By Lila Chafe

On Tuesday, August 17, DC educators joined the virtual workshop “Think Local, Crank Global” hosted by Teaching for Change’s Teach the Beat program and the DC Public School Office of Teaching and Learning, Music, and Arts.

Virtual Workshops and Theatre Performance Will Bring Labor Issues into D.C. Classrooms. Middle and high school students in D.C. public and public charter schools can participate in a one-hour virtual workshop aligned to the themes of Working: A Musical.

Teaching for Change and the Washington Teachers’ Union and Teaching for Change hosted a Decolonizing the Curriculum summer series July 27-August 12, 2021. This six-session series featured presentations disrupting the master narrative in classroom curriculum by providing hands-on strategies with lessons to be used in-person and virtually.

Join Teaching for Change’s Teach the Beat and DC Public Schools Office of Teaching and Learning for a go-go professional development experience featuring The Uncle Devin Show®!

Spring 2021 allowed for the Teach the Beat program to visit 27 classrooms, serving approximately 550 students throughout D.C. public schools virtually and in-person with teaching artists navigating varying online platforms.