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Video by Daniel Vasta. 2023.

The Pulitzer Center’s 1619 Materials Collection and 1619 Education Programs and Initiatives have inspired hundreds of educators across the U.S. to engage their students with the themes of The 1619 Project, and to connect with a community of educators committed to helping students better understand the role of Black people in shaping American society and the legacies of slavery that still exist today.

Taking place on February 18 and 19, 2023, the second 1619 Education Conference offered participants the opportunity to learn from The 1619 Project Education Network members about the units they created and implemented as part of the program, the strategies and resources they found most helpful, and their key takeaways from their experience connecting the project to their students. The conference also allowed attendees to view the creative ways our Afterschool Program Partners explored The 1619 Project with students in outside-of-school programs and participate in learning workshops with project resources.

There are educators #Teaching1619 in all education contexts. If you’re an outside-of-school educator, librarian, or community leader, you may find resources to spark students' creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and media literacy skills in these activities for afterschool educators which give various entry points into exploring multimedia components and text excerpts from The 1619 Project.

The conference included an exploration of project resources and a Q&A for educators interested in joining the second cohort of the Network. Participants also heard from contributors to The 1619 Project and professors who have connected the project books to schools of education.

The 1619 Education Conference is open to all, but we especially encouraged educators interested in applying to the 2023 1619 Education Network cohort to attend.

Last year's conference featured three keynote presenters, seven panels with 24 educators from The 1619 Project Education Network and Pulitzer Center/Penguin Random House 1619 Pilot Programs, hundreds of attendees from all over the world, and hours of indescribably rich conversation and resource-sharing. This highlights video captures key takeaways from conference presentations and discussions. Video by Daniel Vasta. 2022.

"There's a presence in my classroom that has not been present before. And that is the voice, the acknowledgement, of African-Americans during this time period."

Noncy Fields, elementary educator


Explore Featured Resources


RESOURCE COLLECTION

The 1619 Project: Resource Guide Collection

Here you will find resource guides for each element of The 1619 Project: the original New York Times Magazine publication, the 1619 Podcast, A New Origin Story, and Born on the Water.


ACTIVITY

The 1619 Project Resources for Afterschool Education

These activities for afterschool educators give various entry points into exploring multimedia components and text excerpts from The 1619 Project in order to spark students' creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and media literacy skills.


ACTIVITY

Activities for Using The 1619 Project Books in Schools of Education

Professors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison share activities utilized in school of education courses to engage students with The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story and The 1619 Project: Born on the Water.