April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month! 🌟
California's ELA/ELD Framework (2014) marked the end of English-only curriculum in the state.
Learn more: edsource.org/2025/ab1454-...
#MultilingualLearners #EdResearch
CREEO was proud to be part of the AERA Black Studies Presidential Session, centering the power of Black Studies to shape more just and inclusive educational futures.
Grateful to be in community with scholars and educators advancing this critical work. #AERA2026 #BlackStudies
More CREEO researchers at #AERA2026! 📚
▪️ State of the K–12 Teaching Profession
▪️ Futuring Against the Grain
▪️ Sankofa Pedagogies: Reparative Black Studies Curricula
▪️ Enduring Erasures, Radical Futures
Featuring Travis J. Bristol, Honey Walrond & colleagues.
#EdResearch
On Friday, April 17th we invite you to join the BARA Leading for Justice Summit in Berkeley, CA. Dr J will be presenting, “The Levers We Control: Addressing Compassion Fatigue Through Collective Resilience.”
Learn more and register today: bse.berkeley.edu/21csla-bay-a...
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CREEO researchers are presenting at #AERA2026 in Los Angeles!
📅 Apr 8 – Instructional Supervision as Liberation
📅 Apr 9 – Scholars of Color Mentoring Roundtable
📅 Apr 9 – Good Hearts, Growing Minds
Featuring Honey Walrond & Travis J. Bristol.
#CREEO #AERA2026
April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month! We celebrate multilingual learners and the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual assets they bring to our classrooms and communities.
#MultilingualLearners #BilingualEducation
We’re proud to announce our Summer 2026 Visiting Scholars Cohort at CREEO.
Four outstanding scholars from R2s and RCUs will join us at UC Berkeley this summer:
Dr. Lizette Navarrete-Burks, Dr. Stephany Cuevas, Dr. Shawn S. Savage, and Dr. Richard Warren Jr.
Welcome to CREEO.
AERA 2026 is almost here! CREEO researchers present in LA (Apr 8–12) on educator development, Black Studies & mentorship. See the flyer for our full schedule & join us! Program: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
#AERA2026 #CREEO
The AERA Annual Meeting 2026 is one week away!
Researchers from the CREEO at UC Berkeley will be presenting throughout the conference in Los Angeles.
Stay tuned as we highlight sessions featuring CREEO scholars.
#AERA2026 #EdResearch
Apps are open for the CA Emergent Bilingual Change Agent Network by Teach Plus! Teacher leaders receive coaching, funding, & support to advance equity for multilingual learners. Apply or nominate by Apr 20: teachplus.tfaforms.net/328143
#CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
CREEO at AERA 2026 📍 LA (Apr 8–12)
Thu sessions:
• Scholars of Color Mentoring Roundtable (9:45–11:15 AM)
• Good Hearts, Growing Minds (2:15–3:45 PM)
• Envisioning Futures in Times of Crisis (4:15–5:45 PM)
Join us! #AERA2026 #EdResearch #CREEO
AERA Annual Meeting 2026 is almost here! CREEO researchers will present in Los Angeles April 8–12 at the world’s largest gathering of education researchers hosted by the American Educational Research Association. Stay tuned all April for our sessions! #AERA2026 #EdResearch #CREEO
🎉 Congratulations to CREEO Director Dr. J on receiving the W.E.B. Du Bois Higher Education Award!
Presented with CAASA & ACSA, this honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to the educational success of children across California. Well deserved!
#CREEO #EquityInEducation
March is Women’s History Month—a time to celebrate women’s contributions and recommit to equity, leadership, and opportunity.
This year’s theme highlights women driving innovation and progress.
Learn more: diversity.berkeley.edu/womens-histo...
#CREEO #WomensHistoryMonth #EducationPolicy
Our CREEO Impact Report is here!
Highlighting the partnerships, programs & progress advancing educational equity through research, community, and practice. Grateful for the educators and partners making this work possible.
Read: tinyurl.com/CREEOImpactReport-2023-Present
#CREEO #EducationPolicy
🚨 Final hours of Big Give!
