Agenda: 7th Annual Gathering of Leaders

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 | Pre-Conference

Time	Event / Location
10:00am – 1:30pm	COSEBOC Community Service Project Advance registration required – Maximum: 20 Gathering Attendees An Opportunity to be in the Service of Young Men Through a conceptual process aptly named “Writing to Heal”, young males will participate in a half- day experience creating poetry and prose which allows opportunities to define themselves and share their hopes and dreams for the future. “Writing to Heal” explores the power of developing personal narratives to reflect on the experiences of adolescent males of color navigating the streets of Chicago. The young men will engage in a series of mini writing activities designed around three survival domains: alternatives to violence, promotion of healthy decision making and redefining manhood/masculinity. Committed participants, who have registered for this project and will be attending the Gathering, will serve as writing coaches to assist the young men with visioning, editing and shaping narratives that will be used in a forthcoming eBook.
3:30 – 7:30pm	COSEBOC Board of Directors Meeting
5:00 – 10:00pm	COSEBOC Members Only Hospitality Room Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL COSEBOC Members will refresh from their travels, meet each other and pre-register for the Gathering.

Day 1: Thursday, April 25, 2013 | Convening of the Gathering

Time	Event / Location
7:30 – 10:00am	*~ Please note that only lunch will be provided on this day. ~* Urban Prep School Tour Pre-registered participants will tour the Englewood, West and Bronzeville campuses of Urban Prep Academies to observe and learn about the Urban Prep approach to education. School tours will include: witnessing “Community”, one of Urban Prep’s most sacred rituals a high level presentation detailing the history, mission and vision of Urban Prep Academies classroom walkthrough where participants will observe Urban Prep teachers and students in action debrief of classroom walkthroughs a question and answer opportunity to dive deeply into the practices of Urban Prep Transportation will be provided.
7:30 – 10:15am	Registration University of Illinois at Chicago Forum – 725 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Registration will be open early for your convenience.
8:15 – 9:30am	Shuttle Shuttle from Hyatt Regency Chicago to University of Illinois at Chicago Forum
10:30 –11:00am	Greetings Dr. Victoria Chou, Dean of Education College of Education University of Illinois at Chicago Ronald Walker, Executive Director COSEBOC Video Presentation \| Voices of Young Men
11:00 am – 12:30pm	Young, Gifted and Literate: What’s Social and Emotional Competence Got To Do With It? Social and Emotional Competence: A Critical Literacy for the Positive Development for Boys and Young Men of Color Dr. Carl Bell, Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Roberto Rivera, President/ Co-Founder, The Good Life Organization David Miller, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of the Urban Leadership Institute, David McGhee, Professor of Leadership Development, Mott Community College and Dr. Olga Acosta Price, Director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, and Associate Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University, as panelists, will explore perspectives of social and emotional competence and its role in the development of boys and young men of color.
12:30 – 12:45pm	Creating the Network - Individual Learning Reflections and Conversations Participants will set goals for their learning during the Gathering, select workshops, and engage in reflective dialogue with one or two others to get feedback.
12:45 – 1:30pm	Lunch Courtesy of University of Illinois at Chicago – CHANCE Program – College of Education The Office of School Relations and the CHANCE Learning Center (CLC) in collaboration with both on and off campus partners provides access for its students to the following: Academic Skills Builders courses, tutoring services (face-to-face and web-based), peer-to-peer mentors, specialized seminars and workshops. We also offer access to professionals who provide programs tailored to improve and enhance students’ academic and professional profiles, technology training and assistance, and cultural enrichment opportunities.
1:30– 4:15pm	“For Principals Only” Work Session Participants will engage in shared conversations that provide a way for principals to better understand social and emotional competence, contemplate their own social and emotional competence, and bring dilemmas of practice to their colleagues for feedback.
1:30– 4:00pm	In-Depth Workshops – A Continued Exploration of Social and Emotional Competence and Other Critical Literacies Workshops led by practitioners on a broad range of literacies – print, oral, language, media, mathematics / science, technological and civic engagement.
4:15pm	Shuttle Shuttle from University of Illinois at Chicago Forum to the Hyatt Regency Chicago
5:00 – 7:00pm	Welcome to Chicago Reception COSEBOC and the National Council on Educating Black Children (NCEBC) will jointly host a welcome reception at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Day 2: Friday, April 26, 2013

