Lindsay McCrea

Director of Interdisciplinary Curricular Redesign at DC Public Schools. Former teacher. Proud advocate for educational and social equity. Tweets are my own.

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

The @dcpublicschools Interdisciplinary Curricular Redesign Team is now hiring! Check out the DCPS Careers website for details on the Managers, Interdisciplinary Curricular Redesign (3-5 & 6-8) and Manager, Curricular Strategy Engagement & Implementation. https://t.co/IeDhSuSvYO

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Excited to welcome back @DCPSSocStudies teachers this morning for our 2022 Pre-Service professional development day! We have sessions led by our team, 10 DCPS teachers, and 11 expert partners. Check out our agenda here.

[DCPS Social Studies @DCPSSocStudies]

The @DCPSSocStudies team read to 4th & 5th graders at Houston ES as part of their African American Read-In for Black History Month. Students learned about Fannie Lou Hamer, the Tulsa Massacre, #1619Project book Born on the Water and more. Thanks to Ms. Jones for inviting us!

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

I spy recently updated DCPS social studies curriculum (i.e., unit titles, compelling questions, and unit inquiry launch lessons) 👏👏@BunkerHill_ES

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Wonderful to see hundreds of @DCPSSocStudies teachers during yesterday’s Pre-Service PD Day with sessions on social studies curriculum, assessments, content, & pedagogy to help teachers prepare for the year. Our DCPS social studies teachers & curriculum are excellent!

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

“So much of what shapes the pedagogy of culturally responsive & anti-racist teaching is that you’re telling a fuller story than the story that has been told for so long.” Inspiring opening keynote by @ClintSmithIII at the @dcpublicschools Summer Leadership Institute.

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

"When you allow students to have the agency of knowing that history is not always as authoritative as we tend to imagine, it actually invites them to establish a deeper intellectual relationship with the past."
https://t.co/vXSFAdysFJ

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

Excited to be a part of this extremely important work to create better standards for ALL DC students!

[OSSE @OSSEDC]

The DC Social Studies Standards Technical Writing Committee will review and revise DC’s standards. Learn more about this exciting new committee and its mission: https://t.co/pNuPcocj6v. @DCSBOE

#SSSAC #SocialStudiesinDC

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Our @DCPSSocStudies team is hiring a Manager, Social Studies to coach school-based social studies teachers & leaders, develop anti-racist curriculum, design/facilitate PD, & empower students to be inquisitive, informed, & engaged participants in civic life https://t.co/MrjZoEgYdd

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Our @DCPSSocStudies team curated these resources to support teachers in responding to the Jan 6th Insurrection. Thanks to all the amazing educators and organizations whose contributions are included. We were all civics teachers today. #SocialStudiesMatters https://t.co/pjS0bquOnv

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

Go Ms. Butler! Such an engaging and enlightening conversation. So glad you could bring this to the whole nation!

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

My Twitter feed is lighting up with praise for @nhannahjones in her keynote interview about the #1619Project with DCPS's history teacher superstar Alysha Butler at #NCSS2020. Challenging questions from Ms. Butler, insightful replies from Ms. Hannah-Jones. Love it!

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Delighted that elementary ELA & social studies teacher Alejandro Diasgranados (Aiton ES) is DC's 2020 Teacher of the Year, with social studies teachers Shelina Warren (Dunbar HS) & Lauren McKenzie (Ron Brown HS) recognized as finalists. Congrats to all! https://t.co/hzmvPUH6ql

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

We don’t have proof Hunter Biden got $3.5M from this Russian businesswoman. Hunter Biden's lawyer, George Mesires, denies he had any interest in the company that got the payment.

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

Proud to have taken a step in this direction this summer with our @dcpublicschools Social Studies curriculum revisions this summer. We need more Black history throughout the school year, K-12, and hopefully new standards will help us get there.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

High schoolers across the country are banding together to demand their schools teach more Black history and read more Black authors https://t.co/hfEx62pSr4

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

So excited for the opportunity to hear @DrIbram discuss equity in @dcpublicschools to kick off #SLI2020. The ideal motivation for our continuing curricular revisions to strive for anti-racist SS curriculum in the midst of a pandemic and virtual learning. Thank you @DrIbram!

[Ms. G @MsG_Teaches]

Another option was to create a playlist that shows the Individual and Identity development and experiences of people in the African Diaspora through music. This playlist by Mehki F. Was so 🔥🔥 and relevant @DHSBlackStudies @DunbarHSDC #EverydayatDunbar #DCPSatHome

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

DC social studies standards were last updated in 2006, so this is an important opportunity to ensure the standards are thoughtfully and inclusively updated in alignment to our community's values and best practices of social studies education. More here: https://t.co/NRfuBkEn16

[DC PCSB #DCCharterProud @dcpcsb]

We recently asked school leaders at DC Public Charter Schools to describe their leadership style in a few words. Here's how @MPCS_DC Executive Director, Matthew McCrea, explains his leadership style ⬇️ #DCcharterProud #CharterSchoolWeek #CharterLove

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

As we begin Week 4 of #DCPSatHome Distance Learning in @dcpublicschools, we now have videos overviews on the DCPS YouTube channel for the Weeks 4-5 social studies plans. Students and families can get helpful guidance to support learning - take a look! https://t.co/ZYbhakNN8A

[Lindsay McCrea @lbmccrea]

BREEZING through the challenges of distance learning! Go BMS SS! @AndriaCaruthers @BrooklandMS

[Scott Abbott (scotteabbott.bsky.social) @scotteabbott]

Awesome to see students benefitting from the distance learning packets. Shout out to @AntHillDCPS for putting this one together in 4 days! CC: @lbmccrea @Call_me_Mr_Wilk @AlisonW39 @CorinneColgan