Event Overview
Event Description
Join TeachRock and New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Department of Social Studies and Civics for a day of professional learning at The Cutting Room. Attendees will explore how popular music and LGBTQ identity have shaped history. 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 explore music as a lens for examining LGBTQ identity and history 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.