Black and Latino Male Achievement: Four Strategies You Can Implement Now!

Friday January 29, 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
General Assembly Theater B

This session outlines four specific, proven, and current operating strategies for engaging Black and Latino males in elementary through high school. The four strategies cultivate literary engagement; social skills development; and strong, sustainable relationships. Participants will learn the power of book clubs, developed with enabling texts such as The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens, and school-based, curriculum-driven middle and high school mentoring. They will also learn the positive impact that curriculum-driven college planning cohorts for high school seniors have on school climate and culture. Mr. Wynn provides a suggested reading list and a step-by-step overview of the research-responsive strategies being utilized that are inspiring self-directed and intrinsically motivated learners. He also explains why the concept of ‘Backwards Mapping’ is critical to identifying the right people and resources.

 

Presenters
Mychal Wynn

Over his 30-year career, Mr. Wynn has taught elementary-through-high school youth in traditional schools and juvenile court schools; has served as a consultant to schools and school districts throughout the U.S., Canada, and Bermuda; has been married 27 years, and has raised two children, one of whom has his degree from Amherst College, and the other is a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar, currently attending Morehouse College. Mr. Wynn is the author of 28 books including “Empowering African-American Males: A Guide to Increasing Black Male Achievement;” “Teaching, Parenting, and Mentoring Successful Black Males;” “The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens;” “Follow Your Dreams: Lessons That I Learned in School;” “Ten Steps to Helping Your Child Succeed in School;” “Show Me The Money: Scholarships, Financial Aid, and Making the Right College Choice;” and college planning series of books for middle and high school students. He currently serves as the CEO for the Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity, and together with his wife, serve as Ministry Leaders for the Turner Chapel AME Church Education Ministry in Marietta, Georgia. Mr. Wynn’s College Planning Cohort Model and associated curriculum has guided students from some of the country’s highest poverty schools into the highest dollar scholarships and most selective colleges and universities. Mr. Wynn’s programs have produced 5 Gates Millennium Scholars, 4 Posse Foundation Scholarships, a Meyerhoff Scholar, a Questbridge Finalist, and earned students millions of dollars in scholarships and institutional aid. Mr. Wynn and his wife were recently presented with Keys to the City in Lake City, South Carolina for their groundbreaking work at Lake City High School.

theme:
leadership
audience:
190
topics:
at-risk populations, college readiness, reading & writing