There’s still time to support Team CREEO and help us finish strong.
Your participation matters. Let’s close this out together. 💙💛
Donate here → tinyurl.com/CREEO-BigGive
#CalBigGive #CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
Every gift — no matter the size — strengthens CREEO’s ability to advance educational equity.
Join us before the evening rush and help us climb the leaderboard!
Support Team CREEO → tinyurl.com/CREEO-BigGive
#CalBigGive #CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
Grateful for the incredible support so far! We’re working toward our $100K Big Give goal to support the California Black Studies Curriculum, teacher learning through the NBRC, and HBCU research pathways.
Donations matched 1:1 up to $5K → tinyurl.com/CREEO-BigGive
#CalBigGive ✨
⏳ Big Give is tomorrow! Every gift counts — and participation helps us earn additional prize funds.
See you tomorrow. #CalBigGive #CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
We are so proud!! Dr. Honey Walrond Receives 2025 Dissertation of the Year Award from AERA Research on the Superintendency SIG! Dr. Walrond will be formally recognized at the AERA Annual Meeting in 2025.
Join CREEO for a talk with Dr. Eman Abo-Zaed Arar on global research & lived experiences of Teachers of Color—centering Palestinian teachers in Israeli majoritarian systems and how structures shape identity, teaching & belonging.
🗓 Mar 11 | 1PM PT
RSVP: tinyurl.com/CREEOGlobalToLived2026
📚 New from CREEO: Black Studies benefits every student.
In the final CABSC blog, Dr. Jeremy T. Martin & Dr. Honey Walrond highlight research showing culturally grounded curriculum boosts GPA, engagement, and belonging—especially for Black students.
🔗: tinyurl.com/CABSCEveryoneBenefits
📚 CABSC Teacher Fellow: Yvette Pulido
Ethnic Studies & AP African American Studies educator who helped bring AP African American Studies to Albany USD—because Black history is American history. As a CABSC Fellow, she’ll pilot Black Studies curriculum in 2025–26.
#CABSC #CREEO
📚 CABSC Teacher Fellow: Wei Chen
ELD/ESL educator with 10+ years of experience in China & the U.S., Wei teaches at Rancho San Juan HS, supporting multilingual learners through inclusive instruction. As a CABSC Fellow, he’ll pilot Black Studies curriculum in 2025–26.
#CABSC
What does effective professional development look like for Black Studies? In our latest CABSC blog, Dr. Jeremy T. Martin & Dr. Honey Walrond share why PD must be ongoing, collaborative, diverse, and student-centered—not “one and done.”
Read more: tinyurl.com/CREEOMakingTheCase
#CREEO
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor Eric H. Holder, Jr.—the first African American U.S. Attorney General and a champion of civil and voting rights. His leadership in defending the Voting Rights Act reminds us that democracy depends on equal justice.
#CREEO #HistoricallyResilient
📚 Meet Terence Cordell Balthrop, CABSC Teacher Fellow
With over 2 decades of education experience, Terence will pilot Black Studies curriculum in 2025-26 and bring deep expertise to the CABSC cohort through his student care and culturally affirming instruction.
#CREEO #CABSC
📚 Meet Mr. MAQ McNair, M.Ed., CABSC Teacher Fellow
With over two decades of experience in education, MAQ will pilot Black Studies curriculum in 2025-26 and bring deep experience to the CABSC Cohort as a Black Studies Scholar, NBPTS Ambassador, and child advocate.
#CREEO #CABSC
Join CREEO for a talk with Dr. Eman Abo-Zaed Arar on global research & the lived experiences of Teachers of Color, highlighting Palestinian teachers in Israeli majoritarian systems.
🗓 Mar 11 | 1PM
📍 Berkeley Way West, Rm 4500
RSVP: tinyurl.com/CREEOGlobalToLived2026
#CREEO
In observance of #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor W.E.B. Du Bois—a pioneer of educational research & advocacy. The first Black PhD from Harvard, he used data to challenge racist narratives and expose barriers in education & employment.
#CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
