Virtual- Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair

Sat, January 21, 2023, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST $10 to register

Register today for the annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair, hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ). This online event is open to all educators, not just those in the D.C. area, with the purpose to prepare educators for the National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action and Year of Purpose. Learn from and collaborate with educators in workshops designed to uplift the 13 Guiding Principles and national demands of Black Lives Matter at School. Additional information to be announced.

This program will offer opportunities for clinical reflection, education, and practical experience to support the development of conscious and effective clinicians who are pursuing clinical responsibility in Racial Equity and Social Justice. The series will provide clinical study of the impact of racism and White supremacy on clinical work.  A focus will be to illustrate the connections between healing racial trauma and somatic awareness work in an effort to demonstrate how embodiment practice and presence supports clinical healing around racialized trauma.

Details on workshops and speakers on registration page.

Lunar New Year 2023

This year,  Lunar New Year falls on January 22 this year. It is a holiday of  great importance for many of our families in Philadelphia schools. But what does Lunar New Year mean for those who celebrate it? Obviously, across the diaspora of the communities world wide that celebrate Lunar New Year, traditions vary and, over time, change. For me Lunar New Year has always represented the best elements of Thanksgiving and Christmas, a time to celebrate family, community and the “renewal” that comes with each new year. This guide serves to provide some resources for teachers to tie the holiday into the classroom. Wishing everyone a Happy Year of the Rabbit!  – Debbie Wei, Social Studies Curriculum Specialist

Learn more about Lunar New Year and find other information in the curriculum guide created by the Social Studies team.

Deepening our Commitment to Equity and Justice in Education: Making the Moment a Movement NPEA Conference

Boston, MA on April 12-14, 202

As we acknowledge the work that remains to be done and the need to press on with purpose, this conference will call us to lift up our students, our communities, and ourselves as we climb towards a common goal of equity and justice in education. We will celebrate our cultural identities and our roots, our similarities and differences, and our joys and strengths, as we work to recreate community and implement anti-racist, culturally-centered practices in our programs and institutions. We will also share stories and lessons of adversity from these past few years, spotlighting a variety of ways to meet the evolving needs of students and staff. Throughout the conference, we will center our sharing and learning around student voice and the student experience. We will make space to focus on promising practices and successes that inspire hope within the field and allow us to be leaders in the critical DEIJB conversations that are so integral to this work. And, as always, we will continue to fight for racial justice as we build agency and opportunity for our communities.