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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
Black History Month is about honoring the past—and teaching for the future.
Hear from the educators who co-authored AP® African American Studies: From Slavery to Freedom and how this course supports today’s classrooms.
Read more: mhed.us/4rvsXEg
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
13 Feb 2025
This year’s special #EWOpinion project offers perspectives and guidance from educators for improving Black history education. #K12 #BHM @DrLaGarrettKing edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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12 Feb 2025
“A dedicated Black history course cannot simply be U.S. history with Black people, places, and events sprinkled on top,” writes an educator.
These are the 3 essentials of teaching a Black history class. #EWOpinion #K12 #BHM edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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30 Jan 2025
Proud of this piece that just came out in Education Week today and draws from some of my dissertation work. Check it out! edweek.org/teaching-learning… @DrLaGarrettKing @queendomteachin @UBGSE @SUNYGeneseo
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
22 Oct 2024
🚨Join the 1st virtual event of the 4th year of the Africana Studies Lecture Series! Nov 2, 10am-1pm. Free virtual event. Register: bit.ly/ASLW19 #blackhistory @CenterBlackEd
@AbolitionSchool
@PHLschools @MichaelCoard @PHLschoolboard @PhilWP86 @AmistadLaw @edu_post
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11 Oct 2024
Excited to learn more about SNCC & voting rights with my students at SUNY Geneseo this morning. Thanks to Dr Emilye Crosby for leading & sharing her expertise. You can check it out at sncclegacyproject.org/wp-con… and the SNCC Digital Archive (snccdigital.org). Check it out!
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4 Oct 2024
Teacher friends - check this out!
4 Oct 2024
Attention K-12 teachers! Are you discussing the presidential election with your students? Please join @ChizChisholm and my study! Please see the flyer below for details.
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
8 Jul 2024
This is your last chance to register for the Teaching Black History Conference. Join us for interactive sessions that are led by teachers who share strategies for teaching Black history. REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 12 #UBGSE #UBuffalo #BuffaloNY
🔗➡️ed.buffalo.edu/black-history…
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
27 Jun 2024
The 7th Teaching Black History Conference is a month away. Registration ends July 12th. Learn about the most innovative approaches to Black history education! The website has all the information you need! See you soon! ed.buffalo.edu/black-history…
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
11 Apr 2024
Registration for the event of the summer is OPEN! The Teaching Black History conference, @DrLaGarrettKing's signature event, convenes hundreds of teachers to learn the best practices surrounding Black history education. #UBGSE Sign up today: ow.ly/cKlT50R9jcl
ALT Conference theme, Black to the Future Afro Futurism as Black history.
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
2 Apr 2024
This jawn is going be fire! Join us @easternstate in Philly for Pre-#AERA24 dialogue on April 10 from 3pm-5pm. Free event. @GholdyM @MichaelCoard @hines_historic @justmaybechris @WoyshnerC @edu_post @ZinnEdProject @RethinkSchools @DrHoward_RECAST @WeAreEdLoC @AERA_EdResearch
2 Apr 2024
All my folks attending AERA in Philly next week, check out this free Pre-AERA event at Eastern State Penitentiary featuring some of the dopest thinkers around racial literacy, critical pedagogy, and real world application. Register at bit.ly/BeyondCrit #AERA24
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
20 Feb 2024
Document-of-the-day for #BlackHistoryMonth day 19
1) Harlem had a Black Panther Party
2) Education was a major focus of their work.
Read more via #nyccivilrighshistory
nyccivilrightshistory.org/to…
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
The staff at the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education @UBGSE share some of their favorite #BlackHistory resources. ow.ly/KA3S50Qx0r0 @DaphanieBibbs @queendomteachin @gsimmo1 @educationweek #BlackHistoryMonth
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
31 Jan 2024
ATTENTION BLACK HISTORY EDUCATORS! The 2024 Teaching Black History Conference call for proposals is now open. #UBGSE #UBuffalo #BuffaloNY #TeachBlackHistory Learn more about this amazing opportunity 🔗➡️ ed.buffalo.edu/black-history…
ALT Black to the Future, Afro Futurism as Black history. Teaching Black History Conference July 26-28
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
9 Jan 2024
Calling all Nerds, start the year right! Come learn from and with @DrTanksley !
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
27 Dec 2023
Join Our Classroom as we explore Beyond February w/ Dawnavyn James to navigate the ongoing conversation about historical figures and events beyond Black History Month. New episode out now!
@queendomteachin
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Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT retweeted
2 Dec 2023
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
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21 Nov 2023
Check out our (@downbywords & @BrianneRPitts) chapter on teaching Black History!
21 Nov 2023
The Other Elephant in the (Class)room, ed. @EquityLiteracy @cheryl_phd, demonstrates how to adopt more authentically justice-oriented approaches to antiracism by exposing the racism upheld by schools and districts that claim an antiracist commitment.
bit.ly/3ur3ALs
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