COSEBOC 12th Annual Gathering of Leaders
Boys and Young Men of Color: Liberated, Empowered and Educated
Boston Park Plaza Hotel | Boston, MA | May 29 - 31, 2018
Wednesday Block 1A (90 min)
1:30pm - 3pm
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- Drive to Five: Equipping Dads for Maximum Performance in 0-5 Years
Kenneth Braswell, Executive Director, Fathers Incorporated
- Facing Inferiority: 3 Instructional Strategies Using Race and Economics to Liberate, Empower, and Educate Boys of Color
Mike Brown, Principal: PreK-12, Freedom Prep
- Creating Adult Spaces for Educational Equity that Support the Empowerment and Liberation of Boys of Color
Christina Brown, Consultant, TNTP
- Equity 101
Patrick Johnson, Director, Tacoma Public Schools
- A Circle with Our Brothers: Using Restorative Practices to Connect and Heal
Abdul-Malik Muhammad, Executive Director, Akoben
- Standing in the Gap: Addressing the Need for Black Male Presence in Schools Through Community Engagement
Quan Neloms, Teacher, Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men
- 5 Strategies to Securing Grants & Corporate Sponsorships for Organizations Serving Men and Boys of Color
Patrick Patterson, President, Global Partners for Fathers and Families
- Unpacking our Adaptive Unconscious: Becoming a Culturally Competent Urban Educator
Velecia Saunders, Principal: PreK-12, McKinley Schools
- Preparing Youth How to Get and Keep a Job
Matthew Stevens, Teacher: PreK-12, College Achieve School
- The Silent Confidence Killer: How Loss Compromises & Dismantles Our Emotional & Mental Well Being
Mischa Toland, Consultant, Greatness Now
Wednesday Block 1B (90 min)
3:30pm - 5pm
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- Restructuring Alternative Ed to Meet the Needs of Boys of Color
Rayna Briceno, Administrator, Boston Public Schools: Community Academy
- Recruiting and Retaining Teachers of Color Q.U.I.C.K.! (Qualified, Quality, Unique, Intuitive, Inspiring, Collaborative, Caring, Kinesthetic and Knowledgeable
Shareefah Mason, Teacher: PreK-12, Sarah Zumwalt Middle School
- Engaging Young Men of Color Through Positive STEM Experiences & Highly Individualized Support
Alyson Mehr, Director Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Books for Black Boys: Creating Transformative Independent Reading Experiences
Kimberly Parker, Supervisor, Shady Hill School
- RISK: Take it Early, Use it Often, Push Forward
K. Chase Patterson, Administrator, Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh
- The Wakonda Effect: Helping Our Boys Heal Emotionally and Flourish Academically #blackboyjoy
Kristin Rainville, College/University Staff, Sacred Heart University
- MINDFULNESS: A Tool to Help Young Men of Color Succeed
Kevin Rank, Administrator New York City Department of Education
- Approaches and Insights to Mentoring Boys and Young Men of Color
Elizabeth, Santiago, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
- Advancing Health, Education and Community Conditions to Promote Success in Boys and Young Men of Color
Linda Sheriff, Director, The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
- Equity Pedagogy: Enabling Students of Color to Achieve
Karla Vigil, EduLeaders of Color, RI/Center for Collaborative Education
Wednesday Block 2 (3 hours)
1:30pm - 5pm
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- Trauma and The Student Athlete: Creating a Therapeutic Environment Using Restorative Practices and Circle Process
Byron Beaman, Jeremiah E. Burke High School
- Liberation Education: How New York City Is Working to Empower Young Men of Color as They C.L.I.M.B to the Summit of Their Potential
Hector Calderon, Curriculum Director/Specialist, NYC DOE's Urban Ambassadors
- Kingmakers of Oakland - Treating the Fish in the Toxic Ecosystem
Chris Chatmon, Executive Director, OUSD African American Male Achievement (AAMA)
- Empowering Youth Through Civic Engagement: Curriculum as a Tool for Agency and Equality
Eliza Fabillar, Education Development Center, Inc.
- High Expectations Teaching to Empower Cultural Proficiency
Jon Saphier, President, Research for Better Teaching
- Deepening the Conversation About Race: Engaging and Sustaining Adult and Young Men of Color
Glenn Singleton, President, Courageous Conversation
- Building Trust, Respect, and Critical Thinking Skills Through Engaging and Interactive Initiative Games
Linda Solomon, Teacher: PreK-12, BTU / Boston Public Schools
- The Culturally Relevant Classroom, A Focus on Children of African Descent
Aminata Umoja, Executive Director, Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute
- It's not justice: Using Restorative Practices to Nurture a Culturally Affirming, Community Building, School Climate for Young Men of Color
Angela Ward, Administrator, Austin Independent School District (ISD)
- The Great Debate: Using Evidence-Based Argumentation (EBA) and Policy Debate to Amplify Student Voice
Kimberly Willingham, Boston Debate League (DBL)
Thursday Block 3 (90 min)
10:15-11:45am
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- Improving the Teachers We Already Have: Feedback as a Tool of School Improvement
Lionel Allen, Jr., Chief Academic Officer, Urban Prep Academies
- Math for Agency
Danielle Alli, Teacher: PreK-12, Boston Public Schools-Office of Opportunity & Achievement Gaps
- Better Together: Collaborating Across Sectors to Improve Instruction for 3rd & 4th Grade Boys of Color
Thabiti Brown, Principal: PreK-12, Codman Academy
- Why Black Male Educators Matter in the Lives of Black Boys
Vincent Cobb, The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice
- Building and Sustaining Culturally Responsive Environments for Black and Latino Students in NYC School
Paul Forbes, Executive Director, NYC Department of Education (ESI)
- Healing Minds: Fostering Positive Educational Outcomes for Boys of Color Through a Comprehensive, Culturally-Relevant School Mental Health Program
Charmain Jackman, Administrator, Charmain Jackman
- From the Beginning: The Importance of Educational and Emotional Stability for Little Boys
Abigail James, Adjunct Professor
- Wakonda! Bringing Coding to Our Boys and Young Men of Color!
