Intro to Project Soapbox October 2026

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE OF THIS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSION HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6th This professional learning workshop is focused on training teachers to implement Project Soapbox, part of the Civics for All initiative that calls young people to speak out on issues that affect them and their communities. These powerful speeches have (more…)

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52 Chambers Street, New York, New York, 10007, United States

Comics, Community and Action

Join the NYCDOE Department of Social Studies and Civics for an engaging in-person workshop where you’ll explore the Civics for All curriculum and the comic, How to Be an Action Activist 2. Participants will also enjoy a guided tour of the Democracy Matters exhibition and explore connections to Civics for All curricular resources. During the (more…)

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  • 13
    Oct
    9:00 AM
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    3:00 PM

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170 Central Park West, New York, New York, 10024, United States

America 250: The Battle of Brooklyn

Join the NYC Social Studies and Civics Department along with the Center for Brooklyn History for a special professional learning opportunity. We will explore the landmark exhibit The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered. Learn about how the voices of the American Revolution connect to the present and help shape our understanding of history. We (more…)

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  • 21
    Oct
    8:30 AM
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    3:00 PM

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10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York, 11238, United States

“We Are What We Are (We’re Just Like Anybody Else)”: LGBTQ+ Identity in Pop Music

Join TeachRock and NYC’s Department of Social Studies and Civics for a day of professional learning at The Cutting Room. Attendees will explore how popular music and LGBTQ identity have shaped history. Part of the 2026–2027 The Music Never Stops Professional Learning Tour, this session equips teachers with lesson plans, materials, and strategies drawn from (more…)

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  • 23
    Oct
    "We Are What We Are (We’re Just Like Anybody Else)”: LGBTQ+ Identity in Pop Music
    9:00 AM
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    3:00 PM

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44 E 32nd Street, New York, New York, 10016, United States

250 Years of the Voices of War: The Human Side of Warfare

Join NYC’s Department of Social Studies and Civics at the Intrepid Museum for an America 250 Voices Then, Voices Now professional learning session. Attendees will explore how individuals and groups experience the military and war as well as the social movements that developed in the history of the U.S. military. This session equips teachers with (more…)

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Pier 86, W 46th Street & 12th Avenue, New York, New York, 10036, United States

America 250: The Revolution in New York

Join the NYC Social Studies and Civics Department along with the Fraunces Tavern Museum for a special professional learning opportunity. We will explore the exhibit Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation, a chronological, multi-year, multi-installment, multi-gallery special exhibition featuring communications documents, artifacts, and works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection telling the (more…)

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  • 29
    Oct
    America 250: The Revolution in New York
    8:30 AM
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    3:00 PM

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54 Pearl St, New York, New York, 10004