BOND Academy 2024
City Year DC
The Center for Research and Mentoring of Black Male Students and Teachers in partnership with the Building Our Network of Diversity (BOND) Project
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The BOND Academy 2024
We Are the Rising Tide: Uplifting Our Kids, Our Culture, Our Colleagues and Our Craft
- Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28, 2024
- Bowie State University - 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715
James E. Proctor, Jr Building | Student Center | Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing
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The Center for Research and Mentoring of Black Male Students and Teachers [CRM-BMST] and the Building Our Network of Diversity [BOND] Project partnered to host the sixth annual BOND Academy, an educational conference. The Academy’s theme for 2024 is “We Are The Rising Tide: Uplifting Our Kids, Our Culture, Our Colleagues, and Our Craft,” which takes place from April 26-28, 2024, at Bowie State University, the first Historically Black College and University [HBCU] in Maryland. The Academy features powerful keynotes, 50-minute presentations, panels, discussions, and calls to action connected to at least one of the following domains:
- Instructional Strategies,
- Social Emotional Learning/Trauma-Informed Practices,
- Educator Development and Empowerment,
- Antiracist Practices and Social Justice,
- Workforce Diversity (Recruitment & Retention), and
- Community Partnerships.
The Academy sessions address these topics primarily through the lens of male educators of color. In the sessions, these men share their perspectives on instructional strategies, career advancement, community building, cultural proficiency, and social-emotional learning. The Academy’s presentations challenge the perspectives of attendees while at the same time entertaining them and deepening their knowledge. Multiple panels represent the perspectives of a wide range of stakeholders in education.
The BOND Academy attracts practitioners at every level of education to attend the conference. The Academy has college/university faculty and teacher candidates who attend and present at the Academy. Central office staff and administrators (e.g., superintendents, equity directors, etc.), school-based administrators, and staff (e.g., teachers, principals, assistant principals, paraeducators, counselors, etc.) from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia [DMV] and around the United States attend and present at the BOND Academy. Community leaders, state and local board of education members, elected officials, and community members attend the BOND Academy to network, learn, and engage with the educational community.
Registration
● Early Registration: $99
● Regular Registration: $199
● Late Registration: $250
● Single Day Registration: $99
● High School/Undergraduate College Students: FREE with school email address
● High school/college students are free as a part of CRM-BMST and BOND Project's commitment to preparing the next generation of educators.
**Registered BOND Academy attendees will receive dinner on Friday, breakfast, and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and food at our Networking Reception at the Courtyard Bowie on Saturday night.**
Networking Reception Address - Courtyard Marriott Bowie, 16800 Science Dr, Bowie, MD 20715
The BOND Academy Marketplace
This year, the BOND Project, in partnership with the Center for Research and Mentoring of Black Male Students and Teachers, introduces the BOND Academy Marketplace to the over 300 conference attendees nationwide. We ask the BOND Academy Family to support the merchandise vendors and authors selling their goods or promoting their institutions.
Marketplace Operations
- Friday, April 26, 2024
6:00 - 9:00 pm - James E. Proctor Building - Saturday, April 27, 2024
8:00 am - 4:30 pm - Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing Building
5:30 - 9:00 pm - Courtyard by Marriott Bowie - Sunday, April 28, 2024
8:00 am - 2:00 pm - Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing Building
The BOND Academy CollabCafé
The CollabCafé is a new intentionally designed space for BOND Academy attendees to eat, chat, network, or work. You can use the space to eat lunch, debrief with a colleague, or put your earbuds in and take care of some work. We all have different needs during learning conferences, and we wanted you to know that this space and time are explicitly designed with you in mind.
CollabCafé Operations
- Days: Saturday, April 27, 2024 and Sunday, April 28, 2024
- Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am and 12:00 - 2:00 pm
- Locations:
○ Baltimore/Columbia Room (Student Center)
○ Beacon Room
○ Academy Marketplace
Spend some time in the CollabCafé if you need to at the designated times and locations!
The BOND Academy Entrepreneurship
This year, the BOND Project sold t-shirts and books during registration. The registration also includes the option to buy a signed copy of Dr. Daman Harris’s new book, The AntiRacist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do! Don’t forget to pick up your pre-paid t-shirt or book. If you did not pre-pay, please ask how to buy one at the registration table.
Contact Us
For more information, contact:
CRM-BMST: centerforblackmales@bowiestate.edu
The BOND Project: info@bondeducators.org | https://bondeducators.org/