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Sojourner Truth: “Do For Me God”
Let us remember That we are in the Holy presence of God Sojourner Truth: “Do For Me God” The indefatigable Sojourner Truth, the former slave who became outspoken in her defense of human dignity, often spoke to God in […]Prayer for Black History Month
Prayer for Black History Month Written by Fr. Clarence Williams, CPPS Let us remember That we are in the Holy presence of God Father of creation Whose Son Jesus incarnated in time And whose Spirit enlivens our lives today May […]
Martin Delany
Martin Robison Delany was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, physician and writer. He was born free in Charles Town, W.Va. (then part of Virginia, a slave state). Delany was an outspoken Black nationalist, arguably the first; and is considered by some to be the […]
Matthew Henson
Born to sharecroppers on a farm in Nanjemoy, Md., Matthew Alexander Henson became the first African-American Arctic explorer, and is credited by many as the first man to reach the North Pole, in 1909. Henson was an associate of the American explorer Robert Peary on seven voyages over […]
Claudette Colvin
On March 2, 1955, a full nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous arrest, Claudette Colvin was dragged from a Montgomery bus by two police officers, arrested and taken to an adult jail to be booked. She was only 15 years […]
Dr. Alexa Canady
In 1981, Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States. Dr. Alexa Canady was born on November 7, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan. While she was in college, a summer program inspired her to pursue a medical […]
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South […]
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and playwright whose African-American themes made him a primary contributor to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He published his first poem […]
Mae C. Jemison
Mae C. Jemison is the first African-American female astronaut. In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African-American woman in space. Mae C. Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. On June 4, […]
Oprah Winfrey
Media giant Oprah Winfrey was born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, on January 29, 1954. In 1976, Winfrey moved to Baltimore, where she hosted a hit television chat show, People Are Talking. Afterward, she was recruited by a […]
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records, the most successful black owned music company in the history of the United States. Born in 1929 in Detroit, Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records in 1959. The 1960s and ’70s saw popular artists […]
Ruby Bridges
Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby Bridges was 6 when she became the first African-American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school, having to be escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to […]Prayers – PDF Format
Inclusive Community Project: Prayers for Black History & Heritage – 2016 – Prayers gathered by Lukas Jimenez – Smith and the Student Committee. These prayers are available as a resource for prayer before class or for personal prayer and reflection […]
10 Tech Skills Every Educator Must Have in 2015
10 Tech Skills Every Educator Must Have in 2015 This article is from the January/February issue of T|H|E Journal.How do I insert student comments in a progress reports?
To insert a comment in a student progress report, do the following: 1. In Gradebook, select the class for which you want to enter comments. 2. In the scoresheet, select the reporting term the comments are for 3. In the […]How Do I Create Student Groups in PowerSchool Gradebook?
You can create groups of students to help you create reports, track intervention groups, etc. You can modify the student groups you create at any time. Your student groups are listed in the left pane of the PowerTeacher Gradebook window, below the […]How do I add extra credit without penalizing the students who don’t do it?
Q. How do I add extra credit without penalizing the students who don’t do it? A. You need to enter extra credit as a new assignment and leave the total points at zero. In the Scoresheet tab, enter points for […]
Maploco
MapLoco is a free website that allows you to map the places you have been. There is a world countries map, a European map, a US States map and a Canadian Provinces map to choose from. Simply pick a map […]
UCTV – University of California
UCTV delivers documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research, symposiums, and artistic performances from each of the ten Universities of California campuses. Categories include: UCTV Main Website: http://www.uctv.tv/ UCTV iTunes U (opens in iTunes): https://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/uctv/id382079682 Categories (click link to visit webpage) Arts […]Mobile & Web-Based Assessment eBook
Assessing students and monitoring comprehension is often a difficult and time consuming task. Digital tools can help teachers enhance their methods of assessment and expand the possibilities from using traditional paper and pen testing. There are a variety of web-based […]
WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson
With Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson pairs the insight of his bestselling Everything Bad Is Good for You and the dazzling erudition of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air to address an urgent and universal question: […]
Easily Turn a Google™ Spreadsheet Into a Quiz Show
Flippity.net’s Quiz Show is a free resource for teachers that allows you to create a Jeopardy type game board using a Google Spreadsheet. The steps are simple and are outlined on their website and in the video below. You can […]
Earth and Environmental System Podcast Lectures
Dr. Christian Shorey Professor Christian Shorey of the Colorado School of Mines has podcasted his course lectures for “Earth and Environmental Systems” (SYGN101). These podcasts cover a wide range of environmental science topics from rock types, plate tectonics, climate change, […]
Lectures – Yale Religion
Yale Divinity School presents 14 lectures where theologians, scholars, educators and clerics share their views on religion and faith as a world force and as a guiding principle in everyday life. Eight Decades of Women at Yale Divinity School Released […]Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols and the Civil Rights Movement
“Nichelle Nichols made television history in the 1960s with her portrayal of “Star Trek” character Lieutenant Nyota Uhura — a breakthrough role that showed an African American woman in a position of power as the fourth in command of a […]Site Visitors Map
