Teaching for Change Professional Development

Teaching for Change is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that has been equipping educators with the tools, resources, and professional learning needed to create classrooms where students learn to read, write, and change the world. For over three decades, the organisation has worked at the intersection of education and social justice, helping teachers bring people's history, critical literacy, and culturally responsive pedagogy into their everyday practice. Teaching for Change's professional development offerings go beyond one-off workshops. The organisation provides sustained professional learning experiences that help teachers critically examine curriculum, diversify classroom libraries, and integrate social justice themes across subject areas. Their work includes developing original lesson plans, curating anti-bias and multicultural teaching resources, and facilitating learning communities where educators can deepen their practice alongside peers. A key pillar of Teaching for Change's impact is its partnership with Rethinking Schools through the Zinn Education Project, which provides free resources and support for teaching people's history in K–12 classrooms. The organisation also supports the D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice network, connecting local teachers committed to strengthening social justice teaching through collaboration on curriculum, professional learning, and activism. Whether you're seeking to rethink how you teach history, build a more inclusive classroom library, or develop anti-bias curriculum, Teaching for Change offers deeply researched, practically grounded resources and professional learning to support that work.