Celebrating African American Month
February 17, 2021
A PK-12 VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP #EDVENTURE
Celebrating African American Month
Join us on Wednesday, February 17 for a series of PK-12 Virtual Field Trips and Guest Speakers celebrating African American achievements and contributions throughout history.
Sessions will support Art, ELA, Math, Music, Science, Entrepreneurship, & Social Studies
All times are in Central Standard
** Sessions noted with asterisks are subject to copyright and will have limited availability to on demand recordings after the event. Please check those restrictions in their description.
We'd love to see you learning today! Please share your class photos on social media using our #edventure along with any district hashtags you regularly use. Twitter and Instagram handles are listed for each session below, so please give our guest speakers a Cyber High-5 for sharing their expertise with us today.
HOW TO JOIN A SESSION
OPTION 1 - For Face-to-Face Students - SIMPLY PROJECT ON YOUR CLASSROOM WHITEBOARD
Scroll down and click on the session(s) you are interested in attending.
Students do not need their own devices to attend. Teachers will simply project the session for the entire class on the whiteboard.
Teachers will poll the students in the room for questions and type those into the chat.
OPTION 2 – SHARE YOUR SCREEN WITH THE REMOTE STUDENTS - Might be a bit glitchy, but possible
Open your regular meeting with your students.
Teachers identify which session(s) they would like students to experience.
Teacher SCREEN SHARES the virtual field trip with students.
NOTE – because teachers will be in 2 teams at once -- teachers will hear BOTH their students and the virtual call, but this will allow for a shared experience.
OPTON 3 - SEND STUDENTS A LINK TO JOIN A SESSION - More stable, but you will not see your students
Teachers identify which session(s) they would like students to experience.
Teachers RIGHT CLICK on the session link to COPY the URL. This is the direct link to the Microsoft Teams Live Event.
OPTIONAL - Teachers can also send the direct URL to our Kansas Day website for students to browse all sessions.
Teachers paste the link into their digital classroom spaces (Teams, Seesaw, Google Classroom, Canvas) either as an announcement.
OPTON 4 - Watch an On-Demand RECORDING
If schedule constraints make it difficult to join a live session, no worries! All of our sessions will be recorded and available for on-demand viewing within one hour after the live session ends.
Joining from an iPhone, iPad, or Android Phone - You will need to download the free Microsoft Teams App to join the sessions.
Joining from a Chromebook - Select "Watch on the Web Instead" when joining a session.
Joining from a Mac or PC - If you have the Microsoft Teams App installed, simply click "OPEN" or "LAUNCH THE APP". If you do not have the Teams App installed, simply select "Watch on the Web Instead".
PK-2 Sessions
9:30-10:00
Buffalo Soldiers
10:30-11:00
Fade to Black with TKAAM: African American Scientists You Should Know
1:00-1:30
George Washington Carver: Struggle & Triumph (Best for 2nd Grade)
Founders' Grove: An Entrepreneurial Story
2:00-2:30
Real Men, Real Heroes
3:00-3:00
African American Art in the 20th Century for Grades K-5
3-5
Sessions
Sessions
9:30-10:00
Different Paths to Freedom & the American Revolution
10:30-11:00
**Diversity of the American West: Cultures, People, & Environments
Buffalo Soldiers
Fade to Black with TKAAM: African American Scientists You Should Know
1:00-1:30
African Americans in Early U.S. Warfare (Best for 4th & 5th)
African American Pro Football Trailblazers
George Washington Carver: Struggle & Triumph (Best for 3rd & 4th)
Founders' Grove: An Entrepreneurial Story
2:00-2:30
**The History of Jazz: Swinging Through Time
Gordon Parks: I, too, am America
Real Men, Real Heroes
3:00-3:30
African American Art in the 20th Century for Grades K-5
Dockum Drug Store Sit-In Story
6-8 Sessions
9:30 - 10:00
Different Paths to Freedoms & the American Revolution
Gordon Parks Museum
Harlem Renaissance for grades 6-8
10:30-11:00
Buffalo Soldiers
**Diversity of the American West: Cultures, People, & Environments
1:00-1:30
African Americans in Early U.S. Warfare
African American Pro Football Trailblazers
Founders' Grove: An Entrepreneurial Story
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
2:00-2:30
**The History of Jazz: Swinging Through Time
Gordon Parks: I, too, am America
African American Art in the 20th Century for Grades 6-12
The History of Slavery at Monticello
Real Men Real Heroes
9-12 Sessions
9:30 - 10:00
Different Paths to Freedoms & the American Revolution
Gordon Parks Museum
10:30-11:00
Harlem Renaissance for grades 9-12
1:00-1:30
African Americans in Early U.S. Warfare
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Founders' Grove: An Entrepreneurial Story
2:00-2:30
African American Art in the 20th Century for Grades 6-12
The History of Slavery at Monticello
Real Men Real Heroes
3-5 Grade Teachers - We have a thinking scaffold for your students to fill out during the day.
