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EDCON 2014. Strategies For Administrators to Help Support Teachers in Improving Instruction for Black & Hispanic Males Students . Presenters. Justin M. Jennings, Ed.S. Rodney C. Lewis. Ed.S. Do you know your competition?. Can you name all 6??????????
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EDCON 2014 Strategies For Administrators to Help Support Teachers in Improving Instruction for Black & Hispanic Males Students
Presenters Justin M. Jennings, Ed.S Rodney C. Lewis. Ed.S
Do you know your competition? Can you name all 6?????????? *Bonus:name popular song from at least one artist?
Let’s Score Your Quiz • 1. Pitbull • 2. Drake • 3. Lil Wayne • 4. Rick Ross • 5. Alex Rodriguez • 6. Lebron James
Video Discussion • Knee partner discuss what you just heard, what is your reaction? (2 Minutes) • Group reaction? (3 Minutes)
Let’s Look at the Data • 820,000 Black males in college vs. 1.6 million Black Females • In 1980 there were 100,000 Black Males were involved in the penal system and currently there are 1.5 million; 70% are drug related • Black and Hispanic youth are 17% of the educational system, but make up 41% of Special Education and only 3% of Gifted and Talented Programming.
Data • 1920- 90% of Black and Hispanic Males had fathers, in 1960 -80% and currently 32% • Black and Hispanic Males makeup 85% of the NBA and 71% of the NFL but only 1% of doctors, dentist, engineers and teachers • 55% of urban students do not graduate from high school; 40% read only at 4th grade level
Causes -Low Expectations -Growing income inequality and lack of resources in urban districts and communities -Unequal access tomaster teachers who engage students -Increased number of teachers, teaching out of core area and second career teachers -unconscious bias by administration and teachers
How Administrators Can Help? School Leadership Issues Suggested Solutions Strategy/Best Practice/Options
School Leadership • Disconnect between school personnel and male students of color • Create a culture that supports an equitable outcome for all students to include culturally responsive teaching while building relationships with students • Ensure culturally responsive instruction and support activities that build relationships
School Leadership • Lack of Understanding Social Classes • Gain an Understanding of Social Classes and how to respond effectively to school related situations • Provide students with skills to survive in a middle class environment/society
School Leadership • Lack of Addressing Academic Needs of Male Students of color • Re-evaluating effective instruction and move toward quality instruction that creates supportive learning environments • Decrease remediation, low level questioning and increase rigor, create non-negotiable academic practices for all student, ensure culturally relevant teaching and materials
School Leadership • Cultural Sensitivity vs. Competency Among Staff • Create professionallearning opportunities in the area of culturallycompetency • Staff Training, Community Tour Opportunities, Student Diversity Panel, Comprehensive Guidance Program, Celebrate Diversity in Your School (Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month), African American and Hispanic History Classes
Jigsaw Activity • Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead in Urban Science Education by Dr. Christopher Emdin
Helping Your Staff What you need to know and how you can help your staff get a handle on this?
Core Practices • Incorporates think time and purposeful social interaction to foster emotional, cognitive and behavioral engagement in learning in support of academic achievement.
Compliance vs. Engagement • Compliance: the act or process of complying to desire, demand, proposal, regimen or coercion. • Vs. • Engagement: sustained learning involving academic and social behaviors that support a positive emotional state, heightened concentration and exerted effort.
6 Factors to Support Engagement • Students feel……when you engage me I will give you……. • 1. Goodwill • 2. Participation • 3. Attention • 4. Investment • 5. Effort • 6. Interest
What a Non-engaged Class Looks Like? • 1. Lack of Effort • 2. Compliance vs. Learning for Meaning • 3. Lack of Attention and Focus • 4. More Disciplinary Problems • 5. More Teacher Frustration, Stress and Burnout • 6. Tension-Filled Classroom Culture
What a Well Paced Classroom Looks Like LearningTargets Multiple Rigorous Learning Tasks Active Learning (Student Communicating) Group Structures Instructional Support