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2022 – 2023 Kamau Imani Parker-Morrison Scholarship

The William J. Watkins, Sr. Educational Institute (a 501c3 non-profit organization) has launched the Kamau Imani Parker-Morrison scholarship in memory of its namesake. Kamau was a passionate and committed special education teacher at Ascend Middle School in Brooklyn, New York. Cancer took his life way too early in his career. During his tenure at Ascend [...]

By |2022-05-18T23:19:57-04:00April 10th, 2022|Education, KIPMTS|0 Comments

2021-2022 Kamau Imani Parker Morrison Teacher Scholarship Winners!

The William J. Watkins, Sr. Educational Institute is pleased to announce its winners for the 2021-22 Kamau Imani Parker Morrison Teaching Scholarship. This year's pool had two applicants with very deserving qualifications so the committee decided to award the scholarship to both recipients, Alicia Hewlett and Paiton Moloy. Alicia Hewlett is completing her training at [...]

By |2021-10-18T21:17:34-04:00October 18th, 2021|Blog, Education, KIPMTS|0 Comments

Spring 2021 Implementing a Culturally Responsive Practice Webinar

Join us for our 2021 Implementing a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Workshop. This year's workshop is being conducted virtually via Zoom. Space is limited. Early bird special is $149 before April 2nd. Click HERE to register.

By |2021-03-17T16:52:42-04:00March 17th, 2021|CRP, Events|0 Comments

2019 – 2020 Kamau Imani Parker-Morrison Teaching Scholarship Winner!

  Congratulations to Kayla Fointno, the winner of the inaugural award of the Kamau Imani Parker-Morrison Scholarship competition. Kayla is a senior at North Carolina A&T State University. Kayla will be graduating in December of 2019. She has a 3.52 GPA and is on the Dean's List. Kayla refers to a teacher she had in [...]

By |2019-07-05T21:50:51-04:00July 5th, 2019|Blog, Education, Fundraising, Newsletter|0 Comments

Fall 2018 Implementing a Culturally Responsive Practice Workshop

We invite all Maryland educators to join us this fall in our Implementing a Culturally Responsive Practice professional development workshop. In this three day (Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8) workshop you will gain the skills and knowledge needed to implement and develop as a culturally responsive educator. Participants will: gain a thorough understanding [...]

By |2018-08-15T21:04:28-04:00August 15th, 2018|CRP, Education, Events|0 Comments

Cultivating Culturally Responsive Practices at Southwest Academy

During the 2015-16 school year, the William J. Watkins, Sr. Educational Institute partnered with Southwest Academy (Baltimore County, MD) to conduct our year long Cultivating a Culturally Responsive Practice teacher training. We worked with a core group of teachers from across a variety of disciplines to assist in their growth as culturally responsive practitioners. The [...]

By |2019-10-24T09:28:19-04:00July 10th, 2017|CRP|0 Comments

Challenges of Teaching African American History in US Public Schools: Reflections on 30 Years of Teaching

This post is based on a roundtable discussion I participated in at the 2015 African Heritage Studies Association Conference in New York City, NY. My oldest son, Akil Parker, was also a member of that panel speaking on his experience as a math teacher. Introduction This paper is a reflection on my more than 30 [...]

By |2019-10-24T09:28:19-04:00June 23rd, 2017|Blog, Education|0 Comments
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