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Day 1 - Wednesday, June 7, 2023
8:15–9:00 a.m. | Breakfast/Welcome (Kimberly York and Johnna Rocker Clinton) |
9:00–9:30 a.m. | Black Education Act Overview - General Session |
9:35–10:45 a.m. | New Mexico Education Acts Panel Discussion (Johnna Rocker-Clinton- Moderator) - General Session |
10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00–11:45 a.m. | Breakout Sessions Breakout Room A - Hybrid Zoom Law of Discrimination and how school policy can be built to deter discrimination- Maryam Ahranjani Breakout Room B - In-person only Breaking the Cycle: Creating an Anti-Racist Curriculum for a More Inclusive Future (Joseph Ulibarri, Johnna Rocker-Clinton, Vickie Horne) Breakout Room C - In-person only Building an Equity Bridge: Strengthening the Pillars- Kimberly York & Sydney Cruz |
11:50–12:35 p.m. | A Look in the Mirror: Exploring Microaggressions in a Familiar Environment - Cleveland Robinson - General Session |
12:35–1:35 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
1:35–2:20 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Breakout Room A - Hybrid Zoom Are We Supporting our First Gen. Students? Bridging Support from High School to College - Brandi Stone Breakout Room B - In-person only Rethinking Early Childhood- Natane Lim Breakout Room C - In-person only Relevance of Social & Emotional Learning & Mental Health Wellbeing for Girls of Color - Dr. Sona Saiz |
2:25–3:10 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Breakout Room A - Hybrid Zoom Supporting Afro Latino Students - Dr. Nancy Lopez Breakout Room B - In-person only Growing our Own Black Excellence: Lived Experiences of Black Students who transitioned from New Mexico public schools to Universities. - Monice Aguilar and Kingsley Nelson (UNM Students) Breakout Room C - In-person only Social Emotional Learning for Adults: It’s Not an Intervention- Leslie Kelly, NMPED |
3:15–4:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Breakout Room A - Hybrid Zoom Restorative Practices with Hispanic boys- Julia Rosa Emslie, NMPED Breakout Room B - In-person only Next Steps after Removing Implicit Bias- Simone Vann, NMPED Breakout Room C - In-person only Welcoming Ain't Belonging: Fostering an environment of validation and mattering for Men of Color- Alexander Warner-Garrett and James Frimpong (NMSU students) |
Day 2 - Thursday, June 8, 2023
8:15–8:45 a.m. | Breakfast/Welcome - Kimberly York & BEA Advisory Council |
8:45–9:15 a.m. | Dr. Arsenio Romero, New Mexico Secretary of Education |
9:15–9:20 a.m. | Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Kimberly York |
9:20–10:45 a.m. | Keynote Speaker - Dr. Nicole Evans - General Session |
10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00–11:50 a.m. | Hip Hop Pedagogy: Remixing the Classroom - Dr. Monique Matute-Chavarria and Dr. Eric House - General Session |
11:55 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Strategies for Supporting Black Boys in Education Panel Discussion - Kimberly York, Moderator - General Session |
12:45–1:45 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
1:45–2:30 p.m. | Through Our Eyes: The Lived Experiences of Black Male Early Childhood Teachers Dr. William White - General Session |
2:35–3:20 p.m. | Breakout Sessions Breakout Room A - In-person only How the Community School model supports students of color - Tyson Ledgerwood, NMPED Breakout Room B - In-person only Community, Family, and Biography: Situating and Valuing All Knowledge - Dr. Socorro G. Herrera Breakout Room C - In-person only Wakanda Forever: Ethical and Community Considerations when working with African American populations - Dr. Desa Daniel |
3:30–3:55 p.m. | Mindfulness In Equity Session, Sydney Cruz - General Session |
4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Day 3 - Friday, June 9, 2023
8:15–8:55 a.m. | Breakfast/Welcome - Kimberly York & BEA Advisory Council |
8:55–9:00 a.m. | Introduction of Embracing Equity |
9:00–10:45 a.m. | General Session - Embracing Equity - All Day |
10:45–11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. | Embracing Equity |
12:45–1:45 p.m. | Lunch (provided) |
1:45–3:30 p.m. | Embracing Equity |
3:30 p.m. | Conference Survey and Closing Remarks |
For questions or more information, please email Kimberly York.