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Filmfest DC 2025

Teaching for Change is partnering with Filmfest DC: The Washington, D.C. International Film Festival for a fourteenth year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring films and filmmakers for some films into D.C. classrooms.

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Langley Elementary School 5th Graders Discover Black Youth Excellence in Food and Agriculture

In celebration of Black History Month and in alignment with the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, Langley Elementary School's fifth-grade class explored Black youth excellence in food and agriculture. With support from the FoodPrints team of FreshFarm and led by Mr. Jamie Phillips, students engaged in hands-on activities that celebrated the contributions of Black innovators to sustainable food systems.

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Teaching Truth: Curriculum Fair Centering Black Lives, Art, and Resistance

On Saturday, January 25, 2025, D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice hosted a virtual curriculum fair, featuring an inspiring keynote by Jesse Hagopian and dynamic workshops rooted in the Black Lives Matter at School movement. The event centered on the national demands and guiding principles that focus on improving the school experience for Black students.

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New Graphic History of Reconstruction in D.C.

We are big fans of the new graphic history called Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region. The book was recently introduced at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture at an event we co-sponsored for educators. We are also hearing from D.C. area educators who are using the book in their classrooms.

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Teaching Stories, Featured Story Mykella Palmer Teaching Stories, Featured Story Mykella Palmer

F“READ”OM: ITDS Banned Books Week

Inspired Teaching Demonstration School (ITDS) had a successful inaugural Banned Books Week (September 23rd - 27th). From classroom read-alouds early in the week-long celebration, to guest parent speakers, and culminating in a Banned Book Character Parade, read on to learn more about the variety of ways ITDS championed the freedom to read.

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2024 Social Justice Curriculum Fair

Join us for the annual Social Justice Curriculum Fair on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 8:45AM–12:15PM in person at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS (200 Douglas Street NE).

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35 Years of Teaching for Change

2024 is Teaching for Change’s 35th anniversary. Over the last 10 years alone, more than 24,000 teachers have participated in our programs and learned ways to teach for change. In the next five years, we aim to reach teachers at 10,000 schools in the United States. We want your help to do it.

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