Google Doc Users - Get a Copy of the 3-5 Listening Guide
Microsoft Word Users - Download the Listening Guide Here - Choose File - Download - Microsoft Word
Special thanks to our friends in Junction City, Kansas for sharing this idea with us.
ON-DEMAND SESSIONS
These are accessible for the entire day. Simply click the link to view at your convenience.
Teachers can also visit the following resources:
NearPod Lessons (both teacher-led or self-paced)
Arts Partners Black History Month Virtual Field Trip and Performances
Grades PK-12
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this video into a Google Slideshow in case that works better with the internet filter.
Experience African American History and Culture through Music and Movement led by local African American performing artists from Arts Partners as they journey through history and across Wichita to local cultural institutions, bringing art to life. Get your students engaged singing culturally relevant songs, learning new dance steps and finding new ways to express themselves through the arts. Additional programs available at www.artspartnerswichita.org/blackhistory/
Twitter ArtsPartnersICT
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Solo Series Honoring Black History with Friends University
Grades K-12
Make Them Hear You from Ragtime
Performed by: Miles Morrison | Liberal Studies, senior
I’m Here from The Color Purple
Performed by: Lorenz Looney | Musical Theatre, sophomore
Ride on King Jesus
Performed by: Samantha Scantlin, Vocal Performance, senior
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube in a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Friends University Singing Quakers Honor Black History
Grades K-12
Friends University Singing Quakers presents Songs Honoring Black History
Hear My Prayer
Spiritual by Moses Hogan (1967-2003)
Signs of the Judgement
Spiritual by Dr. Mark Butler (b.1963)
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube in a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Friends University Concert Choir Honors Black History
Grades K-12
Friends University Concert Choir presents Songs Honoring Black History
The Word Was God
by Rosephanye Powell
Credo: I Believe in God from Gospel Mass
by Robert Ray
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube in a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Portrait of Black Influencers with Friends University Fine Arts Department
Grades K-12
Portrait of Black Influencers: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Marsha P. Johnson Portrait
By: German Andrade, Mathematics & Art senior
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube in a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Katherine Johnson and the Mathematics of the Space Race
Grades 3-12
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube video a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Join the National Women's History Museum to learn "that getting astronauts to space and back involves more than rockets and hardware. During America's space race in the 1950s and 60s, mathematicians performed calculations that determined the geometry for space orbit. Women "computers", including National Women's History Museum Women Making History honoree Katherine Johnson, were integral members of NASA's teams. Learn the mathematical concepts behind space orbit and the women who sent America's astronauts into space."
Twitter: @womenshistory
Standing Up for Change: African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Grades 3-12
TEACHERS - We have also embedded this YouTube video a Google Slideshow that might play better with Internet filters.
