide on Rosenwald Schools, YMCAs, and More
Posted: June 20, 2018 by Allison Acosta
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 …
Category: 2018, News Tags: DC teachers, Rosenwald
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
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
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
Stories from Our Classrooms Celebration
Posted: June 15, 2016 by Allison Acosta
On June 12, 2016, Teaching for Change celebrated the work of the teachers from our inaugural Stories from Our Classrooms social justice teacher writing group. Every month on a Sunday, social justice teacher writers came together to write, reflect, and share. The event opened with teachers each reading one of the lines below to highlight …
Category: 2016, News Tags: DC area stories, DC teachers, Stories from Our Classrooms
Climate Justice Teacher Workshop in D.C.
Posted: April 12, 2016 by Allison Acosta
While the climate crisis threatens the lives of millions of people around the world, it gets scant mention in textbooks. Even less attention is given to movements fighting for survival and a sustainable future, such as La Via Campesina. More than 30 DC area elementary and high school teachers spent a day of their own …
Category: 2016, Zinn Ed Tags: Bill Bigelow, DC teachers, environment, Zinn Education Project
Natalie Hopkinson’s Wisdom About Writing
Posted: March 26, 2016 by Deborah
The buzz filled the room long after Natalie Hopkinson’s talk with teachers about the writing process. Hopkinson was the featured guest presenter for the March session of Stories from Our Classrooms, a course for D.C. area social justice teachers who are writing for publication. Hopkinson, a talented writer who addresses issues of race, culture, and …
Category: 2016 Tags: DC teachers, Stories from Our Classrooms
“It Was Like a Visit from the President”: Timothy Jenkins Talks to Fifth Graders
Posted: March 2, 2016 by Deborah
Rachel Hull’s fifth graders were studying the founding of the United States from various perspectives in a unit called “Know Your Rights.” Through their analysis of primary sources and research, they began to uncover a version of history that was missing from their textbooks. To deepen their knowledge, they invited Teaching for Change board member Timothy Jenkins as a guest speaker …
Category: 2016 Tags: DC area stories, DC teachers, Putting the Movement Back into Civil Rights Teaching, TimothyLJenkins