Benjamin Banneker Math

Okay, so we've both been BUSY all day but I didn't want this day to go by without screaming CONGRATULATIONS to Pamela Jones Seda for taking over her official role as Madame President of the Benjamin Banneker Association today July 1st🎉🥰 BBAMath Benjamin Banneker Week

The goal of the Plus+1 BBA membership campaign is to double our membership, thus increasing our advocacy and BBA's reach.
Do you know anyone who could be an asset to BBAMath? Encourage them to join today!
https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/

We are searching for your Plus +1; Where are your colleagues, educational associates, and advocates for Black children and/or their equitable math education. BBA needs them to join our efforts. We are seeking advocates for Black children and anyone who is passionate about their math education and overall well-being.

Membership Campaign Summer 2024 BBA members are encouraged to help us recruit new members through August 31, 2024. Watch the video to learn how you can help!

A GREAT time to purchase my book, Women Who Count, for summer reading and math activities. Have your child read the biographies of the mathematicians and have some fun completing the associated math activities like Magic Squares, coloring Tessellations, and finding shape puzzles. ON SALE 40% off🎉🎉🎉

Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians Tessellations, palindromes, tangrams, oh my! Women Who Count: Honoring African American Women Mathematicians is a children's activity book highlighting the lives and work of 29 African American women mathematicians, including Dr. Christine Darden, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan...

Thank You Lou Matthews for your thought provoking message tonight about safe spaces for Black boys in math.

Say Congratulations to our newest and re-elected BBAMath Board Members Monique Harrison, Katrena Washington & Belinda Pickett Edwards🎉🎉🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💐💐💐. Thank you for your commitment to leveling the playing field for Black children in mathematics education. They will serve a two-year term beginning September 28, 2024.

We hope to see you TONIGHT at 8:15 pm ET for the final speaker in the BBAMath Spring Speaker Series. FREE for BBA members! Register at the Benjamin Banneker Association website via the QR Code on the flyer. This is an important topic that all educators, parents, and policy makers need to hear and engage. We need ALL hands on deck to plan learning environments of HOPE especially in MATH and especially for BLACK BOYS. No one better than Dr. Lou to enlighten us🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 If not a member JOIN BBAMath 🥰

Join BBAMath for our next Webinar Series Talk.
Hope and Love for Our Black Boys with Dr. Lou Matthews, creator of the Hope Wheel and co-author of the book, Engaging in Culturally Relevant Math Tasks. We are excited to hear Dr. Lou talk about Black boys and the mathematical world they live in and deserve. Monday, June 3rd 8:15-9:15 pm ET
Use the QR code on the flyer to register or go to the Benjaminbannekerassociation.org website.

Nominate an exemplary K-12 teacher of mathematics for the BBAMath BEAM award (nationwide) and a teacher in the Chicago area for the 2024 BBAMath Exemplary Teacher awards. We award the BEAM nationwide award AND four awards (Elementary, Middle, High school and higher ed) to local teachers (local to the area of the annual meeting of NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) 🏆

Excited for TONIGHT!! Join our free BBAMath, Benjamin Banneker Week webinar. Interrogating the Quiet Spaces in Our Math Classrooms with Dionne Aminata, CEO MathTrust
May 7, 2024 7:30-8:30 pm EDT
This talk encourages educators to disrupt the status quo by first interrogating even the quietest forms of injustice found in our math classrooms. Dionne makes an urgent call for teachers to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to engage in grade-level mathematics. Use the QR code on the flyer to register and receive meeting link.

BBAMath is excited to announce the next talk in our Webinar Series. Interrogating the Quiet Spaces in Our Math Classrooms
with Dionne Aminata, CEO MathTrust
May 7, 2024 7:30-8:30 pm EDT
This talk encourages educators to disrupt status quo by first interrogating even the quietest forms of injustice found in our math classrooms. Dionne makes an urgent call for teachers to recognize Black brilliance and trust all students to engage in grade-level mathematics. Use the QR Code to register for this FREE virtual webinar. https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/bba-events

It's that time! Glad to have the BBAMath Webinar Series back. I hope to see you in less than 30 minutes - 7:30 pm ET. We must continue to push Equity and Empowerment for our Black students in math education.
https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/bba-events

See you TONIGHT for our FREE BBA Webinar Series Kickoff, Unlocking Black Brilliance in Mathematics through R.E.A.L. Math: A Journey in Equity and Empowerment, with Dr. MaBernadette Andres-Salgarino. Register for the webinar on the BBAMath Events webpage (see link below). See you TONIGHT at 4:30 PT/7:30 pm ET. SHARE WIDELY🎤🎉🥁🎬⏳📣📢 and Thank you to those who have already registered! We see you and appreciate your support🥰 Shelly M. Jones Pamela Jones Seda Bea Moore Tashana Williams Howse BBAMath Katrena Washington
https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/bba-events

It is not too late to register for our FREE BBA Webinar Series Kickoff, Unlocking Black Brilliance in Mathematics through R.E.A.L. Math: A Journey in Equity and Empowerment,
with Dr. MaBernadette Andres-Salgarino.