Join the National Women's History Museum to explore the Civil Rights Movement through the perspectives of its women leaders. In the 20th century, African American women formed the backbone of the modern Civil Rights Movement. They were the critical mass, the grassroots leaders challenging America to embrace justice & equality for all. This program discusses women's critical roles in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Little Rock's Central High School integration, & the little-known women behind the scenes of the 1963 March on Washington for jobs & Freedom.
Twitter: @womenshistory
Diane Nash and Bree Newsome in Conversation
Grades 3-12
Click here to watch this 10-minute History Channel video with a conversation between Diane Nash and Bree Newsome.
Diane Nash (1938) is one of the most successful American civil rights activists. Read more about her efforts and impact on human rights.
Bree Newsome (1985) is a musician, speaker, filmmaker, and activist. Her arrest after removing the Confederate flag from South Carolina's statehouse lead to its permanent removal! Read more about her activism here.
Inventor James Edward Maceo West
Grades 1-12
TEACHERS - We've also embedded this video into a Google Slideshow if the video above doesn't play nicely with internet filters.
James Edward Maceo West co-created the electric microphone. He is the reason you have the microphone on the earbuds you might have in right this moment. He is the reason American football officials can be heard. You would not be able to hear your music, cell phone calls, or videos. At 90, he is a research professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Check out this short interview about his amazing career and how his innovation continues to impact technology today. Black history is American history.
Explore African American History in these Virtual Tours offered by Museums across the United States.
CLICK ON THE PINS located on the map to view the virtual tours. ➡️
The red map locators are tours Google Arts & Culture curated. There are different levels of tours that range from a collection slide show to an actual walk through the museum. Click here for a complete list of all Google Arts & Culture virtual tours.
The green locators are part of the virtual tour and experience offered by the United States Civil Rights Trail. See the complete trail gallery here.
Finally, the golden locators are African American inventors, creators, entrepreneurs, and more.
9:30-10:00 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Buffalo Soldiers
Grades PK-2
Head to Cowtown to learn about the African American soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers who served on the Western frontier after the American Civil War. Learn how these members of the cavalry regiment of the US Army earned their nickname. More importantly, learn why they were fighting. Reenactor J.C. McCowan will show their equipment and share their life.
Present by Wichita Cowtown
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Twitter @WichitaCowtown
Instagram @WichitaCowtown
Harlem Renaissance
Grades 6-8
The Cleveland Museum of Art will travel back to 1920s New York City to explore the art, literature, and music produced by African Americans living in Harlem during this period. Learn the impact these creators had on American music.
Presented by Cleveland Museum of Art
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Twitter @ClevelandArt
Facebook @clevelandmuseumofart
Instagram
YouTube
Different Paths to Freedom: Slavery & the American Revolution
Grades 3-12
Join the Virginia Museum of History & Culture to discover the implications of the American Revolution had on ideas on freedoms and liberty. Explore this relationship through an investigation of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation. Learn about primary sources & place them into historical context.
Teachers, for a teacher information packet email Tana Ruder TRuder3@usd259.net
Presented by Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Check out the Teacher Resources from @VMCEducation on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram
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Twitter @VirginiaMuseum
Facebook @VirginiaHistory
Instagram virginiahistory
The Gordon Parks Museum
Grades 6-12
Gordon Parks Museum honors the life and work of Gordon Parks who was an internationally known photographer, filmmaker, writer, & musician. Join the museum to celebrate a brief history of his life and accomplishments.
Presented by Gordon Parks Museum located in Fort Scott, Kansas.
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Facebook @fsccGPmuseum
10:30-11:00 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Fade to Black with TKAAM: African American Scientist You Should Know
Grades K-5
Grades K-5
Join The Kansas African American Museum to learn about scientists. Learn their education and the impact they have on your life.
Here is the list of names Dr. Reeves referenced on the field trip.
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Facebook @TKAAM
Buffalo Soldier
Grades 3-8
In this session, we're headed to Cowtown to learn about the African American soldiers known as the Buffalo Soldiers who served on the Western frontier after the American Civil War. Learn how these members of the cavalry regiment of the US Army earned their nickname. More importantly, learn why they were fighting. Reenactor J.C. McCowan will show their equipment and share their life.
