As difficult as it may be, it is imperative that as educators, we incorporate the history of other people into our lessons. As our country, and school system, becomes more and more diverse, the authenticity of our lessons is imperative. It is bad enough that many of our students are taught by individuals with which they cannot relate, but it becomes injurous when we neglect to create classroom environments in which students see themselves.
A few ideas:
*Create culturally diverse bulletin boards of people who've made achievements in that field of study.
*Highlight a person of the week- include women and all cultures.
*Have students research and create Glogster projects on a person their choice or have them pick from a list.
*These are just a few ideas, but there are many more where they came from.
Black History Resources:
NEA Black History Month Ideas
America I AM
Education World
Smithsonian Education
University of Illinois Black History Month Resources
Black History Month- New Civic Education
Articles for discussion and/or writing activities:
Black History Month Curriculum Broadens
Black History Highlights
Black History Month Matters
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