Resources for D.C. Area Educators in These Times
Educators and students everywhere are adjusting to the new reality of teaching from a distance while letting students know they are still a close part of our community. We share below a few resources for teaching in these times.
Also, read the growing collection of of D.C. metro area teaching stories from during this time of emergency online learning due to COVID-19 and explore ongoing DC area events and virtual learning opportunities.
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The poem below, Wash Your Hands, written by Dori Midnight inspired educator, Linda Christensen at Rethinking Schools to create a writing lesson on Navigating Grief and Uncertainty in the Time of the Pandemic.
Wash Your Hands
By Dori Midnight
We are humans relearning to wash our hands.
Washing our hands is an act of love
Washing our hands is an act of care
Washing our hands is an act that puts the hyper vigilant body at ease
Washing our hands helps us return to ourselves by washing away what does not serve.
Wash your hands
like you are washing the only teacup left that your great grandmother carried across the ocean, like you are washing the hair of a beloved who is dying, like you are washing the feet of Grace Lee Boggs, Beyonce, Jesus, your auntie, Audre Lorde, Mary Oliver — you get the picture.
Like this water is poured from a jug your best friend just carried for three miles from the spring they had to climb a mountain to reach.
Like water is a precious resource
made from time and miracle
COVID-19 Resources
EmpowerEd Coronavirus Resources En Español
School-related information in Spanish for parents and teachers in D.C.
People's School of D.C. Coronavirus Resource Page
Health, food access, workers' rights, and other resources.
Teaching Resources
Digital Resources
Challenge Xenophobia
Local History Resources
Resource with links to websites with rich digital content, including the Washington Area Spark, a monthly newspaper published from 1971-73 with decades of photo archives, and the Virginia Interscholastic Association, which provided athletic, art, academic, and leadership opportunities to African-American high schools in the 1950s.
More Teaching Resources
Resources to support social justice learning.
Also, read the growing collection of of D.C. metro area teaching stories from during this time of emergency online learning due to COVID-19 and explore ongoing DC area events and virtual learning opportunities.