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Enhancing the Narrative of DC Public Schools: A Wikipedia Editing Workshop and Edit-a-thon

presented by the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives with support from Wikimedia DC


Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for visitors who want to learn more about a variety of topics.

Join us at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives for an Edit-a-thon focused on DC Public Education. Learn to edit Wikipedia and use the Sumner Archives to help improve the quality of articles related to the history of public education in the District of Columbia.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

When

Saturday, January 30, 2021 Time: 10am-1pm

Where

Virtual via Zoom

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Please use this shared ETHERPAD document to share what you are currently editing. This will help to prevent cross-editing (two more more editors working on the same article simultaneously). Cross-editing can result in the loss of your edits.

See Article Quality Assessment Scale for more about article ratings

Red links = Articles that don't yet exist. Red links that include 'click here to start a draft article' will import section headers as well as information from Wikidata.

Useful Resources
DC Preservation League - Databases, African American Schools
National Register of Historic Places Database
Dig DC - DC Public Library Special Collections
National Archives Catalog

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Notable court cases

 
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Sample conflict of interest statement for GLAM professionals

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GLAM professionals and WIkipedians-in-residence may improve Wikipedia using their organizations' resources while still complying with Wikipedia's policy on paid editing. COI-GLAM (the Conflict of Interest policy for GLAM organizations), states:

Museum curators, librarians, archivists, and similar are encouraged to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information in the form of links to their resources. If a link cannot be used as a reliable source, it may be placed under further reading or external links if it complies with the external links guideline.

You must include a conflict of interest statement on your user page if planning to edit as part of your professional duties

Sample statement

About Me

I am a paid employee of XYZ Museum/Organization. We are working to make our resources more accessible to the public by working directly with Wikipedia.

Conflict of interest statement

I am editing Wikipedia as part of my official duties at the XYZ Museum/Organization. I will abide by Wikipedia's accepted practices on conflicts of interest, neutrality, and notability. Because the mission of XYZ Museum/Organization is in line with Wikipedia's mission to disseminate knowledge, I will not make edits that I do not believe are in accordance with Wikipedia's practices and procedures. If you believe I have made an error or violated Wikipedia’s norms, please let me know.

