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This resource page is for Teaching for Black Lives Study Group members only.
Events
As a Teaching for Black Lives study group, you are invited to attend monthly classes and workshops hosted by the Zinn Education Project.
All study group members are encouraged to attend at least three Teaching for Black Lives Campaign events, including the national welcoming and closing celebrations. Generally, there is one special event, workshop, class, or training per month.
All of these events are online, at 4:00 pm PT/ 7:00 pm ET, and last for 60 to 90 minutes unless otherwise noted.
ASL Interpretation will be available upon request. Please register at least four days in advance to give our team time to schedule interpreters.
♦ Current and Alumni Study Group Members Only
2026
Tuesday, April 21
“Beyond Patriots and Loyalists” Curriculum Workshop
Explore the varied impact of the American Revolution on voices often stifled or erased from its commemorations. Through a mixer activity, participants will surface choices and outcomes navigated by an array of Indigenous and Black people in the Revolutionary period — and examine what freedom means to those excluded from it at the U.S. founding.
There will be time to meet other social justice educators in small groups to brainstorm ways to adapt the lesson for your classroom. This participatory workshop will be facilitated by Zinn Education Project Program Manager Mimi Eisen and Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian.
Monday, May 4
Marcus Rediker
Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea with historian Marcus Rediker. This session is a Teach the Black Freedom Struggle Online Class.
In conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, Rediker will discuss his books Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea and The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, and talks about the many enslaved people who fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South not by land but by sea.
Thursday, May 14
Teacher Unions Fighting Fascism: A Conversation
Join Rethinking Schools for a conversation on how teacher unions are leading the fight against fascism and ICE in their communities and schools. In this webinar, participants will learn, celebrate, and amplify the lessons of the people heroically fighting back against ICE occupation — from Chicago to Los Angeles to Minneapolis. From the classroom to the street, we need to defend our students and together learn the most effective ways to kick ICE out of our schools and communities.
Monday, May 18
End-of-Year Showcase for Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups
Dr. Bettina L. Love, award-winning author, abolitionist, and professor, will be joining us for our Teaching for Black Lives End-of-Year Celebration. She accepted our invitation for this exclusive event for study group members due to her respect for your efforts this year. Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian will be in conversation with Dr. Love on “why it matters for teachers, authors, and librarians to bring liberatory education practices into the classroom — and why the work the study groups have done all year is so appreciated.”
You will also hear from a panel of coordinators which will then be followed by a slideshow featuring group photos, actions, and testimonials to celebrate the seeds planted and the actions blossoming.
Study group members and coordinators who attend and complete the end-of-year survey will be entered into a raffle to win a book – with multiple chances to win.
If you want to shout out your study group, send us a short quote or a 15-second video clip telling us how your study group supported you this year. If you adapted one of our lessons this year, hosted a Black Lives Matter at School event, or another action inspired by your participation, share your photos! We’d love to include your story in the slideshow.
Guides
Guides
Study Guide
This guide, for teachers who are reading Teaching for Black Lives, includes thought-provoking questions for discussion, ideas for action, and resources for groups and individuals. Written by Cierra Kaler-Jones and Jesse Hagopian. Download the Teaching for Black Lives Study Guide.
Facilitation Guide
This month-to-month guide includes prompts and suggestions for study group meetings plus best practices for communication and engagement. Feel free to adapt and build off of to fit your own setting and your group’s particular needs.
Book
The heart of the study groups is collectively reading, discussing, and applying what you learn from the Teaching for Black Lives book. You’ll find a compilation of essays, teaching activities, role plays, poems, and artwork, designed to illuminate the movement for Black students’ lives, the school-to-prison-pipeline, Black history, gentrification, intersectional Black identities, and more. The book is edited by Wayne Au, Jesse Hagopian, and Dyan Watson.
Rethinking
Rethinking Schools
Each study group member receives a complimentary one-year Rethinking Schools subscription (digital and print). If you haven’t subscribed, please do so TODAY by following these instructions:
- Visit this dedicated page for your one-year subscription.
- Use code ZEPSTUDYSUB26
Beyond your study group members, do not share the code — there is only one subscription per study group member. For questions about the subscription, extending a current subscription, or if you don’t receive a printed issue, email orders@rethinkingschools.org.
Additional Resources
Over the years, study groups have requested additional support to expand on topics found in an article or chapter of the book. Below, you’ll find resources that have been requested the most.
As you implement or adapt Zinn Education Project lessons and resources, please take photos and share your teaching stories via this link or email Julia Salcedo at jsalcedo@zinnedproject.org.