“MUSIC CONNECTS US, EVEN WHEN WE MUST BE APART”
Share Your #MusicConnects Moment to Empower Teachers, Students, and Families Through Music
WHY?
- Covid-19 has closed the nation’s schools
- Teachers are trying, but aren’t trained for “Distance Learning”
- Emotionally, young people aren’t built for social distance
- Music Connects Us, Even When We Must Be Apart
Little Steven Van Zandt’s 501c3 TeachRock.org is supporting educators with FREE Distance Learning resources for all age ranges and subjects that use Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, Latin music, and more to keep students engaged, communicating, and emotionally healthy.
FOR WHO?
TeachRock currently provides distance Learning resources to over 100 NYC Public schools through the New York Edge network, and to more than 30,000 teachers nationwide.
But we want the world to tap into the healing power of music, knowledge, and creativity—please help us spread the word!
WHAT YOU CAN DO
POST a short video sharing your #MusicConnects Moment
TELL US, How did MusicConnect you to:
- Your heritage or loved ones
- Someone or something that you couldn’t hold
- A concept from school–from literature to times tables to science?
- Something else entirely? Tell us more!
CONNECT IT through a shoutout like:
“Visit TeachRock.org/MusicConnects to see or support free distance learning resources that combat isolation through music. ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ this video to help spread the message to help teachers, students and families stay strong during social distancing!
TAG IT!
With the hashtags:
#TeachRock & #MusicConnects
@Teachrock (Twitter)
ABOUT THE ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER FOUNDATION & TEACHROCK
FOUNDERS BOARD
Stevie Van Zandt, Founder
Bono
Jackson Browne
Martin Scorsese
Bruce Springsteen
We empower teachers and engage students by using popular music to create interdisciplinary, culturally responsive education materials for all 21st-century classrooms. The nearly 200 standards-aligned lesson plans in the TeachRock curriculum foster learning through arts integration in areas including social studies, language arts, STEAM, general music, art, math, and more. From The Beatles to Beyoncé, from early elementary to AP History—TeachRock offers engaging and meaningful material for nearly every classroom, all at no cost to educators.
TeachRock is used by more than 30,000 educators across all 50 states. Since 2017, Little Steven and TeachRock staff have offered face-to-face professional development to nearly 10,000 teachers.