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2nd Annual Freedom Teaching Summer Institute: Freedom Teaching

  • Tawes Hall, UMD College Park 7751 Alumni Drive College Park, MD, 20742 United States (map)

About this event

Inspired by the 60th anniversary, legacy, and ongoing significance of Freedom Summer and Freedom Schools, the theme for this year’s Summer Institute will be Freedom Teaching. Through a series of workshops led by UMD faculty and local area teachers, they will explore topics including:

  • Rosa Parks and Black Power

  • Performing the Black Freedom Struggle

  • Teaching Palestine-Israel

  • AI & the Classroom

  • Pedagogy and Hip Hop

Maryland, DC, and Virginia secondary school and community-based educators are encouraged to attend!

  • Maryland school-based educators who attend will be eligible to receive 8 Professional Development Points (PDPs)! More information here.

  • DC School based educators who attend will receive a certificate of attendance for PLUs to submit for their renewal teacher credentials.