Special Events
Because our Fellows want to be part of a community of exceptional teachers and kindred spirits, The Academy organizes events that are high-, middle-, and lowbrow. All are free to Fellows.
This Year’s Events
Tabernacles for Trying Timeswith Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, artists
with Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe, artists
Online
Thursday, January 13, 2022
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Poetry and Prose: Teachers as Writerswith Academy Fellows
with Academy Fellows
Online
Friday, January 28, 2022
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EST
Mindfulness for Stressed and Tenacious Teacherswith Barrie Allen, Academy Fellow
with Barrie Allen, Academy Fellow
Online
Monday, February 28, 2022 • Monday, March 7, 2022
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST
Last Year’s Events
13th: Screening & Discussion with Dr. Yohuru Williams and Sari Rosenberg
with Dr. Yohuru Williams and Sari Rosenberg
Online
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
7 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Uncut Gems
Screening followed by Q&A
with Benny Safdie, co-directorwith Benny Safdie
Screening followed by Q&A
with Benny Safdie, co-director
with Benny Safdie
Online
Thursday, July 16, 2020
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Soundtrack of Black Lives Matter:
Activist Music in the Classroomwith Maria De Valle, Nicholas Ryan Gant,
Activist Music in the Classroom
with Maria De Valle, Nicholas Ryan Gant,
Janelle Lawrence, Alice Tsui & Martin Urbach
Online
Thursday, August 6, 2020
10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Improv for Teachers of Any Subjectwith Elana Fishbein
with Elana Fishbein
Online
Thursday, August 13, 2020
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Black Joy & Black Excellence:
Transformative Black Communitieswith Rosalie Uyola
Transformative Black Communities
with Rosalie Uyola
Online
Monday, October 12, 2020
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
What’s Working: Studio Art Online
Online
Monday, October 19, 2020 • Monday, November 2, 2020 • Monday, November 30, 2020 • Tuesday, January 5, 2021
5 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Jane Goodall in Conversation
with Teacherswith Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & U.N. Messenger of Peace
with Teachers
with Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & U.N. Messenger of Peace
Online
Saturday, October 24, 2020
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Fantastic Fungi
Exclusive Screening
Q&A to follow with executive producers Marcina Hale & Stephen ApkonOnline
Exclusive Screening
Q&A to follow with executive producers Marcina Hale & Stephen Apkon
Online
Monday, October 26, 2020
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Native Maps & Colonial Maps: Whose World Is It?with Aisling Roche, Academy of Urban Planning
with Aisling Roche, Academy of Urban Planning
Online
Thursday, December 3, 2020
5 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Building Connections through Improvwith Elana Fishbein
with Elana Fishbein
Online
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Meet the Artist, Make Some Artwith Lexy Ho-Tai
with Lexy Ho-Tai
Online
Offered in partnership with the Museum of Arts & Design
Thursday, January 28, 2021
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
What’s Working: Smart Assessmentswith Academy Fellows Kim Dempsey, Alice Lurain, and Tamanna Shahid
with Academy Fellows Kim Dempsey, Alice Lurain, and Tamanna Shahid
Online
Monday, February 8, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
What’s Working: Getting Language Students to Talkwith Academy Fellows Maureen Darcy, Verónica Valentín, and Luke Westman
with Academy Fellows Maureen Darcy, Verónica Valentín, and Luke Westman
Online
Monday, February 22, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
What’s Working: Civics Reconsidered, Part Iwith Academy Fellows Amber Joseph, Holly Spinelli, and Catherine Thompson
with Academy Fellows Amber Joseph, Holly Spinelli, and Catherine Thompson
Online
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
The Socratic Seminar: Online and In-Personwith Academy Fellow Orli Kleiner
with Academy Fellow Orli Kleiner
Online
Thursday, March 11, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb, & the Savoy Ballroomwith Ben Young
with Ben Young
Online
Friday, March 12, 2021
5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Investigating Air Quality: A Workshopwith Academy Fellows Emily Hollyday and Samantha Adams
