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.

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