Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in US history. Since 1976 every US president has officially designated February as Black History Month.
Teachers are invited to put the power of these resources to work in their classrooms during Black History Month and throughout the year.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working classes, and the oppressed around the world. Tap these resources throughout the year to help students learn about MLK’s significance to American culture and history.
The nonprofit Students Rebuild invites students from around the world to join the 2023Welcoming Refugees Project, an adventure of learning, empathy, and art. Students will channel their creativity to welcome people displaced by war and other crises by creating postcards that will be sent to young refugees around the world.
World Savvy works with educators to make classrooms more inclusive, relevant, and engaging. The organization’s standards-aligned educational resources, curriculum, and teaching tools support the integration of global competence into teaching and learning.
The Barbara Bush Foundation has worked with the Dollar General Foundation and Southern Methodist University’sgame lab for the last few years to develop an app to transform literacy skills with engaging, puzzle-solving gameplay.