This session examines the direct connections from Ancient Africa to the contemporary field of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Delbert Richardson, Ethnomuseumologist, utilizes his Nationally Award Winning American History Traveling Museum: The “Unspoken” Truths. Session attendees will “experience” an innovative “hands-on” pedological approach to learning. The mobile museum utilizes authentic artifacts from Ancient African, The Enslavement period (American Chattel Slavery), Jim Crow Era, and focuses and highlights African American Inventors/Inventions. Through the use of storyboards, and the lost ancestral art of “storytelling”, teachers/educators will gain important insights and lessons regarding “American History”. Through a multi-disciplinary sensory teaching approach, this session will primarily benefit educators/teachers seeking innovative ideas to address Black, Ethnic, and Cultural Responsive Studies. Professional Development for teachers/staff has also been developed to assist individuals on their own personal journey in the areas of implicit Bias, prejudices and stereotypes. Finally, this session examines the roots of Race/Racism ( and it's impacts) taught through a singular Eurocentric narrative and the importance of culturally relevant stories that will empower all children of color.
Delbert Richardson Human and Civil Rights Award
Edmonds CC honors Black History Month with a look at American history and its unspoken truths
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ponsored by Highline Education Association
