About this event

Inspired by the 60th anniversary, legacy, and ongoing significance of Freedom Summer and Freedom Schools, the theme for this year’s Summer Institute will be Freedom Teaching. Through a series of workshops led by UMD faculty and local area teachers, they will explore topics including:

• Rosa Parks and Black Power

• Performing the Black Freedom Struggle

• Teaching Palestine-Israel

• AI & the Classroom

• Pedagogy and Hip Hop

Maryland, DC, and Virginia secondary school and community-based educators are encouraged to attend!

• Maryland school-based educators who attend will be eligible to receive 8 Professional Development Points (PDPs)! More information here.

• DC School based educators who attend will receive a certificate of attendance for PLUs to submit for their renewal teacher credentials.