"THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IS THE LENS THROUGH WHICH WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS TO BE AN AMERICAN."
- LONNIE G. BUNCH III Founding Director, NMAAHC
MY GOAL
Black History: Your History. Our History
With this website I seek to INFORM educators of the significance of teaching Black history AND the severe consequences, suffered by all students in not doing so. As a teacher, I understand the immense pressure teachers are under and just how busy we are. Therefore, I aim to provide teachers with the resources and support they need to effectively teach Black history in their classrooms! It is my hope that this site both educates and empowers teachers, from all grade levels to feel capable of teaching Black history.
BLACK HISTORY IN MY CLASSROOM
As an African American teacher I make a conscious effort to teach my students the history of influential black activists, scientists and athletes. I have done so through technology, crafts, read alouds and even everyday conversation.
My students used our classroom iPads to research Ruby Bridges and Jackie Robinson on pebble go and then we completed the writing activity shown here where they wrote an adjective to describe Ruby Bridges based on what they learned from our readings and their research.