Conference Agenda Wednesday, November 5, 2014 12:00-‐6:00PM 7:00-‐9:00PM Registration Welcome Reception 7:00 – 6:00 PM 8:00 – 8:30 AM 8:45 – 9:45 AM Registration Welcome Breakout Sessions I Thursday, November 6, 2014 Paper Session #1 Literacy Development and Arts Integration in Urban Contexts Interrogating Ideologies of Literacy and School in the Context of the Accelerated Production of Literacy Risks. Mary-‐Virginia Feger and James King, University of South Florida Contextual Factors in the Achievement of Boys in the Grade Four Literacy Test (G4LT) in Jamaica. Deon Kerr-‐Edwards and Yewande Lewis-‐Fokum, University of West Indies Facilitating Critical Literacy Competence in Pre-‐
Service Teachers Placed in Urban Schools. Joanne Simpson and Daphne Hubbard, Kennewsaw State University; Melissa Hensel, Smitha Middle School The Multilingual Perspectives of K-‐12 Language Arts Pre-‐service Teachers. Jane Bean-‐Folkes, Rowan University Arts-‐Integration to Enhance Outcomes Related to Student Learning in an Urban Context. Sabrina Brown and Dawson Hancock, UNC Charlotte Paper Session #2 Inter-‐cultural Immersion and Sensitivity: The Passport to Understanding Looking into a Global Mirror: Mentoring Teacher Comparing the Social Experiences of Candidates through Immersion in Culturally International and Domestic Black Male UCLA Expansive Field Experiences. Linda Reece and Undergraduates. Brian Woodward, UCLA Allison Roberts, University of North Georgia Pushing the Envelope: Cognitive Dissonance as the Opportune Space to Develop Intercultural Sensitivity in Pre-‐service Teachers. Lisa Wills, National Aeuronautics and Space Administration 1 Paper Session #3 Addressing Disparities in School Disciplinary Policies and Practices A Life in Photographs: African American Males, We Know Racial Disproportionality in Discipline the School to Prison Pipeline, and Perspectives of is a Problem; What’s the Policy Got to Do Wit’ It? Community. Corrie Davis, Kennesaw State Nathaniel Williams and Subini Annamma, Indiana University University-‐Indianapolis Navigating Cultural Influences of Student Behavior: Culturally Responsive Classroom Management in Practice. Cheryl Fields-‐Smith, University of Georgia; LaKeisha Gantt, Clarke County School District; Ashlee Perry, University of Georgia Panel Discussion #1 African American Students in Urban Schools: Critical Issues and Solutions for Achievement Chair: James Moore, Ohio State University Participants: Gwendolyn Cartledge; Bryan Brown; Chance Lewis; Erik Hines; Fred Bonner; Desiree Vega Paper Session #4 Implications and Strategies for the 21st Century Workforce Enrollment Equity and Urban Community Colleges: Building Wellness and Worker Readiness Among An Analysis of Domestic Institutions with Global At-‐Risk Inner City Youth. Tracy Rizzuto, Implications. Krystal Williams, Educational Testing Georgianna Tuuri, Anne Sang, and Carly Penn, Services; Faheemah Mustafaa, Natalie Davis, and Louisiana State University Adrian Gale, University of Michigan The Great Recession and the US Underemployment Experience is a Good Teacher: Preparing the Crisis: Exploring the Impact of Educational Adult Urban Unemployed for Employment. Attainment Across the Rural-‐Urban Divide. Tim Porscha Jackson, Texas A&M University Slack, Louisiana State University Empowering Young Adults in a Workforce Development Program through Curricula Mapping and Alignment. Kim Foulds, Quinnipiac University; Dominic Mentor, Columbia University 2 9:45-‐10:00 AM Break 10:00-‐11:00 AM Breakout Sessions II Paper Session #5 Creating and Sustaining Meaningful Family-‐School Partnerships Deepening Learning-‐Centered Family The Extent to which Parental Involvement Involvement: A Synthesis of the Research on Impacts the Academic Achievement of Tenth School-‐Home Communication, Outreach and Grade Students. Natalia Wright, University of the Empowerment. Robert Mayo, American Institutes West Indies for Research Social Skills Matter: Parent-‐Adolescent Failing Families or Failing Schools? An Communication Promoting Academic Success Examination of Parental Engagement in a Small, within Black American Families. Kelli Hill and Urban District. Kathryn McGinn, Rowan Debra Roberts, Howard University University Paper Session #6 Cultivating Critical Media Literacy for Positive Identity Development Critical Media’s Impact on Black Girl’s Self-‐