Time	Event / Location
6:45 – 7:45am	Shuttle Shuttle from Hyatt Regency Chicago to University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, 725 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL
7:00 – 7:45am	Continental Breakfast Courtesy of University of Illinois at Chicago – CHANCE Program – College of Education Registration University of Illinois at Chicago Forum
8:00 – 8:20am	Greetings and Announcements
8:20 – 9:45am	COSEBOC Video Presentation: Mississippi Project Documentary Sixteen McComb students rolled up their sleeves as researchers, historians, and filmmakers to shed light on their local history. In particular, the students decided to focus on the situations and conditions that caused the walkout at Burglund High School in the 1960s – one of the pivotal moments in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. The students compiled a video using oral history interviews performed in the Local Cultures class, documents from the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, and newspaper articles from the period. Thanks to the efforts of these motivated students, McComb’s history and its importance during the Civil Rights Movement will be preserved for future generations. The Young Men of COSEBOC In continuing with our custom to include the significant student voice in our conference, the boys and young men in our schools will have an opportunity to present their rendition of the theme and demonstrate how mastering literacy will help position them to make major contributions to their family, community, nation and world.
9:45 – 10:00am	Break and Transition
10:00 am – 12:00pm	Promising Practices in 21st Century Literacies for Boys and Young Men of Color – Session One Workshops will be led by practitioners on a broad range of literacies – print, oral, language, media, mathematics /science, technological and civic engagement.
12:00 – 1:00pm	Lunch Courtesy of University of Illinois at Chicago – CHANCE Program American Promise - A Documentary Trailer Screening American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michele Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys’ divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan’s Dalton School, this provocative, intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America’s struggle to come of age on issues of race, class and opportunity. An Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary is a co-production of Rada Film Group, ITVS and POV’s Diverse Voices Project. It is part of American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, made possible by CPB. Bring American Promise to your community. Learn more at www.americanpromise.org.
1:00 – 2:15pm	Keynote Plenary - Drs. Alfred Tatum and Danny B. Martin Drs. Danny B. Martin and Alfred W. Tatum, both of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will address the Gathering's theme - Young, Gifted and Literate: Boys and Young Men of Color Prepared for the Future. They will address critical literacies for boys and young men of color by drawing on various perspectives to begin crafting a solution-focused agenda. They will also address how competency in reading and mathematics shapes one's identity. Drawing from sociohistorical and sociopolitical perspectives, they will argue that we expand the notion of the Common Core State Standards if we are serious about tapping into the brilliance of Black and Latino/a children in the areas of reading and mathematics. They will offer recommendations for school leaders to consider.
2:30 – 4:30pm	Promising Practices in 21st Century Literacies for Boys and Young Men of Color - Session Two Workshops led by practitioners on a broad range of literacies – print, oral, language, media, mathematics / science, technological and civic engagement
4:30pm	Gathering adjournes for the day Shuttle Shuttle from University of Illinois at Chicago Forum to the Hyatt Regency Chicago ~ If not attending the School Award Celebration, dinner is on your won. ~
6:30pm	The COSEBOC School Award Celebration Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL The COSEBOC School Awards will be given to schools that consistently generate male students of color with academic outcomes that rival statewide average sand demonstrate to the public that schools can successfully educate boys and young men of color.

Day 3: Saturday, April 27, 2013

Time	Event / Location
7:45 – 8:30am	Shuttle Shuttle from Hyatt Regency Chicago to University of Illinois at Chicago Forum, 725 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL
8:00 – 8:45am	Continental Breakfast Courtesy of University of Illinois at Chicago – CHANCE Program
9:00 -11:00am	COSEBOC Award School Workshops Gathering participants will have opportunity to attend workshop sessions conducted by members of the newly announced COSEBOC 2013 Award Schools and the 2012 Award Schools. Each school will share exemplary and practical literacy practices that have been successfully implemented in service of the boys and young men of color.
11:00 – 11:15am	Break
11:15 – 12:00pm	Reflections and Final Conversations – The Gathering of Leaders World Cafe All participants will engage in conversations initiated by powerful questions designed to help them synthesize their learning, make connections with each other, create an on-going network, and commit to specific actions as they return to our schools and communities.
12:00 – 12:30pm	The Young Men of COSEBOC Return Home Charge to Gathering Participants Gathering Adjourns
12:30pm	Shuttle Shuttle from University of Illinois at Chicago Forum to the Hyatt Regency Chicago

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