Anacostia High School (DCPS) psychologist Dr. Bryon McClure and librarian Nia Nicholas, along with Teaching for Change representative Nqobile Mthethwa, were interviewed on We Act Radio's Education Town Hall on Feb. 14, 2019.

Black Lives Matter at SchoolMykella PalmerFebruary 20, 2019SY19, All 13 Principles, Event

Articles for a Jigsaw Activity in 8th and 10th Grade

Students read articles and discuss the media portrayal of black victims of racial violence versus white perpetrators of mass shooting as well as articles about "missing white women syndrome."

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesAllison AcostaFebruary 20, 2019SY19, Middle School, High School, VA, Teacher Author, Loving Engagement, Empathy

Activities Incorporating the 13 Guiding Principles in Middle School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Middle school students at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, a school serving deaf and hard of hearing students from birth through grade 8 on Gallaudet University’s campus, learned about the thirteen principals of the Black Lives Matter movement throughout the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesAllison AcostaFebruary 18, 2019SY19, DC, Middle School, All 13 Principles

Black Lives Matter Principles at School-Wide Assembly

Students from Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and Model Secondary School for the Deaf wrapped up their observation and celebration of Black History Month on March 27, with a biographical performance and arts program.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesAllison AcostaFebruary 18, 2019SY19, Middle School, Elementary, DC, ArtsEducation, All 13 Principles

Social Justice Printmaking Teacher Workshop

On Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, teacher artist Alex Huttinger offered a workshop for 20 D.C. area teachers as part of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Read more >>

Black Lives Matter at School, Other StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 15, 2019SY19, ArtsEducation, Event, Intergenerational, Unapologetically Black

Resistance 101 in Law Class

At Thurgood Marshall Academy in D.C, eleventh grade students explore how laws and policies are created and evaluate the impact on different communities through a legal lens in an Introduction to Law class. Their teacher, Sam Chiron, used the Resistance 101 lesson.

Black Lives Matter at School, People's HistoryMykella PalmerFebruary 14, 2019SY19, High School, DC, ZEP Lesson, Resistance101, Restorative Justice, Empathy

Students Read "This Is the Rope"

Ashley Chu read This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson in her Kindergarten class in D.C. for Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

Black Lives Matter at School, Anti-Bias, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 13, 2019SY19, Early Childhood, DC, ArtsEducation, Children's Books, Ashley Chu, Empathy, Intergenerational

Julian is a Mermaid

Preschool students in Makai Kellogg's class at School for Friends explored the guiding principles of queer and trans-affirming during a story-time reading of Jessica Love’s Julian is a Mermaid .

Black Lives Matter at School, Anti-Bias, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 13, 2019SY19, Early Childhood, DC, Children's Books, Makai Kellogg, Queer Affirming, Trans Affirming

Black Lives Matter Week of Action: School Wide Activities

Every grade participated in the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action at Inspired Teaching Demonstration School.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 12, 2019SY19, Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, DC, ArtsEducation, All 13 Principles

Speak Truth Intergenerational Dialogue

On Thursday, Feb. 7th, Center for Inspired Teaching held their second annual Intergenerational Speak Truth for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Students and community members from across the DC metro area gathered at Dunbar High School (DCPS) to engage in conversation focused on current social justice issues.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching Stories, Other StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 11, 2019SY19, Event, Intergenerational

Black Lives Matter Banner

All students and staff at Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS were invited to contribute to a Black Lives Matter mural as part of the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Each grade level responded to a different prompt on colored post-its that were then placed on the banner.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 11, 2019SY19, Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, DC, ArtsEducation, Allison Acosta, Restorative Justice

Last Words

Students learn how words can be used as a way to reflect and inform others of issues of society.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 8, 2019SY19, High School, DC, LastWords, Empathy

Bustin' Loose with William "Ju Ju" House

Students at Noyes Elementary School (DCPS) learned about go go during Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action with a Teach the Beat lesson from international go-go artist, William “Ju Ju” House on Tuesday, February 5.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 8, 2019SY19, Elementary, DC, DCPS, Go-Go, Intergenerational, Black Villages

We Shall Overcome: Pre-K Class Reads "We March"

Parents of children in a pre-K class at Anne Beers Elementary School (DCPS) were featured guest readers (part of the Teaching for Change Roving Readers program) in honor of Black History Month and Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 8, 2019SY19, DC, Children's Books, Early Childhood, Roving Readers, Black Families

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 8, 2019SY19, DC, DCPS, MD, VA, Unapologetically Black, Black Villages

Ceramic Art with "Malala's Magic Pencil"

An afterschool ceramics class explores the Black Lives Matter guiding principle of globalism.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesAllison AcostaFebruary 8, 2019SY19, Early Childhood, Elementary, MD, ArtsEducation, Globalism

Inspired to Create a Go Go Band

William "Ju Ju" House (EU) and Geronimo (Trouble Funk) did a go go workshop at Anacostia High School (DCPS) for a music class.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 7, 2019SY19, High School, DC, DCPS, Go-Go, Intergenerational, Black Villages

Student Led Discussions of the Black Lives Matter Principles and Demands

Students in Jill Weiler's class at Trinity Washington University led a discussion of the 13 principles and 4 demands on Thursday, February 7. Then they made posters to make these principles and demands visible on campus.

Black Lives Matter at School, Teaching StoriesMykella PalmerFebruary 7, 2019SY19, DC, High School, Higher Ed, All 13 Principles