Event Overview
Event Description
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Join TeachRock and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Department of Social Studies and Civics for a day of professional learning at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute. Attendees will explore the CCCADI exhibit curated by Know Your Caribbean, Jab, J’ouvert, Revelry & Resistance: An Afro-Caribbean Carnival Story. We will analyze the ways that the wide range of music of the African diaspora has inspired, documented, and responded to historical moments worldwide. Part of the 2026–2027 The Music Never Stops Professional Learning Tour, this session equips teachers with lesson plans, materials, and strategies drawn from NYCPS’s Hidden Voices, along with TeachRock’s curriculum and Music as a Primary Source methodology.
Who Should Attend
NYCPS Grades K-12 Active Educators (Teachers, Instructional leads, Administrators)
What You'll Walk Away With
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Use music as a primary source to support inquiry-based instruction in history and social studies.
- Connect TeachRock resources to NYCPS curricular materials, including Passport to Social Studies, Civics for All, and Hidden Voices.
- Apply lesson plans and strategies that use music to examine the history and culture of the African diaspora in the classroom.
- Access TeachRock's full library of free, ready-to-use lesson plans and resources.
Cost
Registration is free. Lunch is included.
Continuing Education Credit Eligibility
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance documenting five CTLE hours upon completion of this workshop.