Stevie Van Zandt on Why TeachRock Matters
Stevie Van Zandt shares an inspiring account of his work in education.
Rock Star Van Zandt Helping Connecticut Students Re-engage
Connecticut is turning to music in an effort to get kids more interested in school and help combat the learning loss suffered during the pandemic. Governor Ned Lamont and state education officials announced Tuesday that Connecticut’s public schools will be integrating a curriculum called TeachRock, the brainchild of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steven Van Zandt and his nonprofit …
Singer-Songwriters and the Environmental Movement – New and Improved for Earth Day
Over the past year, TeachRock has been updating our lessons so that they can help teachers meet the needs of a variety of learners. With this project, we are striving to make sure that our materials engage students with all types of learning profiles, interests, and readiness. So far, our lessons How a Bill Becomes a Law: Legislating the Martin …
Making Spaces Safer for Everyone
Greetings TeachRockers! Have you checked out TeachRock’s new SEL lesson, “Bystander Intervention: Making Spaces Safer for Everyone”? It’s fantastic (IOHO) and the contributing author is Baltimore-based creative, Shawna Potter. In this latest TeachRock newsletter, Shawna shares about the experiences that led her to develop programming and write a book that would address harassment in public spaces. Now, she’s brought that …
Introducing: TeachRock’s Elective Course “An American History of Rock and Soul”
Introducing the coolest class ever! TeachRock’s Elective Course “An American History of Rock and Soul” Did you know that TeachRock offers a semester-long elective course? Our “An American History of Rock and Soul” course is a complete curriculum that can be taught as a History Elective or as a Music Course. “Ever since I became a teacher I always thought …
Stevie & Asbury Park Middle School: Feeling the Love
What I love about Stevie Van Zandt and the whole TeachRock staff is our shared deep-rooted feeling that every single kid is worthy of our love, deserves a chance to be heard, to thrive, and to grow up and into a meaningful, fulfilling life. We can only play a small part in that project, but I’m sure glad we get …
STEVIE VAN ZANDT VISITS HORACE GREELEY SCHOOL IN QUEENS!
STEVIE VAN ZANDT VISITS HORACE GREELEY SCHOOL IS10 QUEENS NY TO SPEAK WITH 8th GRADE STUDENTS STUDYING TEACHROCK US HISTORY COURSE UNIT PLAN ABOUT SUN CITY/ ARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID (February 1, 2024) Multi-hyphenate legend Stevie Van Zandt visits a class at Horace Greely School (Intermediate School 010) that has been studying the Sun City/Artists United Against Apartheid unit plan. The visit …
Waves of History: The Women’s Rights Movement
Waves of History: The Women’s Rights Movement (IMAGE) Time travel with TeachRock this Women’s History Month and explore the first, second, and third waves of the Women’s Rights Movement. These illuminating resources from our CNN Soundtracks: Songs that Defined History lesson collection are a standards-aligned and media-rich expedition spanning nearly 150 years of U.S. history. Click the links above and …
This Year in Music History: The Rumble in The Jungle
This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle: the historic boxing match between heavyweights George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Held in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), the Foreman-Ali bout is considered one of the greatest sporting events in history. With an estimated one billion television viewers around the world, it was also …
Bring TeachRock to Your School with ESSER III Funding–Before Time Runs Out!
Dear TeachRock Educators and Supporters, Did you know that there are currently billions of dollars in unspent federal funds available to schools across the country? Federal ESSER III funds provide $190 billion to states, districts, and schools and have been set aside to support student learning loss and student wellness related to the pandemic. A recent report shows that many …
TeachRock Awarded Library of Congress Grant
TeachRock is the incredibly proud recipient of the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative Teaching With Primary Sources Grant, presented by the Library of Congress. With support through the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative, TeachRock will expand its current history offerings to create a complete 10th-11th grade, Common Core and NCSS standards-aligned American History course utilizing materials from across the …
Singing MLK Day Into Existence
“As an artist, my purpose is to communicate the message that can better improve the lives of all of us.” – Stevie Wonder This month, discover how Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” song became an international hit in 1981 and helped establish the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday with TeachRock lesson plans for Elementary, Middle, and High School …