Benadette Manning, Teacher: PreK-12, Boston Public Schools
- Identifying Culturally Responsive Educators in Urban Districts
Cory McCarthy, Administrator, New Mission High School (Boston Public Schools)
- Required Reading Reconsidered
Afrika Afeni Mills, Instructional Coach, BetterLesson
- A Tale of Two Schools: Finding “Missing” Black Men in Advanced Placement Courses and Using the Two Schools Framework as a Means to Liberate, Empower, and Educate
Kayla Morrow, Executive Director, AP for All, NYC Department of Education
- Sankofa Sojourn: Process and Impacts of HS Study Abroad to Ghana
Ani Mwalimu, Executive Director, Pan-African Connections
- Intergenerational Mentorship: Leading for the Win-Win
Hanif Omar, New York City Department of Education District 16 Office of the Superintendent
- Building the Legacy: College Completion Strategies for Nationbuilding
Brian Peterson, Director, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center
- The Paradox of Liberation, Empowerment, & Education: Challenging Biases, Privilege, & Power in Ourselves and Our Institution
Efrain Ramirez, LAYC Career Academy
- Considering Developing an Ethnic Studies Program? First Steps, What to Do and Not Do
Josue Sakata, Curriculum Director/Specialist, Boston Public Schools
- Mastering Challenging Conversations: Preparing New Teachers for Racial Equity Talks Concerning Boys and Young Men of Color
Jalene Tamerat, Director of New Teacher Development, Boston Public Schools
Thursday Block 4 (90 min)
2:00-3:30 pm
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- Dreams Unfold, Nightmares Come True
Ameen Akbar, Director, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
- Developing Driven, Engaging, Resilient, and Responsible Boys and Young Men
Clyde Cole, President, Partnership for Boys, Inc.
- Bringing to Life the School Code of Conduct: Juvenile Justice Jeopardy an Interactive Tool for Educating Boys of Color
James Durodola, Director, Strategies for Youth
- Implicit Bias: How Well-Intentioned Teachers and Administrators Perpetuate, Widen and Deepen the Achievement, Opportunity and Access Gaps
Paul Forbes, Executive Director, NYC Department of Education (ESI)
- Leveraging Partnerships to Create Restorative School Communities for Our Boys of Color
Stefani Harvey, Safe and Welcoming Schools specialist, Boston Public Schools (BPS)
- Being the Difference: Diversifying the Teaching Force through NYC Men Teach
Richard Haynes, Director, NYC Department of Education
- Blended and Braided: The Impact of Integrating SEL into the Curricular Framework
Zackory Kirk, Director, Atlanta Public Schools
- DIY Coaching: A New Approach to Advancing Equity in Classrooms
James Likis, Consultant, DIY Coaching
- To Board or Not to Board: Exploring the Viability of Establishing an Urban Boarding School for Boys of Color
Robert Murphy, The Masters Preparatory Academy
- Believing in Brilliance: The ABC’s of The Brilliant Boys Book Club
Michael Redmond, Principal: PreK-12 Truesdell Education Campus/DCPS
- Hip-Hop(e): Reinvigorating Social and Emotional Learning with Cultural Relevance and Equity
Roberto Rivera, Award winning artist, educator, and change agent, CASEL
- Creating Meaningful Connections Through Advisory
Jamila Sams, Consultant, Go to Ms.Sams Inc.
- Launching a District Wide Equity Initiative: A Case Study on Challenging the Impact of Institutional Racism on African American Students and Educators
Allen Smith, Administrator, Denver Public Schools - Culture, Equiity and Leadership Team
- Showing our True Colors: Edifying Culturally Sustaining Principal Preparation and Leadership Development of Black Male School Principals
Phillip A. Smith, College/University Staff, Teachers College, Columbia University
- We are C.H.A.M.P.S (Community Healers And Mentors for Personal Success: The Power of Peer Mentorship in Collective Healing for Young Men and Boys of Color
Kevin Stewart, Consultant, Healing Justice Alliance
- Breaking the Chains: How a New Boston High School Used the Power of Young Men to Build Brotherhood, Define Culture, and Leave a Legacy
Samuel Texeira, Teacher: PreK-12, Henderson School; Strong Men Strong Leaders
- Not a Savage, But a Scholar and a Gentlemen
Ronald Whitaker, College/University, Staff, Cabrini University