Presented by Wichita Cowtown
Click Here to View the Recording
Be sure to click "Watch on the Web Instead" for the video to play.
Twitter @WichitaCowtown
Instagram @WichitaCowtown
Diversity of the American West: Cultures, People, & Environments
Grades 3-8
The American West had a rich diverse culture. In this session, explore these contributions through art & artifacts with such artists as Bill Pickett and Ed Dwight who attended school in Kansas City, Kansas. Learn about the history of the cowboy culture, cattle drives, transportation out West, Oregon Trail, and regions & landforms.
Presented by: Booth Museum
Due to copyright restrictions, this session was not recorded
Twitter @BoothMuseum
Facebook @boothmuseum
Instagram boothmuseum
Harlem Renaissance
Grades 9-12
The Cleveland Museum of Art will travel back to 1920s New York City to explore the art, literature, and music produced by African Americans living in Harlem during this period. Learn the impact these creators had on American music.
Presented by The Cleveland Museum of Art
Click Here to View the Recording
Be sure to click "Watch on the Web Instead" for the video to play.
Twitter @ClevelandArt
Facebook @clevelandmuseumofart
Instagram
YouTube
1:00-1:30 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
George Washington Carver: Struggle & Triumph
Grades 2-4
Explore the life of George Washington Carver and learn the numerous struggles he "overcame to earn his education to become a role model of perseverance and success.
Presented by: George Washington Carver National Monument
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Twitter @GWCarverNPS
Facebook GeorgeWashingtonCarverNM
African American Pro Football Trailblazers
Grades 3-8
Examine the contributions of African American pioneers in pro football beginning of 1904 with the signing of Charles Follis to modern-day players and coaches.
Presented by the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Twitter @Profootballhof
Facebook ProFootballHOF
Instagram profootballhof
Founders' Grove: An Entrepreneurial Story
Grades 3-12
Founders' Grove is an urban entrepreneur hub that fosters and empowers entrepreneurs in Urban Wichita. Join Christina Long who will feature its history, the programs it supports, & how this impacts the community and students. Ms. Long is an entrepreneur and community-builder who is passionate about diversity, inclusion, and economic development through entrepreneurship.
Presented by Christina Long of Founders' Grove
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African Americans in Early U.S. Warfare
Grades 4-12
The precursor of the U.S Air Force were the Tuskegee Airmen. This event will explore their role in WW II. During the Civil War, the 1st Colored Infantry Division and served with the Union Army. Come explore the African American impact in these two major United States History events as Black History is American History.
Presented by Museum of World Treasures
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Twitter @WorldTreasures
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Instagram mworldtreaures
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Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Grades 6-12
"For Generations Yet Unborn", Kendall Reinhardt could have been just another high school senior at that Arkansas school. He could have kept this head down, blended in, and skated by unscathed. But it was 1957, the height of America's Civil Rights movement, and nine African American students had just enrolled in his all-white southern school. The students would become known as the Little Rock Nine and the high school would create a rift in the national consciousness. Still, Ken could have simply been another unmemorable on the wrong side of history.
Presented by Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas.
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Twitter @LowellMilkenCtr
Facebook @LowellMilkenCenter
Instagram lowellmilkenctr
2:00-2:30 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
Real Men, Real Heroes
Grades K-12
Open your mind and stop thinking. What is real and what you imagine to be real are the same thing. I am what you make me.
Honorable Exemplary Responsible Optimistic
The Real Men Real Heroes concept was developed in Wichita, Kansas late in 2006 by Wichita Philanthropist, Barry Downing and his children’s Projects Manager, Polly Basore. Their belief was that there was a need to create something to counteract the damaging effects of young men living in a society that exposes them to media images that seemed to portray black men as either criminals or successful only in the fields of pro sports or entertainment.
