About Free online workshops
How does a teacher or school participate?
Teachers choose either a songwriting workshop with Roots of American Music or a essay writing workshop with Lake Erie Ink. After completing a contract with the Maltz Museum, teachers and workshop leaders will be connected directly to identify the best dates and times to do the workshop.
Step One: Take the Stop the Hate Digital Tour
Teachers will assign the Stop the Hate Digital Tour (there are activities that can be utilized or ignored) followed by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Power of Music in Protest online experience.
Step Two: Work with a Teaching Artist
A teaching artist from Roots of American Music meets with your classroom online, classes may be divided into groups with more than one teaching artist depending on size, and over the course of four sessions works with students to:
Step Three: Upload your Class Song for Judging
The teaching artist records the song and uploads the lyrics to a confidential portal. In March, all entries will be judged by a cohort of volunteer readers from across the country. All entries will be anonymous to the readers. Each entry will be read and scored three times. The top two entries in middle school and top two entries in high school will be named and announced publicly on a Stop the Hate Award website in May.
Step Four: See Who Wins the Awards
All participating schools receive money:
Every Northeast Ohio school within the 12 country radius that participates in a workshop package or uses Stop the Hate learning progression in their classroom is eligible to receive anti-bias education grant money from a pool of $30,000 that will be split evenly.
Winners in middle and high school categories receive anti-bias education grants:
1st place in both categories receives $3,500 and an invitation to perform at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
2nd place in both categories receives $2,000
Everyone who participates receives recognition:
Participating students & schools receive congratulatory upstander certificates that can be printed.
Teacher of the Year to be named:
New this year, the Museum will present a $1,000 cash prize to the Stop the Hate Youth Sing Out Teacher of the Year for personal commitment to anti-bias education.
Youth Sing Out meets Ohio’s Standards for Music including:
Career and College Readiness Anchor Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th for Creating (6.2CR, 7.2CR, 8.2CR), Performing (7.2PE. 8.2PE), Responding (6,7,8.6RE, 8.1RE) Connecting (6.4CO, 7.4CO, 8.7CO) and Speaking and Listening (1-2).
Career and College Readiness Anchor Standards for High School for Creating (ENN.1CR, ENN.2CR, ENN.3CR), Performing (ENN.1PE, ENN.2PE, ENN.8PE), Responding (ENN.1RE, ENN.2RE, ENN.3RE)
Youth Sing Out meets Ohio’s Standards for ELA including:
Career and College Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing (3-6), Language (3); and Speaking and Listening (1-2).
The Maltz Museum is supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Ohio Arts Council