Attention: Conference of Black Educators
The Association of Black Educators of New York will host their annual Education Conference on Saturday, November 12 8AM-2PM at Fredrick Douglass Academy, located at 149th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. This year’s theme is “Parents, Educators and Community-based Organizations, Inspiring the ‘Best’ in All Students.” The special guest speakers at the plenary, which begins at 9AM, will be Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Principal Baruti Kafele, award winning educator and author or Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and Life. Among the workshops to be presented are: Motivating Reluctant Readers and Writers Through the Power of Poetry and Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies that Change Student Attitudes.
To find out how to register for the conference, contact the Chair, Dr. Sheilah Bobo, at 917-412-9099, or email sbobo@schools.nyc.gov
