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Mentoring Matters! Designing Mentoring Programs For Misbehaving Black Boys, Tina D. Nelson-Jackson Mar 2024

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.


Accreditation And Assessment: What You Need To Know!, Frederick Burrack Apr 2022

Accreditation And Assessment: What You Need To Know!, Frederick Burrack

Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings

For many academic leaders, preparing for and successfully addressing accreditation expectations can be challenging. In this interactive session, a panel of representatives from multiple disciplines will provide advice and answer questions on how to prepare for and address accreditation expectations. Panel participants will be selected from assessment directors and program directors with successful experience in a variety of accreditation situations. Session participants will be invited to ask questions specific to their academic situations enabling the panel to provide insights toward a successful accreditation experience.


Increase Faculty Awareness Through Personal Experiences In Active Stem Teaching And Learning At A Christian University, Aram Agajanian Apr 2022

Increase Faculty Awareness Through Personal Experiences In Active Stem Teaching And Learning At A Christian University, Aram Agajanian

Scholar Week 2016 - present

Jesus Christ taught through parables, examples, teamwork, repetitions, and questions, which are the foundations of active teaching and learning. The purpose of this presentation is to increase and invoke faculty involvement in active teaching for optimal student achievement. To emulate Jesus, educators should continually implement hands-on lab experiments; peer-to-peer, project-based, and brain-based teaching methods in their classes. Mentoring students includes providing help through office hours, teaching assistants, weekly homework and exam review sessions, and study groups. Relating to students through social occasions such as meals at the cafeteria; attending the student organizations and sports events, concerts, competitions are additional creative …


Importance Of Consultation, Moya A. Pope Ncc, Monica Y. Pace Ed.S Mar 2019

Importance Of Consultation, Moya A. Pope Ncc, Monica Y. Pace Ed.S

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Consultation is an essential part of a professional school counselor's job responsibilities - falling under system support and responsive services of the ASCA Model. Effective consultation can be used to support teachers and increase/influence student achievement. If a school counselor is going to develop and maintain a viable comprehensive school counseling program, consultation has to an integral part of their program. This presentation will discuss the importance of consultation and several consultation models.


Acer Research Conference Proceedings (2017), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Aug 2017

Acer Research Conference Proceedings (2017), Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

2009 - 2019 ACER Research Conferences

Educational leaders play a crucial role in setting directions for improvement and innovation. Leaders – whether or not they are in formal leadership roles – create the tone of an institution, set priorities and directions for change, build coherence and shared commitment across the community and maintain a sharp focus on measurable improvements in student outcomes. Effective leaders take a deep interest in the quality of teaching and learning. They closely monitor indicators of student achievement and wellbeing and promote institution-wide conversations and professional learning focused on improving teaching and learning processes and student outcomes. They also form partnerships with …


Student Voice: The Beacon In Our Journey To School Improvement, Yolanda Stanislaus, Helen J. Webster, Beth W. Hester Mar 2017

Student Voice: The Beacon In Our Journey To School Improvement, Yolanda Stanislaus, Helen J. Webster, Beth W. Hester

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Is it possible to reduce the achievement gap simply by implementing effective instructional practices? Francis Scott Key Middle School in Montgomery County Maryland learned that building the cultural proficiency of teachers had to move beyond strategies. Francis Scott Key’s Student Voice Project helped both teachers and students transform their thinking about instruction, communication, and school improvement.


Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: Managing A Brain-Compatible Classroom For Maximum Student Achievement, Marcia L. Tate Mar 2015

Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: Managing A Brain-Compatible Classroom For Maximum Student Achievement, Marcia L. Tate

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Have you ever noticed that the louder some teachers get when reprimanding students, the louder those students also become? Learn 20 hands-on techniques for managing an active, braincompatible classroom without ever raising your voice. Learn to alleviate 100% of your behavior problems to maximize student achievement. Eliminate at least 50% by the way you set up the physical environment in your classroom and deliver engaging lessons. After all, your best defense against classroom management problems is an engaging lesson for student achievement. Get rid of another 40% by developing and implementing a proactive management plan that includes rituals, celebrations, and …


Engaging Parents For Student Achievement And Discipline Prevention, Grant Rivera Mar 2015

Engaging Parents For Student Achievement And Discipline Prevention, Grant Rivera

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn take-home strategies to better engage families and community stakeholders in critical school improvement processes such as student achievement and discipline prevention. Particular attention will be given to creating proactive, systemic solutions that better engage traditionally “disengaged families” and prevent chronically “at-risk” youth from falling through the cracks of the schoolhouse sidewalk.