BMEA Annual
Conference 2021

About the Event
Engage in the exploration of the endless possibilities to transform our schools and affirm #BlackChildGenius while still in the midst of a global pandemic.
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October 2
10:15a
Dr. Chris Emdin
New York Times best-selling author and Columbia University professor Dr. Christopher Emdin recently released a new book, Rachetdemic: Reimaging Academic Success.
It centers around creating better teaching environments starts with reexamining the norms within them.
October 2
11:15a
Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews
Chairperson for the Department of Teacher Education and professor of race, culture, and equity at Michigan State University.
Most recently, her research has focused on black girls’ racialized and gendered experiences in schools and humanizing pedagogy in teacher education.
October 2
1:05p
3 Workshops
Centering Possibility in Education
What It Is Must Be What It Ain’t: Pedagogies for #BlackChildGenius
Restorative Practices as the Driver for Healing and Transformation
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