Events & Press
TeachRock’s newest Partner School, Red Bank Middle School in Chattanooga, TN has shared an exciting update on the impact of TeachRock’s new Social Emotional Learning Mini Lessons. Red Bank Principal, Dr. Ginger Frady, reports that this TeachRock content has been transformative for her campus. Our TeachRock Lessons are delivered to Students at Red Bank during their 12 minute homeroom period. …
In 2017, the state of Wisconsin enacted a new Civics requirement: All students must pass the U.S. Citizenship Exam to receive their high school diploma. Passing the 100 question test has become an obstacle to graduation for many students. So teachers and key leaders at Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) hatched a plan–use TeachRock resources to make Civics engaging and help …
Stevie Van Zandt shares an inspiring account of his work in education.
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 …
Steven Van Zandt visits TeachRock partner Orangethorpe Elementary School in Fullerton, California.
Will Mosley, music teacher at PS 149 Danny Kaye in Brooklyn, NY, invites us into his classroom, where music, history and culture are always connected.
DECEMBER 9, 2020 11:25AM ET On December 21st, Van Zandt and TeachRock will present Stand With Teachers, an hour-long event featuring performances by Eddie Vedder and Margo Price. Others slated to appear include Steven’s wife Maureen Van Zandt plus their Sopranos colleagues Steve Buscemi and Vincent Pastore, along with Whoopi Goldberg, Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Tom Morello, Edward Norton, …
PJ Vegas is a singer, rapper, songwriter and producer from Los Angeles, CA and of Yoeme (Yaqui) heritage. He won a 2017 MTV VMA award for Best Video with a Message and was awarded a 2018 Native American Music Award for Best Independent Single. His father Pat Vegas is the bassist, guitarist and vocalist of Redbone, whose 1974 hit “Come …
See NY FOX 5 News Coverage of TeachRock’s Distance Learning material at work during the COVID shutdown.
History teacher Ben Wides “traces it back” with a Teachrock.org CNN Soundtracks lesson plan that places Kendrick Lamar at the beginning of an exploration of Civil Rights based social movements from the mid-20th century to Black Lives Matter. The video was filmed at East Side Community High in New York, NY during Wides’ “Rock and Roll and Postwar History” class, …
