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Teacher Resources and Programs

The Museum offers recertification credits to Maryland educators through course work exploring the curriculum, An African American Journey. These courses will utilize curriculum lessons and strategies for teaching African American history in the classroom. Maryland educators will earn one credit towards teacher recertification upon completing the course. Course offerings comply with State Curriculum Standards. 

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum provides educational  resources and programs to help broaden the knowledge and understanding of  African American history and culture in Maryland and beyond for educators. Maryland educators can  visit the museum for free to learn more about our permanent collection and special exhibitions.

TEACHER RESOURCES

 As part of our professional development  the Reginald F. Lewis Museum believes in empowering  educators to create curricular resources connected with our collections that can be utilized in classrooms. View sample lessons created by Maryland educators and fellow interns.

 Restorying We The People: Connecting Maryland Classrooms to The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland  African American History and Culture

Explore multidisciplinary curriculum toolkits inspired to “restory” the Maryland African American narrative  displayed in the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s permanent collection. Restorying We The People  toolkits were developed by a cohort of Maryland educators in partnership with the University of Maryland Writing Project

 

Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake Resource

View the Virtual Freedom Bound:Runaways of the Chesapeake Exhibit and the companion Digital Story Map to explore stories of resistance from the lives of nine bound workers (indentured, enslaved and convict) from the Chesapeake region reported in the Maryland Gazette from the Colonial Period to the American Civil War (1728-1864).  Curriculum Contributor: Luis Vaco – Soto

RFLM Online Collection Portal and An African American Journeys Curriculum Lessons Connections

Check out our sample educational resource lessons connecting museum artifacts from our online collection portal. These sample lesson activities can be modified for homeschoolers and families. 

Click HERE for more information.

 

An African American Journey, A Resource for Learning the History of African Americans in Maryland and the United States 

View sample lessons from this inaugural teacher’s resource guide (2005 -2008) developed through a partnership with the Museum and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). This resource guide (Grades 4-8) provides lessons on social studies, language arts and the fine arts that highlight the contributions of African Americans in Maryland and the nation.

To obtain a full copy, please contact the education department at (443) 263-1829 or click here to email a request for a full copy of the curriculum.

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Professional Development

Upcoming Workshops: Check back soon!

RECERTIFICATION CREDIT

The Museum offers recertification credits to Maryland educators through course work exploring the curriculum, An African American Journey. These courses will utilize curriculum lessons and strategies for teaching African American history in the classroom. Maryland educators will earn one credit towards teacher recertification upon completing the course. Course offerings comply with State Curriculum Standards.  For more information on upcoming courses, contact terry.taylor@lewismuseum.org.

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Webinar Recordings 

Educators can watch previous professional development webinars focusing on the African American experience in Maryland and beyond. Check below for sample recordings.

  • Webinar Recording – Educator Wellness Webinar: Healing Through History: Refilling The Cup and Normalizing Self-Care For Educators

Original Air Date: May 16, 2022 

Research has shown that learning African American history can have a positive impact on one’s well being. This webinar explores African American history through the lens of Mental Health, self-care and wellness. Facilitated by Marcus Sankofa Nicks, M.A.

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  • Virtual Teacher Workshop: Lynching in Maryland

Original Air Date: April 24, 2021

MCHC Education Department staff and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum highlight instructional resources and primary source material addressing the painful history of lynching and racially motivated violence with young learners.

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  • Educator’s Webinar: Civil War and Reconstruction 

Original Air Date: November 7, 2020

Examine the Civil War and Reconstruction through the lens of the  African American experience with content lectures, a virtual  tour and interactive instruction from An African American Journey Resource Guide. Facilitated by Professor Lester Brooks and Dr. Amy Rosenkrans.

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  • Educator’s Webinar: We Rise Up – The Black Women’s Suffrage Movement

Original Air Date: October 10, 2020

Experience the black women’s suffrage movement and its leaders with a  scholarly lecture with Dr. Martha S. Jones as she discusses her newest book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.  Dr. Jones is a history professor from Johns Hopkins University.

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  • Educator’s Webinar: Freedom Bound Conversations Through Literature

Original Air Date: December 9, 2020

Explore the road to freedom during the antebellum period for African American runaways as portrayed in children’s literature with a panel discussion with children’s authors and illustrators Elizabeth ZunonJerdine Nolen and Carole Boston Weatherford. A lesson resource will be provided. In conjunction with Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake.

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Lesson Resources

An African American Journey: A Resource for Learning the History of African Americans in Maryland and the United States

A teacher’s resource guide developed by the Museum and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). This resource guide for grades 4-8 offers 43 lessons on social studies, language arts and the fine arts that highlight the contributions of African Americans in Maryland and the nation.

Click below to view and download sample lessons for Elementary and Middle School students, including a lesson on the Baltimore Uprising of 2015.

To obtain a full copy, please contact the education department at (443) 263-1829 or click here to email a request for a full copy of the curriculum.