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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am beyond honored to have been invited to give this talk at APA on Thursday. If you are attending the convention, please consider stopping by.

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Aug 3

Powerful moment at the #ABPsi 2025 convention!

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Aug 2

It was great to see Dr Beverly Vandiver accept the #ABPsi Distinguished Psychologist Award

She did an amazing job as the Journal of Black Psychology Editor-in-Chief for nearly 9 years 👏🏾👏🏾

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 30

My @apadivision17.bsky.social and @apadivision45.bsky.social peeps. Mark your calendars for the #APA2025 panel discussion with Drs. Rosie Phillips Davis, Janet Helms, Derald Wing Sue, and Melba Vasquez 8/7/25 at 9:30-10:30

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 25

Powerful closing @apadivision45.bsky.social plenary panel on advances in discrimination research with Drs Robert Sellers, Enrique Neblett, Priscilla Lui, and Tiffany Yip.

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you Drs. Al-Dajani, Atari-Khan, Salim, @yaramekawi.bsky.social & @drgigiawad.bsky.social for modeling what it means to name & speak out against antiPalestinian racism. We can’t afford to be quiet about genocide & ongoing dehumanization. Excellent @apadivision45.bsky.social panel discussion

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 24

What an honor to be in community with @drgigiawad.bsky.social Dr EJR David and Dr Derald Wing Sue and discuss the anatomy of racism at the @apadivision45.bsky.social conference

APA Division 45 @apadivision45.bsky.social · Jul 24

Star-studded Plenary 2 is happening now entitled, “Anatomy of Racism in the United States”

Panelists are Dr. E.J.R. David, @helenneville12.bsky.social, and Dr. Derald Wing Sue. Moderated by conference co-chair @drgigiawad.bsky.social!

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 24

This was an outstanding panel 👏🏾👏🏾

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 24

Another outstanding panel at the @apadivision45.bsky.social conference. @jionilewis.bsky.social Brianna Ladd and Dr Gabrielle Kubi presented cutting edge work on advances in intersectional research on Black women’s gendered racial identity development

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jul 23

At APA Div 45 Conference - listening to a critical plenary panel on coalition building and solidarity across identities in this moment with Drs. Kevin Cokley, Andres Pinedo, Ritika Rastogi

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mjmiller2.bsky.social @mjmiller2.bsky.social · May 8

My first Bluesky post.

Thanks to @helenneville12.bsky.social and Liberation Now podcast!

Photo announcement of a Liberation Now Podcast - about the healing power of storytelling

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Webvixen @webvixen.bsky.social · Feb 28

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Feb 28

In addition to participating in the economic blackout, I’m finding ways to make permanent changes such as canceling subscriptions, starting with the Washington Post.

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Feb 18

When we warned about the backlash after the racial awakening of 2020, this is what we were talking about.

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jan 20

Can we normalize being sad and angry and anxious today as we gear up for the struggle tomorrow.
😞 😡 🫂✊🏾

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jan 20

Let’s take time to reflect on the more radical #MLK during this fierce urgency

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MLK Talks 'New Phase' Of Civil Rights Struggle, 11 Months Before His Assassination | NBC News

YouTube video by NBC News

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APA Journals @apajournals.bsky.social · Jan 20

In honor of #MLKDay, explore this special issue of American Psychologist on the foundational contributions of Black scholars in #psychology, many of whom were instrumental to the Civil Rights Movement. #OpenAccess intro: bit.ly/3WpF0WA

@josemcausadias.bsky.social

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jan 10

I am humbled to be named a Center for Advanced Study Professor.

Education at Illinois @educationillinois.bsky.social · Jan 9

Congrats to @epsyatillinois.bsky.social professor and @ciatillinois.bsky.social interim head Helen Neville on being named a professor at The Center for Advanced Study.

Neville is the second Education faculty member named CAS professor, joining James D. Anderson.

Neville Named Center for Advanced Study Professor

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Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois @ciatillinois.bsky.social · Jan 10

We are proud to highlight 3 incredible computer science education programs overseen by Dr. Todd Lash: (1) Teaching Endorsement in Computer Science Education, (2) Computer Science and Education Learning Sciences, and (3) Computer Science and Education Secondary Education. 🌟📚💻

A slide titled Program Spotlight highting 3 Computer Science Education programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The 3 programs are listed: Teaching Endorsement in CS, CS + Ed Learning Sciences, and CS + Ed Secondary Education. Below is an image of Dr. Todd Lash alongside his name and title "Director of Computer Science Teacher Education in Curriculum and Instruction."

This slide highlights the 3 programs.

The Teaching Endorsement Sequence is designed for practicing teachers to assist in attaining their state endorsement to teach CS at the 5-12 grade level.

$100,000 in private funding has been secured to assist teachers with tuition assistance as they pursue their endorsement in CS.

