In this challenging year for students and teachers, we were pleased to be able to coordinate uplifting go-go artist visits to DC classrooms. Check out stories and photos from those visits below. We also share a list of upcoming professional learning opportunities for D.C. area social justice educators. | |
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Teach the Beat teaching artists Cherie “Sweet Cherie” Mitchell-Agurs, William “JuJu” House, Matt “Swamp Guinee” Miller, "Uncle" Devin Walker, and Bo Beedy visited a dozen schools across Washington, D.C., this school year. These visits were made possible with funding from the D.C. Office of Cable TV, Film, Music, and Entertainment and the Ben's Chili Bowl Foundation, and they were coordinated by Teaching for Change's Teach the Beat program.
Here's what two teachers shared about the experience:
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Music connects us in so many ways. Ju Ju brought so much joy while challenging students to work together and try new things. — Athena Kopsidas, Seaton ES
Not only is Sweet Cherie an incredibly talented musician, she is also a very skilled educator, adjusting her language and music to suit and engage her young audience. Because she did such a great job at making the information and music accessible to our young students, they walked away with a great foundation for understanding and appreciating go-go music! — teacher, H.D. Cooke ES
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Teaching Resource:
Go-Go Sound of Summer
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Last summer Teach the Beat teamed up with the DC Public Library to create the three part video series, Go-Go Sound of Summer. Each episode explores a different facet of go-go music and culture, breaking down the foundations of the music, showcasing its history in D.C., and celebrating its broader influence on other music genres, popular culture, political movements, and more. Featured artists include Matt “Swamp Guinee” Miller, William “JuJu” House, Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliot, and Cherie “Sweet Cherie” Mitchell-Agurs. | |
Educational Opportunities | |
Summer Institute on
Education, Equity, and Justice
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Monday, June 27 – Wednesday, June 29 | |
Smithsonian Summer Sessions: Inspiring Civic Engagement | |
Monday, June 27 – Friday, July 1 | |
How can educators of all disciplines prepare students to be active and informed participants in a democracy? Join the Smithsonian this summer to explore this question through the lens of six Smithsonian collections. | |
Life Along the River: The Pamunkey Indian Tribe of Virginia | |
Tuesday, June 28 and Tuesday, July 26 | This two-part online workshop series is designed to introduce teachers to the new Pamunkey digital storybook for 4th and 5th graders. The storybook explores the history and contemporary lives of the Pamunkey people and includes related lesson plans and student activities. | |
Seeding Disruption Youth Fellowship | |
SDX fellows are high school students (grades 10–12) from all over D.C. who come together over the course of the school year to build the skills, knowledge, relationships, and courage they need to make change in their communities. Over the course of the SDX experience, students learn how to interrupt injustice in their communities, connect with adult leaders and other students from across DC, and develop important skills and powerful relationships to continue leading for change. | |
Make Good the Promises Teacher Workshop on Reconstruction | |
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July 11 and 12, 9:30am – 3:30pm
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity. Yet the possibilities and achievements of this era are too often overshadowed by the violent white supremacist backlash or false depictions of the era as a “failure.”
To provide teachers an opportunity to explore how to teach about the rich history of the Reconstruction era, the National Museum of African American History (NMAAHC) and the Zinn Education Project are offering a two-day workshop for 30 middle and high school teachers.
The workshop will be in person at NMAAHC, with time for participants to explore the special exhibit, Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.
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2022 D.C. Area Writing Project Summer Institute | The DCAWP 2022 Summer Institute at Howard University is a week-long (July 11-15) professional development opportunity focused on strengthening teachers’ capacity to enact culturally sustaining and anti-racist writing instruction. | |
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Teaching for Change
PO Box 73038
Washington, DC 20056
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