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Can you name these artists and environmental activists? Do you know how they helped us to be thoughtful about the earth and its resources? TeachRock can! It's #EarthScienceWeek and we are highlighting some of the best resources in our Science collection. Choose the "Science" filter at TeachRock.org to learn about the contributions of each person in the graphic!

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New partnership alert! TeachRock is thrilled to announce our collaboration with Well Beings. Well Beings champions mental wellness and offers resources for better health through storytelling. Access our SEL lessons in Well Beings educational toolkit and other mental health resources at the link in bio. Thank you Well Beings! We look forward to our continued work together.

Join Taboo, JoelyProudfit, and TeachRock as we celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth through the powerful lens of music! In this star-studded EdWeb, we will offer resources to guide teachers in educating students about the rich cultural history of Native American communities, contemporary issues such as identity and cultural appropriation, and key moments in American history reimagined from a Native perspective. #Register here & celebrate with us on Nov. 4th! https://buff.ly/406tm5k

It’s here! In celebration of Indigenous People’s Day, we are happy to present a newly updated version of the lesson “Negotiating Native Identity through Art, Poetry and Music.” The new version includes: ● Interactive handouts which can be distributed and filled out electronically ● Differentiation materials so that a wider body of students can engage with the lesson ● “Quality of Life” edits that make the lesson more clear and streamlined This lesson invites students to brave the process of presenting their authentic self, while also exploring the work of Native artists Taboo, Stevie Salas, Diane Burns, and 2024 MacArthur Fellow, Wendy Red Starr.

As Indigenous People's Day approaches, we are excited to announce that a new version of our popular lesson, 'Negotiating Native Identity through Art, Poetry, and Music', is in the works. The update includes differentiated resources and will make the lesson?accessible to a wider audience. Part of our #Rumble collection, ‘Negotiating Native Identity…’ explores the role that Native heritage played in the lives and music of artists Jimi Hendrix and Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas. Stay tuned!

Will Mosley has been teaching music for 20+ years. He is a long-time TeachRock partner and currently teaches elementary school in Dallas, TX. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, he created a lesson about the life and times of composer, band leader, & record producer, Tito Puente. Watch the video lesson and follow his youtube channel here- https://buff.ly/3BpvQBC "Understanding the culture and traditions of an art form takes us into a deeper level of education that children and people of all ages can benefit from. The kids really love the quiz at the end of the lesson." - Will Mosley

Join us TODAY as we explore the history of amplification, from Les Paul’s early experiments to The Beatles’ struggles to be heard, and discover why we owe many live music innovations to the tinkering scientists of the 1960s and 70s Grateful Dead entourage. Join us here- https://buff.ly/47HqkXd

Rosalia is a 2X Grammy Award and 12X Latin Grammy Award winning innovative recording artist and producer whose distinctive Pop sound is infused with traditional Flamenco, an artform which she has performed since age 13. Eight of her songs have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Hailing from Catalonia, Spain, Rosalía records in both Spanish and English and has gathered a global fanbase. #TraceItBack with us here- https://buff.ly/3zil4t0 . Photo cred: Billboard

November is National Bullying Prevention Month. In an effort to prepare students to safely intervene, TeachRock created our lesson BYSTANDER INTERVENTION: MAKING SPACES SAFER FOR EVERYONE in collaboration with Shawna Potter, musician, speaker, and author of Making Spaces Safer (2019). Click link in bio to view the lesson and book.