In partnership with collaborators at the Discovery Partners Institute, a new mentoring program has been created and implemented for our endorsement students to help them build on their strengths and combat attrition.
Our inaugural class of the CS+Ed undergraduate program began their studies in Fall 2023. There are two strands to this program; The CS+Learning Sciences Program and the CS+Secondary Education Program. The CS+Learning Sciences program prepares students to create educational technology solutions and products. The CS+Secondary education program prepares students to become high school computer science teachers. This is the only undergraduate CS education licensure program in the state and one of only a handful in the country!

Quarterly meetups with our CS+Ed students give them time to build community, and ask questions of faculty and staff. During each meetup we create opportunities for students to learn about new internships and early research opportunities from partners across the state.

This slide highlights the work of Dr. Todd Lash in Computer Science Education.
As the state lead for the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Illinois chapter, Dr. Lash and his colleagues secured $117,000 to support state-wide computing education summits held each of the last two years. These summits function to bring together teachers, researchers, out of school providers and industry professionals to coordinate our efforts to create equitable CS education opportunities. Dr. Lash and ECEP Illinois are also facilitating the creation of a state-wide strategic action plan for broadening participation in computing. This plan is being created by four working groups looking at issue of teacher education and capacity, research, funding and outreach and CS education pathways.

Dr. Lash and ECEP Illinois are working closely with the Institute for Advancing Computing Education to secure a data-sharing agreement with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to create a new landscape report on the state of CS education in Illinois. As part of this work, we plan to disaggregate data in novel ways, such as by legislative districts, to enable us to have more meaningful conversations with state leaders around policy needs at the state and local levels.

Dr. Lash and ECEP Illinois are participating in the Common Metrics Project (CMP). The Common Metrics Project was created to enhance the use of data, across and within each of the 30 ECEP states, in driving systems change and to prioritize making data accessible to everyone. This approach empowers computer science education (CSEd) advocates at all levels—from K-12 to government—to advance equitable pathways in computer science education. By establishing shared definitions, gathering relevant data, adopting a unified system for analysis, and presenting the data through dashboards and visualizations, the project equips state teams with the evidence necessary to guide advocacy, shape policy, and implement practices that d…

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Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois @ciatillinois.bsky.social · Jan 10

Congratulations to our Assistant Professor Dr. Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum, and Doctoral Student Annie McClellan on being awarded a Campus Research Board Grant for their groundbreaking project "Teachers’ Time Matters: Investigating Time Demands on Novice Teachers." 🌟 👏

A post celebrating Assistant Professor Dr. Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum and Doctoral Student Annie McClellan for being awarded the Campus Research Board Grant. Their project "Teachers' Time Matters: Investigating Time Demands on Novice Teachers" is highlighted. To the left of the post is an image of Dr. Dornfeld Tissenbaum, her name and title. Below her, is an image of Annie McClellan, her name and affiliation. A project description is provided. "To support students, teachers must engage in a multitude of tasks around planning, instruction, assessment, and reflection, along with other administrative tasks, throughout the school year. As a former classroom teacher for 13+ years, doctoral student Annie McClellan is no stranger to this experience, and she wants to give teachers tools to manage their time efficiently. With Dr. Dornfeld Tissenbaum’s support, Annie is investigating how new teachers use their time to manage teaching responsibilities. In her mixed-methods study, Annie asks teachers to keep a time diary for a typical week of teaching. Then, Annie analyzes the time diary and meets with the teachers to reflect on time and workload management. By engaging in this work, Annie hopes to develop scalable mentoring strategies, resources, and technology toolkits for new teachers, which she will study in her future dissertation."

Dr. Catherine Dornfeld Tissenbaum is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois. Her research investigates how to design scaffolds to support learning and inclusion of diverse learners in formal and informal learning environments.
Annie McClellan is a Ph.D. student in the CREATE program within the Curriculum and Instruction department. She taught for 15 years before pursuing her doctorate, teaching English Language Arts in grades 6-12 and serving as a K-12 media specialist. She is particularly interested in researching questions surrounding teacher retention and teacher education.

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jan 10

It’s been an honor to work with the amazing scholars in @ciatillinois.bsky.social I am learning so much.

Please follow and learn more about the unit’s activities

Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois @ciatillinois.bsky.social · Jan 10

We at Curriculum & Instruction at The University of Illinois hope everyone has had a great start to the new year! 🔷🔶🔷🔶🔷🔶

We are working hard to ensure that May 2025 brings another year of addressing critical issues of learning, teaching, and justice!

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Jan 1

Let us join hands in solidarity and name, resist, and work together, as we tap into our collective power to create meaningful change in 2025! #HappyNewYork

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Dec 29

Thanks for sharing this others 🙏🏾

helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Dec 27

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helenneville12.bsky.social @helenneville12.bsky.social · Dec 27

Thank you #APAdiv45 EC for the invitation to speak on the healing aspects of joy & resistance during these tumultuous times on 1/20/25 at 12pm EST. Hope you can attend virtually 👇🏾

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