The School of Education and Urban Studies (SEUS) hosted two well attended events on April 9, Banneker Hall at MSU’s main campus. During the day, students from Baltimore City, Prince George’s, Montgomery, Anne Arundel, and DC public schools attended workshops exploring topics that included College and Career Exploration, Financial Literacy, Resume Development, Cultural Identity, Social Emotional Wellbeing, Communications Skills and Technology. Explore Education Day is part of MSU’s Black Male Initiative.

The evening session, sponsored by NCEED, was designed for local leaders to meet other leaders and have discussions about this year’s theme, “Leading and Thriving in Today’s Schools” as Black educators and leaders in our schools and school systems. Participant insights and experiences made this event beneficial for others to learn and walk away with several salient points. 

Per organizer Dr. Darryl Williams, “It was a phenomenal success! The sight of three hundred or more middle schoolers and their teacher/ chaperones, and their obvious appreciation for the experience, the sincerity and enthusiasm of our own students, and the commitment of the faculty of the Department of Teacher Education and Professional Development were absolutely inspiring. The students and teachers represented five Maryland school districts, and the teachers expressed optimism about future collaborations between their schools and Morgan’s School of Education and Urban Studies. The event was not only beneficial to our guests, the middle schoolers, but it was also of benefit to our students, whose commitment to becoming teachers was strengthened by their interaction with the K-12  students…the round table discussion in the afternoon (was held) with school and system level administrators, including superintendents and assistant superintendents. All in all an outstanding day that was impactful to students and administrators alike.”