Trace It Back:
Kate Bush
Grades: AP/Honors/101, High, Middle
Topics: Literature, Music Business, Technology, Women's History
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Artists Protest McCarthyism
Grades: High
Subjects: Civics, Social Studies/History
Activities: Role Playing, Textual Analysis, Visual Analysis
Topics: Censorship, Civics and Politics, Social Justice Movements, War
How were musicians and artists affected by McCarthyism in 1950s America?
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Almost Emancipated: Reconstruction
Grades: AP/Honors/101
Subjects: Social Studies/History
Activities: Document-Based Questions, Textual Analysis
Topics: Black History, Civics and Politics, War
What is the significance of Reconstruction and what does it reveal about the freedom that the post-Civil War constitutional amendments secured for African Americans?
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Muddy Waters, the New Kid in Town
Grades: Elementary 4-6, Elementary K-3
Subjects: Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies/History
Activities: Creative Writing, Maps, Personal Reflection
Topics: Black History, Social-Emotional Learning
How did Muddy Waters’ music change after he moved to Chicago, and what does that say about the relationship between place and self-expression?
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<div id="x-section-1" class="x-section" style="margin: 0px; padding: 45px 0px; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 2px solid #ececec;"> <div class="x-container max width" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-column x-sm x-1-1" style="padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-text"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Launched by Stevie Van Zandt</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with the Founders Board of Bono, Jackson Browne, Martin Scorsese, and Bruce Springsteen, </span><b>Teachrock.org</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has provided free, standards-aligned resources to help teachers, students, and families succeed for more than a decade.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">TeachRock improves students’ lives by bringing the sound, stories, and science of music to all classrooms.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">From The Beatles to Beyoncé, from kindergarten to AP History, in the classroom or remotely, TeachRock offers meaningful lesson plans all at no cost to teachers, students, and families, inspiring deeper learning </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">and understanding through the power of music.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">TeachRock.org is an open educational resource of hundreds of unit and lesson plans, Student Editions, and musician bios. TeachRock’s “Rock and Soul of America” high school history course is taught throughout California, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and elsewhere.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">More than 60,000 educators representing over 30,000 schools in all 50 U.S. states, England, Spain, Norway and elsewhere are registered with Teachrock.org.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">TeachRock’s Partner School program includes a multi-year collaboration with the Connecticut State Department of Education, ongoing projects with New York City Department of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, Chattanooga, TN</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">public schools, as well as with individual schools in Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and several others.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Stevie Van Zandt founded TeachRock to keep music and arts in the DNA of school systems and empower teachers to engage a generation with the internet in their pockets. Stevie saw music as the way to present positive representations of all learners, make real-life connections between the classroom and student experiences, and inspire</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">student success. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">More than 85% of teachers surveyed report heightened enthusiasm in TeachRock classrooms. TeachRock’s curriculum has been highlighted by</span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/11/28/after-springsteen-sopranos-steve-van-zandt-has-new-mission-getting-every-school-teach-kids-about-america-through-rock-music-history/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.9c87831ef569" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Washington Post</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span></i><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/28/steven-van-zandts-new-rock-and-roll-high-school" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The New Yorker</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span></i><a href="https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/02/this-rock-legend-is-combining-teacher-pd.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Education Week</span></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and many others.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">TeachRock functions as part of the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">501(c)(3) </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Rock and Soul Forever Foundation and is endorsed by the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Association for Music Education, the National Council for Geographic Education, and has collaborated with and partnered on projects with The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Grammy Museum, Scholastic, CNN, PBS, ABC News, among others.