CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN BOYS THREE WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS Thursday, November 19, 2009 Embassy Suites Hotel , Romulus, Michigan
(near Detroit Metro Airport, I-94 to Vining Rd exit, Wickham Rd, just west of Merriman Rd)
Increase Teacher Knowledge and Raise Student Performance with more Culturally Relevant Instruction - Use Grants or Title I Funds to send several teachers from your school.
Enjoy one full day of three (3)) exciting and informative workshops about Black Boys and the Achievement Gap and Black history for Teachers. Ready-to-use materials and ethnic resources are available. FREE delicious breakfast with made-to-order omelets and waffles included. Register online or call (734) 729-0501.
From California to the Virgin Islands, the presenter has inspired educators with her knowledge and engaging and dynamic delivery. She is an experienced educational consultant and former teacher who has given professional development in-services to educators throughout the United States at national and district-wide conferences and in local schools - including the Multicultural Summer Instititue - Virginia, the Michigan Reading Association (MRA) and the First 5 Early Childhood Conference, Fresno, California.
Educators in Texas, Maryland, St. Thomas, USVI, Georgia and Alabama have enjoyed her timely and relevant sessions. For a list of past locations and conferences, please click on "Workshops" at the homepage under "Menu".
Workshop Information
1. School Failure and the African-American Boy: Causes & Cures
Is there an achievement gap at your school? Why do African-American boys receive more suspensions and expulsions than any other group in America's schools today? This important workshop explores the historical, racial, cultural and gender issues impacting the education of African-American boys and examines what schools can do to improve academic performance and promote school success. Learn neuroscience information about the "boy brain", how school practices, left/right brain orientation, learning styles, Black history, teacher expectations and the residue of institutional racism affect Black boys. Bring cultural relevance to your instruction and learn effective strategies to improve academic performance amongst your lowest achieving group. Be encouraged. Hundreds of teachers, professionals and juvenile workers in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Maryland have already benefited from this informative workshop, including NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Maryland, Ecorse Public School District In-Service, public schools in Michigan and Georgia and the Juvenile Justice Center in Wisconsin. Be inspired by the success stories of Ben Carson and Barry Black - Black boys from the "hood" who today are high achievers with doctorate degrees. Don't miss this enlightening presentation! (8:30 am)
2. Black History for Teachers - Part One
Learn how to infuse Black history and culturally relevant information into your current curriculum.
This workshop covers ancient African civilizations, the middle passage and what it was like to be a slave told through the eyes of a child. Beginning with the ancient kingdoms of Mali, Egypt, Ghana, and Timbuktu and proceeding in chronological sequence from Africa through the trans-Atlantic, triangular slave trade and then plantation life in America, this workshop offers valuable historical information. Social Studies teachers will especially benefit from these workshops. Every teacher will gain ideas to integrate Black history into daily classroom instruction. (11:00am)
Use grant monies to fund these Black history sessions. For example, “The Teaching American History Grant program is a discretionary grant program funded under Title II-C, Subpart 4 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of the program is to support programs that raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of American history.”
12:00 - 1:15pm - Browse the ethnic resource table. Find books for and about African-American males as well as multicultural and afrocentric materials ready for use in your classroom. Lunch on your own at the hotel or nearby.
3. Black History for Teachers - Part Two
Continuring from part one, this workshop covers the period in American history from pre-Civil War to the early 1900's -
the Underground Railroad, Emancipation, and Inventions by African-Americans. Learn about routes, secret codes, daring escapes, and the Michigan connection to the Underground Railroad. Special mention of Detroit (code name - Midnight) and the underground railroad sites nearby which are appropriate for school field trips. The presenter's great-grandfather was a child of slavery set free by the Emancipation Proclamation. She shares oral history from her own family as well as riveting stories and facts about this pivotal period in American history. Also learn about the scientific, labor-saving, mechanical and medical inventions by African-Americans. Participants will learn a song about these inventions to sing with their students. With more knowledge about Black history, teachers will be better equipped to relate to their African-American students and to inspire their male students, in particular, to strive for excellence. (1:15 pm)
These sessions will better prepare your teachers to meet the needs of their African-American students as well as to enrich your school's cultural diversity program. Teachers will gain more confidence to infuse Black history into the curriculum and more knowledge to bring cultural relevance into the classroom and to address the needs of Black boys. Use Title I- Part A funds, ARRA -Stimulus $$, social studies funding and other professional development resources to send several teachers from your school.
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One full day of multicultural workshops held at Embassy Suites, Romulus, Michigan (near Detroit Metro Airport) on Tuesday August 18, 2009 OR Thursday, November 19, 2009. Come early to enjoy the hot buffet breakfast with made-to-order omelets - FREE!
