Register today for the annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair, hosted by Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ). This online event is open to all educators, not just those in the D.C. area, with the purpose to prepare educators for the National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose. Learn from and collaborate with educators in workshops designed to uplift the 13 Guiding Principles and national demands of Black Lives Matter at School. Additional information to be announced.
Read about the 2022 curriculum fair.
Workshops
See below a preview of confirmed sessions. Professional development credits will be available and ASL interpretation will be provided for selected sessions.
Liberating Education During the Schooling Crisis by Jonathan Peraza Campos
Recommended for Middle School, High School.
Understanding the Anti-CRT Project Through Stories of the McCarthy Era by Ursula Wolfe-Rocca
Recommended for Middle School, High School, Adult Education.
Stitching Memories: Personal Stories, Activism, & the Gee’s Bend Quilters by Dena Rapaport Recommended for all ages
Education as an Exercise in Restorative Justice by Black Broad Branch Project
Recommended for Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult Education
Critical Race Theory: A Lens to Understand Our Context by Brandie E. Waid and Leah Z. Owens Recommended for all ages
Liberatory, Anti-Racist Education for Black, Queer and Trans Youth: Yes, Even in Mathematics by Brandie E. Waid
Recommended for Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult Education
Whose Story? Teaching Local Lynching History with Primary Sources by Caitlin Atkins and Lesley Younge
Recommended for High School
How to Identify White Supremacy and Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. History Curriculum by Chris Seeger and Tiffany Mitchell Patterson
Recommended for Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School