with Academy Fellows Emily Hollyday and Samantha Adams
Online
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
What’s Working: Civics Reconsidered, Part IIwith Academy Fellows Rashid Duroseau, A. Marisa Harris, and Amy Strassler
with Academy Fellows Rashid Duroseau, A. Marisa Harris, and Amy Strassler
Online
Monday, March 22, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Bringing Shakespeare to Lifewith Academy Fellows Danielle Duffy, Miriam Emery, and Miriam Walden
with Academy Fellows Danielle Duffy, Miriam Emery, and Miriam Walden
Online
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Exploring Global Competency: An Interdisciplinary Approachwith Academy Fellows Elizabeth Eagle and Liz Titone
with Academy Fellows Elizabeth Eagle and Liz Titone
Online
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Role-Playing Foreign Relations: A Simulated CrisisIn partnership with The Council on Foreign Relations
In partnership with The Council on Foreign Relations
Online
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Yoga in Prospect Parkwith Academy Fellow Elana Master
with Academy Fellow Elana Master
at The Peninsula at Prospect Park
Sunday, June 6, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Bird Walk in the Park! Bring Your Child!with Academy Fellow Jeffrey Train
with Academy Fellow Jeffrey Train
at Central Park
Thursday, June 10, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pandemic Poetry and Prose: Spring 2021 EditionOnline
Online
Friday, June 4, 2021 • Friday, June 11, 2021
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m EDT
Taiko Drummingwith Academy Fellow Alan Núñez
with Academy Fellow Alan Núñez
at Socrates Sculpture Park (Long Island City)
Thursday, June 24, 2021
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Stargazing in the Bronxwith Academy Fellow Michael Wilkinson
with Academy Fellow Michael Wilkinson
at Ethical Culture Fieldston Campus
Monday, July 12, 2021
8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Gather: Film Screening and Q&Awith White Mountain Apache Chef Nephi Craig
with White Mountain Apache Chef Nephi Craig
Online
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT
Painting in the ParkWith Academy Fellow Kandice Stewart
With Academy Fellow Kandice Stewart
Online
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Using the Pandemic to Teach Sciencewith Academy Fellows Michael Becker, Felicia Giunta, and Tracy LaGrassa
with Academy Fellows Michael Becker, Felicia Giunta, and Tracy LaGrassa
Online
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. EDT
Music and Social Changewith Academy Fellows Bettina Bricceti, Tracy Garrison-Feinberg, and Martin Urbach
with Academy Fellows Bettina Bricceti, Tracy Garrison-Feinberg, and Martin Urbach
Online
Friday, August 6, 2021
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EDT
Freewriting with Friendswith Academy Fellow John Istel
with Academy Fellow John Istel
at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3
Monday, August 9, 2021
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Observing the Evening Skywith Academy Fellows David Deutsch, Alia Jackson, and Jay Lang
with Academy Fellows David Deutsch, Alia Jackson, and Jay Lang
at Curtis High School
Monday, August 16, 2021
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Song, Dance, and Rhythm: Honoring Ibo Warriorswith Kimani Fowlin, Academy Fellow Megan Minturn, and Okai Musik
with Kimani Fowlin, Academy Fellow Megan Minturn, and Okai Musik
at Prospect Park
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Covid & Teachers: Q & Awith Dr. Céline Gounder
with Dr. Céline Gounder
Online
Thursday, September 2, 2021
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT
Krazy Kat and Comics Storytellingwith Austin English, SVA & Parsons School of Design
with Austin English, SVA & Parsons School of Design
Online
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. EDT
History of American Education Part I:
Black Power, Pan Africanist Schools, and Liberated Territorieswith Russell Rickford, Cornell University
Black Power, Pan Africanist Schools, and Liberated Territories
with Russell Rickford, Cornell University
Online
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT
History of American Education Part II:
What Is School For? Thoughts on Teaching the History of Educationwith Academy Fellows Jenna Alden and Daniel Freund
What Is School For? Thoughts on Teaching the History of Education
with Academy Fellows Jenna Alden and Daniel Freund
Online
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT
A Crash Course in Crosswordswith Caleb Madison, The Atlantic