Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference 2026

Lindbergh High School in Renton, Washington.

Lunch was scheduled to be provided for registrants who signed up by October 12. Clock Hours and PDUs were advertised as available.

The theme was 'Rethinking Our Classrooms, Organizing for Better Schools,' centered on social justice teaching and education activism.

The conference was aimed at teachers, teacher educators, and community members interested in social justice education and activism.

It was most useful for classroom teachers, teacher educators and education activists who wanted to organize around school issues, since the theme centred on rethinking classrooms, the keynotes were billed as coming from Terry Anne Scott of the Institute for Common Power and Andrea Rodgers of Our Children's Trust, and teacher unions and universities were among the sponsors. Clock Hours and PDUs were advertised as available, but people seeking deep subject-specific or technical training would have gotten less from a one-day activist-oriented program.

Teachers and activists at a Saturday conference held in a high school usually wear casual or business casual clothes, such as jeans with a neat top, and comfortable shoes suit a day of walking between classrooms. In Renton, Washington in mid-October, a rain jacket or layers are practical.