Steve Aoki and Growth Mindset
Kick-off Mental Health Awareness Month in your classroom with the TeachRock lesson Steve Aoki and Growth Mindset! Steve Aoki’s energetic, adventurous music seems perfectly suited to his lifestyle. From...
View ArticleTeachRock at the 2023 NAMM Show!
In April, TeachRock attended the 2023 NAMM Show and participated in the NAMM Foundation’s Million More Music Makers initiative and the Nonprofit Management Institute. Held in Anaheim, California, the...
View ArticleTeaching Intersectionality with Punk 🤘🏿🤘🏼🤘🏽
Since it was first coined by scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw in 1989, the concept of intersectionality has grown to become a powerful educational tool. Through a vantage point of intersectionality,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the TeachRock Artist Council!
A group of 14 luminary artists committed to improving students’ lives with the sounds, stories, and science of music! Erykah Badu Common Sheryl Crow Peter Gabriel Norah Jones DJ Khaled Skip Marley...
View Article#BlackMusicMonth: The Architect of Rock and Roll
“I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of Rock and Roll.” – Little Richard A musical trailblazer, Little Richard’s proclamation of origination and innovation...
View ArticleSteven Van Zandt’s TeachRock Program Launches with New Partner School in...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Teachers at West End Middle School in Nashville are beginning the 2023-24 school year with a rocking new partnership. The school is the newest school to partner with TeachRock,...
View ArticleDifferentiated TeachRock Learning in London!
In 2022, TeachRock began a partnership with The Beckmead Trust in London, the largest multi Academy Trust of special schools in the UK. Beckmead delivers state funded education, residence, and care to...
View Article🎉Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month All Year Long🎉
Hispanic Heritage Month begins this Friday – and to celebrate, TeachRock will be showcasing materials that focus on the role Hispanic culture and history have played in the United States. But not just...
View ArticleHonoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day with the Words of Native American Poets
This poem by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800-1842) is one of nearly a dozen by Native American poets featured throughout TeachRock’s acclaimed lesson collection, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the...
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Join TeachRock Star Teacher Stephanie Arnell at the Long Island Music Hall of Fame Sunday October 15 for an awesome workshop about Hip Hop History in the Classroom! We’ll be joined by special guest...
View ArticleSteven Van Zandt’s Brooklyn Classroom Visit makes the News!
This October Stevie Van Zandt visited a TeachRock US History class in Brooklyn, NY, and NY1 News tagged along to cover the story! See the NY1 News Piece Here [Would be good to have a video or photo as...
View ArticleThe History of the Zoot Suit
This coming Halloween, many students (and perhaps some teachers too!) might choose to don the zoot suit – that bright, oversized outfit synonymous with 1940s Big Band music and swing dancing. But in...
View ArticleA Veterans Day Soundtrack to History
Explore the experiences and perspectives of Vietnam War veterans this Veterans Day with TeachRock’s A Veteran’s Soundtrack to the Vietnam War lesson plan. Read first-hand accounts, listen to popular...
View ArticleThis Month in Latin Music History – Alice Bag
“Punk rock is about standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s difficult. I’ll always speak out for what’s right, no matter the consequences.” -Alice Bag This month, TeachRock is celebrating...
View ArticleTeachRock Full-School Social Emotional Learning Program in Chattanooga, TN
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View ArticleNewsday Visits TeachRock NY Partner School
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View ArticleStevie Van Zandt & TeachRock Announce the TeachRock Artist Council
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View ArticleWhat is a Zine?
“In High School I made a zine about all the bands we saw. I shared my artwork, ideas and poetry.” ~ Steve Aoki Recently, Students at West End Middle School in...
View ArticleMarty Stuart Performance & Conversation: Country Music and Culturally...
Country Hall of Famer Marty Stuart began his professional career at the age of 13, when he moved from Philadelphia, MS to Nashville to join the band of Lester Flatt. Before Stuart was of modern...
View ArticleFrom the Country Hall of Fame to the Classroom with Marty Stuart
Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart is a renowned American country and bluegrass singer, songwriter, and musician. Stuart is also an unofficial caretaker of the culture, spending much of his...
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