From this was born the concept of introducing local black youth to real men in their community who were everyday heroes. In March 2007, Basore invited two dozen members of the community to form an advisory committee to shape what became The Real Men Real Heroes Project.
Presented by: Real Men Real Heros
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The History of Jazz: Swinging Through Time
Grades 3-8
Trace jazz from its beginning in New Orleans to its growth in big cities of New York & Chicago, and then on to its success on the international stage. Learn about America's cultural past, hear some popular jazz tunes, and ride along on this trip through time.
Presented by: Manhattan School of Music
Be sure to click "Watch on the Web Instead" for the video to play.
Due to Copyright, this session's recording was only available until March 5, 2021.
Gordon Parks I, too, am America
Grades 3-8
Take a journey through the works of preeminent photographer and Kansas native, Gordon Parks. Experience a selection of Park's powerful children and family images with Wichita State University's Ulrich Museum's Head of Education, Jane Erwin.
Presented by Wichita State University's Ulrich Museum
Be prepared as there will be a writing activity.
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Twitter @UlrichMuseum
Artwork: Boy with June Bug
African American Art in the 20th Century: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond
Grades 6 - 12
We are headed over to the Wichita Art Museum guest exhibit African American Art in the 20th Century: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond. Let's explore these artists who worked during this significant period in American history. These works span industrialization, the Great Migration, the Jazz Age, Jim Crow laws, world wars, and more. These works explore personal and community experiences of family, culture, music, and heritage. Their inspiration and adversity translated to these powerful visuals.
Presented by: Wichita Arts Museum
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Artwork: Frederick Brown, John Henry, 1979. Oil on canvas. 84 x 60 1/8
inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Gift of Gerald L. Pearson
The History of Slavery at Monticello
Grades 6-12
Explore how the institution of slavery has ramifications in the United States through history to the present day by diving into the paradox of Thomas Jefferson who was viewed as the champion of liberty and freedom while being a lifelong slave owner. Using Monticello as a lens, this session will examine
1. How could the author of the Declaration of Independence own slaves?
2. How could 20% of the population of the new United States, founded on the principles of liberty and equality, live in bondage.
Presented by: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
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Twitter @TJMonticello
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3:00-3:30 CST
NOTE: Sessions are subject to change based on guest speaker availability, technology issues, and weather conditions
African American Art in the 20th Century: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond
Grades PK-5
We are headed over to the Wichita Art Museum guest exhibit African American Art in the 20th Century: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond. Let's explore these artists who worked during this significant period in American history. These works span industrialization, the Great Migration, the Jazz Age, Jim Crow laws, world wars, and more. These works explore personal and community experiences of family, culture, music, and heritage. Their inspiration and adversity translated to these powerful visuals.
Presented by: Wichita Arts Museum
Click Here to View the Recording
Be sure to click "Watch on the Web Instead" for the video to play.
Twitter @WAMinWichita
Facebook wichitaartmuseum
Instagram wichitaartmuseum
Artwork: Frederick Brown, John Henry, 1979. Oil on canvas. 84 x 60 1/8 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Gift of Gerald L. Pearson
Dockum Drugstore Sit-In
Grades K-5
When the Dockum Drug Store sit-in first happened in July 1958, few heard about it or recognized its importance. The sit-in was a student-led effort to end segregation. The two local daily newspapers published little about it, avoiding the negative association with the protest. The local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) gave moral support but did not participate in the student effort. Despite the silence surrounding the event, the students claimed their place in Kansas and national history. Join us for a tour of the exhibit and hear more of the story.
Presented by: Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
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Twitter @WichitaHistory
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Thanks for joining us in Celebrating African American Month!
If you enjoyed these virtual field trip experiences, be sure to check out our upcoming events and our archived recordings at https://www.usd259.org/virtuallearning. All of our Virtual EdVentures are completely free to teachers both near and far, so come join us!
~The Wichita Public Schools EdTech Team @259Tech