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
⏳ Big Give is tomorrow! Every gift counts — and participation helps us earn additional prize funds.
See you tomorrow. #CalBigGive #CREEO #HistoricallyResilient #EducationPolicy
📚 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
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
On the first business day of #BlackHistoryMonth, CREEO is proud to launch the CREEO–HBCU Summer Research Program — a new partnership with Morehouse & Talladega Colleges expanding graduate pathways through research, mentorship, and community.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREEOHBCUStory
#CREEO
From African traditions to modern movements, dance has long been a tool for expression & resistance. The Black Dance Culture module teaches students history through movement.
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies #BlackDanceCulture
New on the CREEO blog: Honey Walrond, PhD highlights Bootsie Battle-Holt, NBCT, and Anjalee Beverly on how community-centered support is expanding access to National Board Certification for Black educators.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREEOBlogNBCJourney
#CREEO #NBRC #BlackEducators #EduEquity
What happens when environmental cleanup meets justice?
CABSC’s THE CLEAN-UP module engages students in geotechnical engineering, ESAs, and ArcGIS to examine how cleanup processes impact Black communities—and how students can advocate for change.
#CREEO #CABSC
📚 Meet Olapeju Okungbowa!
Olapeju, teaching at an international school in Morocco, is a CABSC Fellow! Founder of Xplorers Without Borders Club & CEO of Shades of Purple, she champions inclusive education and empowers students as changemakers.
#CREEO #CABSC #BlackStudies
🎉 Happy New Year from CREEO!
Join us on Jan 30 from 5-7:30PM at the Berkeley School of Education for our Annual Winter Mixer. Enjoy dinner and be in community with Bay Area educators and partners.
📝 RSVP by Jan 22: tinyurl.com/25-26NBRCAnnualWinterMixer
#CREEO #NBRC #BayAreaEducators
How are Black Californians connected to land & environmental justice?
CABSC’s California’s Black Ecosystems module centers environmental science through lived experience—examining environmental racism, Black leadership, and policy through case studies + mapping.
#CREEO #CABSC
📚 CABSC Teacher Fellow Spotlight: Victor Rivera
A Southern California native and Army veteran, Victor has taught in their community for over a decade. As a CABSC Fellow, they center history, equity, and local stories in Ethnic Studies.
#CABSC #BlackStudies #CREEO
What does it mean to speak with power and pride?
CABSC’s Grades 9–12 module explores Black English as resistance, identity, and cultural expression—centering voice, agency, and linguistic justice through student research + creative work.
📌 Learn more at CREEO.
#CREEO #CABSC
📚 What is CREEO Reading?
Melika Jalili, CREEO Sr. Programs & Operations Manager, is reading All About Love by bell hooks—reflecting on how love shapes relationships, leadership, and justice in education.
#CREEOReads #EquityInEducation #EducationalJustice #CREEO
California students deserve diverse educators! 🌟
Explore CREEO’s new “Interested in Teaching?” resource for pathways, funding, & programs that make teaching accessible & transformative: creeo.berkeley.edu/practice/int...
#CREEO #TeacherDiversity #EquityInEducation
📚 What is CREEO Reading?
Aukeem Ballard is exploring The Cultural Politics of Emotions by Sara Ahmed—a thought-provoking look at how emotions shape culture, power, and social dynamics.
#CREEOReads #EquityInEducation #CREEO
Grateful for a year of learning, research, and community at CREEO. Wishing you a restful holiday season and a hopeful new year. We leave you with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune: “Our children must never lose their zeal for building a better world.”
#CREEO #EducationPolicy #HappyHolidays
📣 In 10 days, Dr. Travis J. Bristol will speak in Athens on the experiences of marginalized youth and Teachers of Color—and what research shows about building more equitable school systems.
📅 Dec 18 | Free | Onsite + Online
RSVP: academicaffairs@hauniv.edu
#UCBerkeley #CREEO
Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison at #TeachForTheBay: Thriving for teachers isn’t just self-care—it requires systemic support. Explore strategies to help early-career educators grow, stay, and thrive. 🌟 #CREEO #TeacherWellbeing #EquityInEducation
