Dr. Bonnee Breese Bentum's Profile

Dr. Bonnee Breese Bentum

SLA at Beeber

Philadelphia, PA

About Me

Bonnee Breese Bentum, Ph.D., is an award-winning educator, speaker, and advocate teaching ELA at Science Leadership Academy at Beeber. She serves as a national AI-Integrated ELA Program Developer with WritingPartners.net, pioneering approaches to develop the next generation of prompt engineers. Selected to participate in President Obama’s 2009 White House Online Town Hall, she continues to shape educational policy and practice. She recently completed her dissertation on supporting Black girls in STEM classrooms and founded A Matter of Xpression, providing global STEM education resources. Her accolades include the Lindback Distinguished Teacher Award and participation in the US Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program in Ghana. A frequent speaker at national conferences on ELA, STEM integration for Black students, and AI integration in education. Bonnee also has addressed the U.S. Supreme Court for the American Federation of Teachers. Bonnee advances educational equity through her work and by her work with the Delaware County Black Caucus and serves as an elected Pennsylvania State Committee member.

Contact Details

Email: bbentum@slabeeber.org
Twitter: @@Breesebbusy_phd
Website: slabeeber.philasd.org amxpression.org

Conversations I'm Presenting

Powering Up Criticality and Creativity with AI-Guided Writing at SLA at Beeber

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Schedule

Friday, Jan 31
1. Visual Narrative for Teachers 9:30am–12:30pm
  - Visit SLA Center City
    
    Spend the morning at Science Leadership Academy Center City!
    
    SLA-Center City will be open for visitors from 9am to 12:30pm. Visit classes, talk to students and teachers and meet up with EduCon friends old and new!
    
    You do not need to sign up to visit SLA - Center City High School.
2. Welcome 10am–3pm
  - Science Leadership Academy Middle School will be hosting our Museum of Current Events during EduCon 2025. Students in 5th and 6th grade classes have been preparing to be informed community members as part of our Community Year theme. They have identified current events that affect our communities and worked in inquiry groups to research them to become experts in these topics.
    
    For this project, students will educate others about their current event by creating a museum exhibit focusing on the who, what, where, when, and why of the topic. Examples of exhibits will include podcasts, websites, scripted multi-part videos, interactive displays, or posters. Students will also be sharing their written reflections on the process of this project
    
    We invite all attendees to EduCon to visit our exhibits in the afternoon of January 31st. Please sign up below to attend at either 1:00 or 2:00.
    
    Sign up form
3. Friday Night Panel 6–8pm
  - Creating Community
    
    In a more and more divided world, in an era when students and teachers feel more isolated than ever before, how can schools build a deep and meaningful sense of community where all member know they are valued?
Saturday, Feb 1
1. Registration & Coffee 8:30–9:15am
2. Keynote 9:15–9:45am
  - Welcoming Keynote
    
    Reginald Streeter, Esq.
    
    Chair of the Philadelphia Board of Education
3. Conversation Session 1 10–11:30am
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4. Cross-Pollination Lunch 11:30am–1pm
  - Encienda Educon
    
    Bring your lunch to Room 402 and join us for a session of “lightning presentations” delivered by EduCon participants. Each presenter will have five minutes to share an idea, broken down into twenty slides, which automatically advance every fifteen seconds. Propose Your Idea by Friday, February 2nd
5. Conversation Session 2 1–2:30pm
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6. Conversation Session 3 3–4:30pm
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7. Making Connections 5–7pm
  - Grab-n-Go Philly Pretzels
8. Networking Social 7:30–11pm
  - Yards Brewing Company
Sunday, Feb 2
1. Conversation Session 4 9–10:30am
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2. Bagels + Coffee 10:30–11am
3. Conversation Session 5 11am–12:30pm
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4. Conversation Session 6 12:45–2:15pm
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