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Social Justice Curriculum Fair
On Saturday, August 20, more than 100 educators from across the D.C. area convened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for the inaugural DCAESJ Social Justice Curriculum Fair.
Teach Truth Day of Action at AACWM 2022
“The Color Line…Teach it! Reconstructing the South…Teach it! Teaching SNCC…Teach it! What we don’t learn about the Prison Industrial Complex…Teach it! The Black Panther Party…Teach it! Who Gets to Vote? Teach it! Those were the chants heard at the African American Civil War Memorial in DC on Saturday, June 11 for the #TeachTruth event hosted nationally by the Zinn Education Project, African American Policy Forum, and Black Lives Matter at School.
Behind the Scenes and In Front of the Camera: Filmfest DC 2022 Classroom Visits
Teaching for Change partnered with Filmfest DC: The Washington, DC International Film Festival for an eleventh year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring filmmakers for some of the films into D.C. classrooms in April 2022.
A Talk to Teaching the Beat: James Baldwin and Go-Go Inspire Secondary Working Group Members
The middle/high school People’s History working group came together for their May meeting on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Alison Rice led the group in an activity reflecting on the words of James Baldwin in A Talk To Teachers.
Demands for Justice: Cardozo Students Pursue Equity and Justice in D.C. Public Schools
By Kimberly Ellis
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously stated, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This demand for a better world is doggedly pursued by students in Beth Barkley’s Human Rights and Social Justice class at Cardozo Education Campus (DCPS).
Women’s History Month
By Bridget Fuller
On March 29th, the Elementary working group gathered to connect and discuss Women’s History Month and how gender and racial biases are confronted in our schools.
Exposure: Black@Hayfield Photojournalism Project Captures Uniqueness and Universality of Black Experience
By Vanessa Williams
Walking into the front office of Hayfield Secondary School (ACPS), you’re greeted warmly by the office assistant and with cold-looking portraits of the past administrative staff at the school. Nestled in a classroom inconspicuously on the second floor, Ms. Ariel Alford is prepared to launch into a lesson on Black Lives Matter from an international perspective, focusing that day on Denmark.
The Fuller Story: Anti-Bias Working Group Shares Highlights from Their Classrooms and Interrogate Biographies in Early Childhood Education
By Bridget Fuller
On February 26, the Anti-Bias Early Childhood Educator working group met to connect as a community, discuss challenges and successes with the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, and share ideas on using biographies in early childhood classrooms.
Filmfest DC 2022
Teaching for Change is partnering with Filmfest DC: The Washington, D.C. International Film Festival (April 21 - May 1) for an eleventh year to spread the word about the international film festival and to bring films and filmmakers for several films into D.C. virtual classrooms.
D.C. and Beyond: Stories from Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action 2022
The fifth annual Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action wrapped up recently and educators in the D.C. area and beyond participated in powerful ways.
Calibrate, Collaborate, Celebrate: Elementary Working Group Reconnects for Black History Month Discussion and Resources
The Elementary working group began their February meeting by selecting an item from their space that reflected their current emotions and discussed why they connected to it. Participants shared items that sparked confidence, strength, and joy, including a Post-It note from their mom and a puzzle that their students are collaborating on.