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Mentoring Matters! Designing Mentoring Programs For Misbehaving Black Boys, Tina D. Nelson-Jackson
Mentoring Matters! Designing Mentoring Programs For Misbehaving Black Boys, Tina D. Nelson-Jackson
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Statistics indicate that Black males who continue to experience progressive disciplinary action in school eventually suffer academic failure, which inevitably leads to the school-to-prison pipeline. However, research proves that mentoring programs that are specifically designed for misbehaving Black males can be a viable option for improving behaviors, decreasing disciplinary occurrences, improving grades, and thereby increasing their chances of academic success in the classroom setting.
An Intergenerational Drama Program Utilizing Community Based Learning, Bennett Harrell
An Intergenerational Drama Program Utilizing Community Based Learning, Bennett Harrell
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Participants in this workshop will engage in ensemble building drama activities. These activities will lead to the creation of multiple pieces of drama. The participants will also develop a list of interview questions they can use if they choose to implement the project at their schools or organizations. Many of the activities are from Augusto Boal’s “Theatre of the Oppressed,” a genre of theatre born out of the necessities of people who experience oppression. It provides them tools to explore the oppression and ways to face it in the real world.
Target audience: Teachers at all levels; Principals and Assistant …
Early College High Schools: Achieving The Dream Of College For Urban, North Texas Students, Wendy N. Jasper
Early College High Schools: Achieving The Dream Of College For Urban, North Texas Students, Wendy N. Jasper
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Tarrant County College, an Achieving the Dream Leader College, has created an environment at its district that has made an Associate’s Degree attainable for students in the county’s most challenged high schools and may provide ideas for outreach and recruitment to those interested in developing an Early College High School within their home institution.
Information Literacy And Critical Thinking: The Power Of Success, Cheryl A. Clayton-Molina Dr.
Information Literacy And Critical Thinking: The Power Of Success, Cheryl A. Clayton-Molina Dr.
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Students and adults cannot just be excellent learners, but lifelong learners to keep pace in today’s world. Information literacy and critical thinking presentation provides skills for individuals to grow and develop as a person and professional. Individuals will learn:
Higher-Order Thinking
Problem solving
Effective and Positive Communication Skills
Setting Realistic Goals
Self-Development/Growth (Who are you)
Building Confidence
Unsilencing The Voice Within: Expressive Writing As A Therapeutic Tool, Karla L. Sapp
Unsilencing The Voice Within: Expressive Writing As A Therapeutic Tool, Karla L. Sapp
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Written words are a very powerful tool that is used to facilitate self-healing, awareness, and growth through the communication of one’s deepest thoughts, emotions, and desires. The purpose of this poster session is to provide mental health providers (community, school, criminal justice) with an overview of expressive writing, forms of expressive writing that can be utilized, and implications for professional practice with At-Risk Youth.