A SPECIAL OFFERING from CTN: February 1-28
Contact CTN for login access! ctn@desalesmedia.org
In honor of Black History month and to enhance African American History Studies, Infobase and CTN would like to share access to the award-winning African American History Online database for our teachers and students to explore throughout the month of February. To gain access please send an email to: ctn@desalesmedia.org (we will email the credentials for the Diocese of Brooklyn)
Library Journal review: – “…ambitiously aims to explore all aspects of the African American experience, from the past to the present…with impressive results. Even obscure topics ignored by other resources are covered here… makes some insightful connections…an excellent resource…highly recommended…”
Below are three new highlighted topic areas:
- African-Americans and Politics
- Black Women in American History
- Jim Crow Era
Learn360 Black History Month Resources
Mailbox Resources on Learn360 (worksheets/lessons for Grades PK-8)
- Duke Ellington (Full Video) (Grades PreK-2)
- African-American: Global Wonders (Grades PreK-2)
- Pierre Toussaint (Saints Alive) (Grades PreK-5)
- Heroes of Freedom: Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks (Full Video) (Grades PreK-5)
- Ellington Was Not A Street (Grades 3-8)
- Rosa Parks (Mother of Civil Rights (Grades 3-8)
- Follow the Drinking Gourd (Full Video) (Grades PreK-5)
- Barack Obama: Overcoming Barriers (Full Video) (Grades 3-5)
- Brown vs. The Board of Education (Grades 3-8)
- Jackie Robinson: Interactive Reading Comprehension (Grades 5-8)
- Black History in America Series (Grades 6-8)
- All God’s Children (Full Video) (Grades 6-8)
- Civil Rights Act and JFK (video clip) (Grades 6-8)
- Langston Hughes: African Americans Who Left Their Stamp on History (Grades 6-8)
- For the Love of the Game: Highlights (Audio) (Grades 6-8)
- What Impact Did Katherine Johnson Have on the U.S. Space Program? (Grades 3-8)
Black History Resources: Articles can be found under ELA Content in the library. (Grades K-8)
Additional Teacher Resources:
- The Historical Black University Founded by a Saint (Catholic News Agency)
- Appreciate the Grace and Uncommon Decency of Hank Aaron
- Sailer Charles Walter Davis Jr. (resource for teaching segregation)
- Celebrate Black History, Culture, and Identity (Google Applied Digital lessons)
- St. Josephine Bakhita
- Pierre Toussaint-On the Path to Sainthood
- NEA Black History Month Lessons & Resources — Grades K-8
- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Black History Month Resources (TeacherVision)
- Slave, Priest and (God Willing) A Saint (NET TV-Currents story of Fr. Augustine Tolton)
- Black History Month Resources (Education.com)
Amanda Gorman was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate.
Lesson Plan for “New Day’s Lyric” (Grades 6-8)
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman Text and Video from the Biden Inauguration
Teaching Tolerance Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)
Teaching Hard History – a K-5 framework from Teaching Tolerance, with many resources to explore
How did Black History Month Evolve? (Grades 6-8)
Black History Milestones (Grades 6-8)
Visit Catholic Telemedia Network Pinterest Board- Black History Month