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Dr. Pittman has been selected to present at the 2026 National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a leading organization in educational research and scholarship, NAME is committed to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice throughout all levels and dimensions of education.

Dr. Pittman was recently an invited speaker at the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures. His interactive presentation, Beyond the Month: Expanding How We Understand Black History, allowed participants to engage with Black history through a humanizing lens—one that foregrounds the many stories, epistemologies, and lived experiences that shape it.

Dr. Pittman and his research collaborators, Daniel Krutka and Danetra King, will be presenting at the 2026 Teaching Black History Conference. Each year, the conference brings together hundreds of teachers to learn the best curricular and instructional practices in Black history education. Dr. Pittman's presentation is titled Do Inquiry Lessons Do Black History Justice? A Humanizing Approach to Teaching about Black Inventors.

Dr. Pittman attended the 38th Annual Colorado Council for the Social Studies Conference. Along with his colleague, Dr. Jessica Jackson, he presented Place-Based & Community-Centered Approaches: Rethinking Professional Development and Continuing Education through the History Matters Project.

Dr. Pittman presented a workshop at the 2026 Teachers of Color and Allies (TOCA) Summit. The TOCA Summit brings together education students, local educators of color, and allies to provide collegial support, networking and mentoring opportunities, and insights into best practices in education. The workshop, led by Vincent Basile, PhD, was titled Understanding the Marginalization, Violence, and Barricades Men of Color Encounter in the Teaching Profession: Toward an Alternative Positive Professional Identity.

Dr. Pittman was recently appointed to two statewide education commissions. The first is the History, Culture, Social Contributions, and Civil Government in Education Commission, which plays a vital role in shaping how social studies and civics are taught in Colorado by making recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). They work cooperatively with local school boards to assist in developing and promoting programs that engage students towards social studies standards. The second is the Black Historical and Cultural Studies Advisory Committee, which recommends Black History standards and related materials to the State Board of Education and the CDE.