Suggested Pathways
Songs are portals–look into them and you can explore the world in which they were made, see the social, cultural, and political landscapes that affected their making and their makers. In many ways, the...
View ArticleTeachRock teams with New Jersey School Board Association for Student Film...
TeachRock and New Jersey School Boards Association are calling upon teachers and students to become part of New Jersey’s rich musical tradition by creating a documentary that explores the sound of...
View ArticleRUMBLE in Vancouver: The First Nations School Association Curriculum Workshop
The Foundation was elated about the opportunity to make lesson plans to accompany the film RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World. The film explores the history of Native Americans through their...
View ArticleTeachRock at SXSWedu
Everything is bigger in Texas… even conferences! SXSWEdu, the Education and Tech focused week of the month long Austin event, was in many ways akin to major music festival, but rather than bands, it...
View ArticleTeachRock Norway!
While TeachRock’s Common Core and ESSA alignment doesn’t translate directly into Norwegian, the Foundation’s approach to arts integration is a universal language. TeachRock is proud to have shared...
View ArticleDBQs Aren’t Just for AP Students!
Michael Ochs is a history/social studies teacher at Chaminade College Preparatory School in West Hills, CA and a longtime TeachRock user. Recently, Michael contributed two Document Based Questions to...
View ArticleTeachRock ON TOUR!
After the Foundation promoted their recent special project collective, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World, at SXSWEdu, it was time to hit the road! As Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul...
View ArticleDo We Teach the Right Part of “I Have a Dream”?
One of the most inspiring projects I worked on last year was a lesson focusing on the song “Glory,” by Common and John Legend. The Oscar-winning hit was written to accompany the 2014 film Selma, which...
View ArticleTeachRock Announces Winner of 2018 Student Film Fest
In early 2018, the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation partnered with New Jersey School Boards Association to develop the first-ever TeachRock Hometown Documentaries Student Film Festival. High schoolers...
View ArticleRRFF VP Bill Carbone joins MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Edward James Olmos, Stevie...
Following its successful 18 month run in theaters and at festivals, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World became part of the PBS Independent Lens series on January 21st, 2019. Independent Lens...
View ArticleEditorial – Black History Month
Dear Educators, I’m Saijah Williams! I’m a writer at TeachRock.org and am developing a full Hip Hop curriculum. February is of course Black History Month, which is one of my favorite months. I feel...
View ArticleStriving for a Culturally Responsive Curriculum
Striving for a Culturally Responsive Curriculum In their 2017 primer on Culturally Responsive Education, researchers Johnston, Montalbano, and Kirkland write: “When students do not perceive their...
View ArticleThis Summer, Try Doing Nothing
Ben Dumbauld, Director of Content My summer reading regiment began last week with Jenny Odell’s recently published book, How to Do Nothing. It seems almost scandalous that Odell, a teacher, would...
View ArticleUsing TEACHROCK to Scaffold lessons for ENL Students
Stephanie Arnell It’s the age old essential question: as an educator, how do I provide academically rigorous instruction to meet the needs of English as New Language (ENL) students? One option is...
View ArticleTeachRock Partner School Program Begins!
TeachRock Partner School Program Begins! Thousands of years ago, Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato said, “Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education,” He was so right! When teachers...
View ArticleGarden State Film Festival Announces New Student Film-Making Competition &...
PRESS RELEASE-Asbury Park, Sept. 26, 2019 – Educators, the Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) announces an exciting new opportunity for your students. The GSFF is introducing a new student submission...
View ArticleTeachRock 2020: Looking Forward
Happy New Year! We at TeachRock hope you had a moment to rest, relax, and prepare for the New Year. We’ve been doing preparing as well, and are excited to give you a glimpse of what’s in store at...
View ArticleThe Origins of Black History Month
Imani Wilson, Artist and Curriculum Development Strategist In 1926, Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in the second week of February. The historian’s goal was to further enshrine the...
View ArticleKate Bush at the Cusp of the Digital Music Revolution
Ben Dumbauld, TeachRock Director of Content Were I to retreat somewhere for a year to write a book on music, I would most likely emerge with a detailed account of the British music scene in the late...
View ArticleNew York Edge partners with TeachRock
New York Edge partners with Steven Van Zandt’s Rock and Roll Forever Foundation to provide NYC students with enrichment programming amid Coronavirus school closures New York, NY – April 2, 2020 – New...
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