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why TeachRock Matters:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Click</span><a href="https://teachrock.org/stevie-van-zandt-on-why-teachrock-matters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <b>HERE</b></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for A Message from Stevie Van Zandt</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://teachrock.org/teachrock-trace-it-back-engaging-students-through-music/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Watch</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a class in action</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> | </span><a href="https://teachrock.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/TeachRock-At-a-Glance.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TeachRock at a Glance</span></a></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://teachrock.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/TeachRock-2024-Annual-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">READ OUR ANNUAL REPORT</a></p> </div> <div class="x-text"> <p style="text-align: center;"></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="donations" class="x-section" style="margin: 0px; padding: 45px 0px; background-color: #fff; border-bottom: 2px solid #ececec;"> <div class="x-container max width" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-column x-sm x-1-1" style="padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-text"> <h2>Donations</h2> In order to provide TeachRock free-of-charge to educators everywhere, the Rock and Soul Forever Foundation needs support. We hope that you can help us meet our needs so that we can continue to develop our educational materials and extend our outreach to teachers and students across the country. <strong><a href="https://teachrock.org/donate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to donate to TeachRock</a></strong> For general inquiries and our temporary mailing address: Contact us at <a href="mailto:donate@rockandrollforever.org">donate@teachrock.org</a> <a href="https://www.guidestar.org/profile/20-5397606" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://widgets.guidestar.org/gximage2?o=8552456&l=v4" /></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="x-section-2" class="x-section" style="margin: 0px; padding: 45px 0px; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 2px solid #ececec;"> <div class="x-container max width" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-column x-sm x-1-2" style="padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-text"> <h3>FOUNDERS BOARD</h3> <ul> <li>Steven Van Zandt, Founder</li> <li>Jackson Browne</li> <li>Martin Scorsese</li> <li>Bono</li> <li>Bruce Springsteen</li> </ul> <h3>STAFF</h3> <div> <ul> <li><a href="mailto:bill@teachrock.org">Bill Carbone</a>, Executive Director</li> <li><a href="mailto:rolando@teachrock.org">Rolando Alvarado</a>, Chief Operating Officer</li> <li><a href="mailto:stacy@teachrock.org">Stacy Cannamela</a>, Development & Events Manager</li> <li><a href="mailto:triza@teachrock.org">Triza Cox</a>, Program Manager</li> <li><a href="mailto:ben@teachrock.org">Ben Dumbauld</a>, Director of Content</li> <li><a href="mailto:michael@teachrock.org">Michael-Ann Haders</a>, VP of Advancement</li> <li><a href="mailto:amanda@teachrock.org">Amanda Harris</a>, Curriculum Specialist</li> <li><a href="mailto:gina@teachrock.org">Gina Machado</a>, Director of Programs & Partnerships</li> <li><a href="mailto:imani@teachrock.org">Imani Wilson</a>, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer</li> <li><a href="mailto:joshua@teachrock.org">Joshua Zarbo</a>, Associate Director of Content</li> </ul> </div> <h3>BOARD OF DIRECTORS</h3> <ul> <li>Vagn Sørensen, Chair</li> <li>Sandy Alouete</li> <li>Susie Buffett</li> <li>Jon Harris</li> <li>Kevin Keyes</li> <li>Amit Patel</li> <li>Dr. Joely Proudfit</li> <li>David Roth</li> <li>Maureen Van Zandt</li> <li>Steven Van Zandt</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="x-column x-sm x-1-2" style="padding: 0px;"> <div class="x-text"> <h3>LEADERSHIP COUNCIL</h3> <ul> <li>Jeff Rusnak, Chair</li> <li>Timothy Birch</li> <li>Michael Block, Past Chair</li> <li>Rick Buck, Past Chair</li> <li>Greg Damico</li> <li>Howard Dessau</li> <li>David Epstein</li> <li>Jim Farber</li> <li>Gary Fields</li> <li>Bruce Glassman</li> <li>David Haas</li> <li>Mark Hall</li> <li>David Jacobson</li> <li>David Lubliner</li> <li>Jim McDermott</li> <li>Greg Miller</li> <li>Jim O’Sullivan</li> <li>David Pratt</li> <li>Andy Rhodes</li> <li>David Rubin</li> <li>Swati Scanlon</li> <li>Deborah Solomon</li> <li>Michael Tatelman</li> <li>Josh Wachs</li> <li>Susan Walsh</li> <li>Richard Wilkinson</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="x-section-2" class="x-section" style="margin: 0px; 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Black Flag
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How The Other Half Lives: The Best of Girl Group Rock
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Dick Clark: The Beat Goes On
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Neil Young
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