Sources and Potential References

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  1. ^ "Scenes from First Lady Michelle Obama's Commencement Addresses". Archives.gov.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Washington, DC MPS Washington, Margaret Murray, School".
  3. ^ "HPRB Designates Margaret Murray Washington School and Approves Rehabilitation Proposal". DC.gov.
  4. ^ "A SCHOOL THAT DOES THE JOB". Washington Post.
  5. ^ "National Archives records".
  6. ^ "Alexander Crummell School". DCpreservation.org.
  7. ^ "Rally Calls for Renovation of Ivy City's Historic Crummell School 109 Years After its Opening". Washington Informer.
  8. ^ "African American History Month". NPS.gov.
  9. ^ "dcs-two-biggest-charter-networks-are-growing-but-how-big-is-too-big". Washington Post.
  10. ^ "Military Road School". DC Historic Sites.
  11. ^ "Saving an African-American Legacy: The Military Road School". Washington City Paper.
  12. ^ "Where We Live: Grounded in Civil War History". Washington Post.
  13. ^ "John Phillip Sousa High School". NPS.gov.
  14. ^ "John Philip Sousa Junior High School". DC Historic Sites.
  15. ^ "JOHN PHILIP SOUSA MIDDLE SCHOOL". Civil Rights Trail.
  16. ^ "National Archives Catalog, Michelle Obama with Tubman Students".
  17. ^ "The obituary of Gardner L. Bishop". The Washington Post. November 27, 1992.
  18. ^ "Gardner Bishop Bio". National Museum of American History.
  19. ^ "DC Preservation".
  20. ^ Bramwell Powell, William (1882). How to Talk. Philadelphia: Cowperthwait & co.
  21. ^ Shinhoster Lamb, Yvonne (July 28, 2004). "Barbara Sizemore Dies; D.C. Superintendent". The Washington Post.
  22. ^ Schudel, Matt (February 2, 2013). "Arlene C. Ackerman, former D.C. schools chief, dies at 66". The Washington Post.
  23. ^ Strauss, Valerie; Loeb, Vernon (March 27, 1998). "A General's Strategy Backfires". The Washington Post.
  24. ^ Strauss, Valerie (November 2, 2017). "Former D.C. schools chancellor Henderson reprimanded by city ethics board". The Washington Post.
  25. ^ Maitland, Christine (2007). "NEA Higher Education: 150 Years and Growing" (PDF). THE NEA HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNAL (Fall).
  26. ^ Gorney, Cynthia (March 24, 1977). "Julius Hobson Sr. Dies". The Washington Post.
  27. ^ Thompson, Helen (July 21, 2015). "In the 1960s, One Man Took Washington D.C.'s Rat Problem Into His Own Hands, Literally". Smithsonia Magazine.
  28. ^ "Papers of Julius Hobson, 1960-1977". DC Public Library.
  29. ^ "Franklin School: NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION" (PDF). dmped.dc.gov. National Parks Service.
  30. ^ Strauss, Valerie (November 21, 2017). "New D.C. schools chancellor under scrutiny for overspending in California district he led". The Washington Post.
  31. ^ https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/831. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  32. ^ https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/854. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ Matos, Alejandra (October 19, 2016). "D.C. Public Schools' interim chancellor wants to keep the job". The Washington Post.
  34. ^ Smith, J.Y. (August 29, 1983). "Dr. Carl Hansen, Former D.C. School Chief, Dies". The Washington Post.
  35. ^ Levy, Claudia (December 1, 1992). "BENJAMIN J. HENLEY JR., D.C. SCHOOL OFFICIAL, DIES". The Washington Post.
  36. ^ Nakamura, David (June 12, 2007). "Fenty To Oust Janey Today". The Washington Post.
  37. ^ Turque, Bill (September 2010). "Clifford Janey ousted in Newark". The Washington Post.
  38. ^ Sanchez, Rene (July 15, 1990). "JENKINS'S ENTHUSIASM RIDES HIGH". The Washington Post.
  39. ^ Bernstein, Adam (March 23, 2015). "Floretta McKenzie, who led D.C. schools in 1980s, dies at 79". The Washington Post.
  40. ^ "Floretta Dukes McKenzie, Ed.D." Howard Unviversity.
  41. ^ Feinberg, Lawrence (January 28, 1982). "Vincent Reed Joins Post as a Vice President". The Washington Post.
  42. ^ Langer, Emily (October 17, 2017). "s Vincent Reed, superintendent who brought hope to D.C. Public Schools, dies at 89". The Washington Post.
  43. ^ Vise, David A. (November 16, 1996). "D.C. Control Board Takes Charge of Public Schools". The Washington Post.
  44. ^ Loeb, Vernon; William, Casey (February 17, 1997). "Work Force Is a Family Affair". The Washington Post.
  45. ^ Langer, Emily (May 4, 2015). "n Paul L. Vance, former Montgomery County schools superintendent, dies". The Washington Post.
  46. ^ METCALF, ANDREW (May 4, 2015). "Former MCPS Superintendent Paul Vance Dies". The Washington Post.
  47. ^ "Washington, DC SP M Street High School". National Archives.

Sample conflict of interest statement for GLAM professionals

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GLAM professionals and WIkipedians-in-residence may improve Wikipedia using their organizations' resources while still complying with Wikipedia's policy on paid editing. COI-GLAM (the Conflict of Interest policy for GLAM organizations), states:

Museum curators, librarians, archivists, and similar are encouraged to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information in the form of links to their resources. If a link cannot be used as a reliable source, it may be placed under further reading or external links if it complies with the external links guideline.

You must include a conflict of interest statement on your user page if planning to edit as part of your professional duties

Sample statement

About Me

I am a paid employee of XYZ Museum/Organization. We are working to make our resources more accessible to the public by working directly with Wikipedia.

Conflict of interest statement

I am editing Wikipedia as part of my official duties at the XYZ Museum/Organization. I will abide by Wikipedia's accepted practices on conflicts of interest, neutrality, and notability. Because the mission of XYZ Museum/Organization is in line with Wikipedia's mission to disseminate knowledge, I will not make edits that I do not believe are in accordance with Wikipedia's practices and procedures. If you believe I have made an error or violated Wikipedia’s norms, please let me know.

Wikimedia

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Wikipedia Policies

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Quick Editing Tips

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Tools, Resources

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WikiProjects

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Wikimedia Affiliates

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Wikimedia movement affiliates model
Chapters
Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent., i.e. Wikimedia DC
Wikimedia thematic organizations
Thematic organizations are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions. i.e., Wikimedia Medicine.
User groups
Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates that are an alternative to chapters and thematic organizations - which require more formal requirements. User groups are highly valued as equal players in the Wikimedia movement, i.e., Art+Feminism

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