Meet us TOMORROW! Tuesday, April 23 at 4:30 pm PT
Register for the webinar on the BBAMath Events webpage (see link below and share widely).

Webinar Description: Embark on an exploration of Restorative, Emancipatory, Accessible, and Limitless (R.E.A.L.) Mathematics, prioritizing equity and empowerment for Black learners. In this session, we will delve into pedagogical practices designed to cultivate a restorative and emancipatory learning environment, fostering a sense of value, respect, and support for every student along their mathematical trajectory.

https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/bba-events

Join BBA for our webinar series kick off this Tuesday, April 23 at 4:30 pm PT with Dr. MaBernadette Andres-Salgarino. Register on our Events Page: https://www.benjaminbannekerassociation.org/bba-events
Webinar Description: Embark on an exploration of Restorative, Emancipatory, Accessible, and Limitless (R.E.A.L.) Mathematics, prioritizing equity and empowerment for Black learners. In this session, we will delve into pedagogical practices designed to cultivate a restorative and emancipatory learning environment, fostering a sense of value, respect, and support for every student along their mathematical trajectory. 💪🏽

Its happening Just Equations 🎉👏🏽👏🏽 The Mathematics of Opportunity: Closing the Divide Conference is well under way! What did you love about yesterday's sessions? Join BBAMath today at 2pm for Functions of Opportunity: Black & Latinx Students' Access to Advanced Math📣❤️

If you are registered for the NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Virtual Conference come and see the BBAMath Benjamin Banneker Week Session LIVE at 3 pm. Moderated by BBA Executive Director, Bea Moore 🎉🎉🎉 Presenters: BBA President-Elect Pamela Jones Seda and BBA President Shelly M. Jones 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

If you are registered for the NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Virtual Conference come and see the BBAMath Benjamin Banneker Week Session LIVE at 3 pm. Moderated by BBA Executive Director, Bea Moore 🎉🎉🎉 I'll be presenting with BBA President-Elect Pamela Jones Seda 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

REGISTER NOW!!!!
Just Equations’ sixth annual Mathematics of Opportunity conference—a free, virtual event on April 16–18, 2024—will explore the future of equity in mathematics education and showcase the voices of education leaders, policymakers, and equity experts working to elevate math opportunities for the next generation.

BBA is co-sponsoring a discussion on strategies to promote access and success for underrepresented students in advanced math courses at Just Equations’ annual conference, The Mathematics of Opportunity: Closing the Divide. Join policymakers, advocates, and equity experts April 16–18 to examine the strategies needed to elevate math opportunities for the next generation. Register today for this free, virtual conference.

The conference will feature keynote speaker Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund.

Vote for BBA President and NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics member, Shelly M. Jones for the 2024 NCTM Board of Directors - Voting ends Sunday, March 31st.

Time is running out for the 2024 NCTM Board of Directors Election. Voting closes tomorrow, Sunday, March 31st! If you ARE AN NCTM MEMBER and haven’t already voted please vote for three candidates for the Director At-Large position and one High School candidate. Look for an email from NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Vote for me! Shelly Jones, for the position of Director-At-Large🎉

Last day (March 15th) to self nominate or nominate a current member of the Benjamin Banneker Association for the Board of Directors. Many hands make light work 👏🏽

CALLING ALL EDUCATORS!!!! Especially those interested in creating math tasks that help students to learn about themselves and their communities - Math Identity - Cultural Relevance - Community Math Stories 🎉🎉🎉 Join my spring project to create a FREE math resource book of culturally relevant math lessons for teachers!

Anyone who knows me, knows I love my BBAMath! Self-nominate or nominate a BBA member. Join us in working to make math more equitable for Black children and ALL children. 🎉 This doesn't happen on its own. CALLING ALL EDUCATORS!!! If you are not a member of The Benjamin Banneker Association, check out our website, become a member and next year you can self-nominate. Many hands make light work😃

The NCTM Board of Directors Election is still open! Vote for Shelly M. Jones🎉

The NCTM 2024 Board of Directors election is now open!

If you are eligible to vote, be on the lookout for an email from [email protected] or a postcard to vote!

View all candidate information here: nctm.link/vOJPH

We are excited to support our own, BBAMath President, Shelly M. Jones for the 2024 NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors elections. VOTE for Dr. Jones starting TODAY, Feb. 12th for one of the Director-at-Large positions! Good Luck Shelly M. Jones

Are you a member of the Benjamin Banneker Association? Come join us Monday evening (Jan. 22nd) for our annual business meeting at 8 pm ET🎉

Happy MLK, Jr. Day