April is Poetry Month! Each day this month I will post a poem written by a person of color. Today’s poem, by Lucille Clifton, comes from the Poetry Foundation. This link also includes educator’s resources: discussion questions, writing ideas, and teacher tips.
Won’t You Celebrate With Me by Lucille Clifton: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/poem/181377
On this day in 1875, a noted educator and political activist was born, Mary McLeod Bethune. Here is a short list of resources on this influential woman.
Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/mary-mcleod-bethune-9211266
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-bethune/
National Women’s History Museum: http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune/
National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc62.htm
Audio Podcast Department of the Interior: http://www.doi.gov/interiormuseum/podcasts/Mary-McLeod-Bethune.cfm
Black Past: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/bethune-mary-jane-mcleod-1875-1955
Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkM_YcJXF7g, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ38PYAIhHM
Lesson Plans: http://www.nps.gov/mamc/forteachers/lessonplansandteacherguides.htm http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/mary-mcleod-bethune
Marva Collins is March 29 Woman of the Day. As an educator, she established her own school, the Westside Preparatory in Chicago. Read about this pioneer and education activist here:
More resources on Marva Collins:
National Endowment for the Humanities: http://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/marva-collins
NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14178874
Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0909/090928.html/%28page%29/2
C-Span: http://www.c-span.org/person/?marvacollins
The Marva Collins Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMjotCrGAOY
Book by Marva Collins: Marva Collins’ Way (1990)
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