MOTON REFRESH
A Virtual Experience for Educators
Monday, October 12, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Virtual | One Hour
Designed for 4th–12th Grade Educators
WHAT DOES THE MOTON STORY LOOK LIKE IN Y0O12UR CLASSROOM?
The Moton Education Team invites educators to Moton Refresh, a one-hour virtual experience exploring history and civics content from 1865–1965.
Designed for 4th–12th grade educators who would like to learn more about Moton content and programming, this session offers an opportunity to engage with Moton primary resources in an inquiry-based format.
Rather than simply hearing about the programming, participants will experience it as students—then explore additional Moton resources that can support teaching and learning in their own classrooms.
The session will conclude with a Q&A, providing educators an opportunity to share specific classroom needs with the Moton Education Team.
READY TO JOIN US?
THE MOTON STORY BY GRADE LEVEL
Moton School Story is Moton’s primary educational program and has been adapted to provide grade-specific K–12 experiences.
K–2 | Fairness & the Moton Story
Students learn about Barbara Johns and the student protesters using a fairness framework. Content is scaffolded to be understandable for young learners, and teachers are asked to share typical classroom language to dovetail with the Moton educators.
This provides a basic foundational understanding of Moton.
A suggested pre- or post-activity is reading students the Moton Museum’s STRIKE! Book:
3–5 | Virginia Studies
This version of Moton School Story connects with Virginia Studies. The program has been adapted to the 2023 standards to include Samuel Tucker and a more extensive study of the Reconstruction Amendments.
6–8 | Civics, Brown & Massive Resistance
This version is civic-minded, with increased focus on the legal aspects of Brown v. Board and Massive Resistance.
9–12 | Critical Thinking, Inquiry & Legal Change
This version of Moton School Story combines critical thinking with inquiry-based pedagogy, asking students to track legal change over time and examine how the law impacted life within the Commonwealth. Student engagement with the Moton Magazines is an ideal post-activity because of the range of first-person perspectives presented in each volume:
JOIN US FOR MOTON REFRESH!
Monday, October 12, 2026
10:00 a.m. | Virtual
