Chicago Teachers Union, NEA Host Webinar on May Day Lessons for Students

# Chicago Teachers Union Webinar Focuses on Social Justice in Classrooms The Chicago Teachers Union and the National Education Association collaborated with the Zinn Education Project on an April 2 webinar referred to as a curriculum build. The webinar focused on bringing social justice into the classroom ahead of May Day on May 1.

It included guidance on how educators could bring activism into the classroom with students as young as three years old.

Dave Stieber, a history teacher in Chicago Public Schools, said during the presentation: "There’s probably gonna be a lot worse things that Trump does, and so May Day is a dress rehearsal for maybe there’s a random day in, you know, June that we all are, like, no work, no school, no shopping, because of something Pete just did, right?

" One lesson in the seminar focused on introducing the idea of marches and protests on May Day to children and sharing images of protests that highlight the beauty and humanity of the people involved. Kirstin Roberts, a pre-school teacher in Chicago Public Schools, said in the seminar: "In this lesson, we really want to introduce the idea that there’s going to be marches and protests on Mayday.

Encourage Social Justice Topics for Young Students Kirstin

Roberts said in the seminar: "I did want to say I really encourage teachers of young children not to feel like this is stuff that’s way beyond their students, not to be afraid of raising up social justice issues, including workers’ rights, anti-racism, pro LGBT, LGBTQIA plus issues, immigration and immigrants rights.

" The Chicago Teachers Union has been pushing for schools to be closed on May Day. The North American Values Institute first posted the seminar online.

News Digital reported that the Chicago Teachers Union appears poised to spend $3.