At BH365, we recognize that ensuring students have access to resources that provide an inclusive account of American history requires leadership. Our Leadership and Impact Awards ceremony honored extraordinary leadership. This year's recipients embody the spirit of excellence and commitment to the students entrusted to their care.

Board members are critical to ensuring students have access to resources that allow them to see themselves. These individuals have provided outstanding stewardship for their districts and the school communities they represent.

BH365 is honored to recognize legends in the African American life and history community. These individuals utilize their expertise in African American history to ensure everyone in their midst has access to an inclusive account of American history.

This year's recipient embodies the commitment to taking a synergistic approach to changing the discourse about African Americans' contributions to America.

Twenty-four breakout sessions were offered during this year's conference, two of which were developed on Day 1 to meet the needs of second-year participants who registered the week of the conference. We promised a differentiated learning experience and delivered. Here's what participants had to say about the sessions.

"Very in depth engaging passionate learning experiences, relevant to our daily experiences and the work we are charged with doing each day in our schools."

"Love the active participation around music combined with history."

"Awesome presentation! I learned so.many strategies that I will implement."

"This was so impactful...definitely made you think outside the box to reach the students you touch."

"When we collaborate, considering others point of view without judgement, we allow ourselves to grow intellectually exponentially."

"Those maps are so informative. I am now more curious about the slave trade. Thank you."

"Marvelous breakout session. Instant value added."

Good discussion and tools to implement.

"Implementation of the BH 365 is key. The idea to introduce it or pair it with critical love of every student is a great philosophy and approach."

"Excited to take this back to my campus. Thank you for giving me the language for what I couldn’t fully articulate prior to this session. Asset-based thinking. Strength based thinking."

"Very awesome dialogue in this session around slavery from different perspectives. Keep the conversation going to change our world!"

"Great idea making this a 2-part (before and after lunch) session. It actually gave us time to digest the information before implementing it. I’ve done Socratic seminar before but this gave me a fresh lens."

"Aligns with student engagement and collaboration."

"Great pre activation of knowledge strategies to get students thinking and being curious about the material."

"You are provided with practical strategies that can be used tomorrow with most subjects."

The two artifacts below are from the Save the Last Word for Me session. In this session, participants read The Enslaved Had No Protection Under the Law from the BH365 8th grade textbook and used the One Pager activity from the Teacher Resource Guide. The task required participants to create a graphic representation of the reading. Here's how two groups expressed their thinking.

This year, Janice Ross, Superintendent of Brooklyn North High Schools, delivered our first Lessons from the Field session, Leadership Matters: The Brooklyn North High Schools Implementation Journey. Thus far, we have commitments for a Leadership Matters session from Indiana and an AP with BH365 session from a teacher in Detroit for next year's conference.

We know great things are happening with BH365 around the country. Consequently, we encourage you to share your work and the impact on students and the school community. Rest assured that we will support you with your deck and resources.

If you're interested in conducting a session next year, please email me at ldeveaux@blackhistory365education.com. The BH365 community is looking forward to learning from you!