Teaching for Change and the Howard University School of Education hosted a virtual curriculum fair featuring workshops, keynote speakers, and time for educators to learn more about the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, taking place February 1-5, 2021. The keynote speakers for the curriculum fair were Jesse Hagopian and Denisha Jones, educators and editors of the new book, Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice.

Early childhood educators Takiema Bunche-Smith, Laleña Garcia, Angela Harris, Denisha Jones, Makai Kellogg and Nancy Carlsson Paige discuss the struggle against systemic racism in schools, how we can win real educational justice and the lessons from Black Lives Matter at School organizing focused on early childhood education.They discuss how racism impacts the early educational experiences of Black children and share ideas from their own work.

Jesse Hagopian and Denisha Jones, editors of Black Lives Matter at School, discuss antiracist education with contributor Brian Jones.for the launch of Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Education Justice, an essential collection of essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students, and activists who have been building the Black Lives Matter at School movement across the country, including a foreword by Opal Tometi.

In this professional development webinar, Cierra Kaler-Jones, Education Anew Fellow with Teaching for Change and Communities for Just Schools Fund, shares the history of the Week of Action and Year of Purpose, highlights potential lessons for different content areas and grade levels to spark ideas about how to incorporate or adapt these lessons in classrooms, and shares pedagogical strategies from leading some of these lessons, as well as resources for further learning and exploration. The webinar was developed for the DCPS Anti-Racist Educator University in December of 2020.

Webinar dialogue on the intersections of teacher pedagogy, civic engagement, activism, and public schooling, as they relate to the issues of systemic racism and police violence in Black communities. This webinar sought to - Raise educator awareness and deepen educators’ understanding of the complex topics of systemic racism and racial inequity in schools. - Build the capacity of educators and education leaders to respond to and teach about systemic racism and racial inequity.