❤️🖤💚 Black History Month: A Celebration of Voice 💚🖤❤️
/The following post is written by Educator Innovation Lead Jornea Erwin. In the #GridTip Series, Flipgrid Educator Innovation Leads Ann, Jess, and Jornea will share tips and tricks to help you explore ideas and possibilities with Flipgrid. Looking for more inspiration? Check out the Educator Innovation Station for tons of ideas!

As a member of the Flipgrid community, we know you celebrate and amplify diverse voices every day! We’re so grateful and proud to be part of your empowering practices and, especially this Black History Month, we want to champion your glorious ideas.
Black History Month is a testament to the power of voice: Carter G. Woodson started the movement in 1925. In 1976, President Ford proclaimed the month an official celebration to recognize and honor the amazing contributions, achievements, and impact African Americans have made in the United States and around the world.
Read on for five ways Flipgrid can help you celebrate voice and integrate Black History into your curriculum this month and every month throughout the year!
⚡️ Spark Conversations about Equity
How can we ensure everyone is treated fairly? How might we create opportunities for all?
Using @flipgrid to learn more about Black History Month! So thankful for wonderful conversations and learning about Ruby Bridges! #warriorsrise #ssdpride pic.twitter.com/CkR9UgWxFx
— Mrs. Zager (@MrsZager) February 5, 2018
Disco Library Topics
Diversity by Amelia Knuth
Ruby Bridges by Jornea Erwin
Jackie Robinson BIO by Jornea Erwin
🖥 Enrich Curriculum
Research and share contributions of African-Americans across subjects.
After learning about Benjamin Banneker, 7th grade Ss @elise_school engineered their own life hacks and shared their prototypes with @Flipgrid! #BlackHistoryMonth @MCSDigital pic.twitter.com/wDfmJz1Xzf
— Carrie Robledo (@carrierobledo) February 4, 2019
Disco Library Topics
Unsung Heroes #BecauseOfThemWeCan by Megann Lock
Black History Bio-Poem Appsmash by Ashley Peterson
Nobel Peace Prize by Jornea Erwin
💚 Understand Diverse Perspectives
Explore various genres of literature, photos, videos, and lyrics.
Today's book for our book talk! Also, we start our freedom quilt today! I'm too excited about this black history project and the meaning behind quilt patterns. We will do a @Flipgrid next week too show of our patterns and their meanings.@gsesowls @HSVk12 #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/3VwyKXx6FW
— Brittany Rankins (@BriHowardEdS) February 9, 2018
Disco Library Topics
Turning Point in American History by Adam Topliff
1920s Clue by Stephanie Bean
The Blues by David Wickham
🗺 Walk in History
Immerse your students in the lives and events of the past to demonstrate affects on life then and now. Take your students to a museum of on a virtual tour.
Check out this @Flipgrid! https://t.co/wgPWCwwnkH #FlipgridFever
— Lakecia Hines (@hines_lakecia) February 27, 2018
Ms. @hines_lakecia Ss share how they are Black History in the Making after learning about many African Americans throughout the month of February. #cletschat #HinesHighlights #BHM pic.twitter.com/W1RyD5tuBd
Disco Library Topics
Our Children Can Soar by Richard Masso
Virtual Wax Museum by Tamara Letter
Lenses of Diversity by Andrew Fenstermaker
🌏 Connect with and Learn from Others
Welcome guests into your community to share their passions, perspectives, and pride in what they do. Toggle-on Guest Mode or connect with another class via #GridPals!
Using #FlipGrid to share with neighboring schools, “What Black History Month Means to Me!” #SCES has some pretty amazing and tech savvy 2nd graders! #FlipgridFever #DLDay #SCESTech #WeAreSWANS pic.twitter.com/vUpvAj7MkZ
— Ms. Newman (@MsNewmantx) February 22, 2018
🕺🏽Disco Library Topics
Heroes Inspire Others by Jornea Erwin
Famous African Americans by Heather Negley
Virtual Field Trips Around the World
by Laura Krenicki
In the words of Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut, “never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” I encourage you to engage and inspire your students to always learn from diverse perspectives as you support your students to achieve their dreams!
See you on the grid! 🚀
Jornea