Concept. Azure Covington and Nakeshia Williams, UNC Charlotte Urban PLUGGED: Critical Civic Praxis Through Social Media. Chrystal Johnson, Purdue University Critical Media Literacy: A Tool for Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum. Petra Robinson, Louisiana State University Pass the Mic: Using Critical Media Literacy to Empower Student Voices. Christopher Glover and Derrick Robinson, UNC Charlotte Paper Session #7 The Figure Four: Wrestling for Our Youth’s Education with Literacy, Culture, Psychology, and Parenthood Dismantling the “Cumulative Risks” for Young Interventions: What Are They Really Doing For Black Men: Helping Teachers Utilize Culturally Boys Of Color? Christopher Seals, Michigan State Sustaining Pedagogical Approaches in Secondary University Settings. Sakeena Everett, Michigan State University Teacher Preparation Needs Parent Preparation: Violent Schools: The Damaging Effects of Engaging Urban Parents to Increase Academic Symbolic Violence on Inner-‐City African Outcomes of Black Males. Donald Barringer, American Males. Justin Coles, Michigan State Michigan State University University 3 Paper Session #8 Teaching Black Males for their Empowerment and Success I’m More Than A Statistic: Using a Social Justice How Does it Feel to be the Solution?: Framework to Prepare Teachers to Teach Black Problematizing the Master Narrative of Males. Cherrel Miller Dyce, Elon University; Black/Male Teachers. Ashley Woodson and Shadonna Gunn, Grove Park Elementary Amber Pabon, University of Pittsburg From Boys in the ‘Hood to Successful Men in the World: The Scholar Identity Model in Global Context. Gilman Whiting, Vanderbilt University Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates by Empowering Students and Other Stakeholders to Make Informed Decisions, and Modifying Attitudes and Behavior Patterns. Tommy Stevenson and Melvin Ray, Mississippi State University Paper Session #9 Post-‐Secondary Success in STEM Programs Promising Students, Caring Staff, & Institutional HBCU Students Studying Abroad: Findings from Partnerships: The Formula for a Successful STEM the Global Education Awareness and Research Enrichment Program. Tonisha Lane, Michigan Undergraduate Program. Lorraine Fleming, Inez State University Moore, and Teneisha McIntyre, Howard University Latinas and Engineering: Practical Developing the Next George Washington Carver: Recommendations for Departments to Increase Recruiting and Retaining Students in ASTEM Latina Success. Rosa Banda, Rutgers University; Fields. Theressa Cooper, Iowa State University Alonzo Flowers, University of New Orleans 11:00-‐11:15AM Break 11:15-‐12:15PM Breakout Sessions III Panel Discussion #2 Strengthening the Educational Pipeline to Historically Black Colleges and Universities for School-‐Age Black Males Chair: Jerlando Jackson, University of Wisconsin-‐Madison Participants: Ivory Toldson, Howard University; James Moore, Ohio State University, Chance Lewis, UNC Charlotte 4 Paper Session #10 Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Educational Equity Moving from Theory to Praxis: An Analysis of Black Educators in Predominantly White Critical Inclusive Pedagogy in Jamaican Urban Suburban Schools: The Pursuit of Equity for Schools. Saran Stewart, University of the West Students of Color. April Warren-‐Grice, University Indie; Frank Tuitt, Center for Multicultural of Illinois Urbana-‐Champaign Excellence The Road to PDS in an Urban School Context. Margo Jackson, Christie Martin, and Paul Chaplin, University of South Carolina Paper Session #11 Pathways and Perceptions of Gifted Education Bright Eyes, Brown Skin: Perceptions of Gifted In Their Own Voices: The Pathways and Identities Education and the Black Male Child. Tiffany of Gifted Jamaican and African American Males. Proctor, Kennesaw State University Maurice Smith, National College for Educational Leadership, Jamaica; Nicole Allain, Howard University; Janeula Burt, Bowie State University Academically Gifted Black Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): Driving a Model of Success in the HBCU Context. Fred Bonner, Rutgers University; Felicia Nave, Prairie View University; Rosa Banda, Rutgers University Overlooked GEMS: New Directions for the Identification of Urban Gifted African American Students. Erinn Floyd, University of Georgia; Janeula Burt, Bowie State University 5 Paper Session #12 (Multi) Cultural Competence and Curriculum for Diverse Settings Urban Fiction and Multicultural Literature as Multicultural Education, Curriculum and Critical Transformative Tools for Preparing English White Studies for Educators in Urban Schools. Teachers for Diverse Classrooms. Detra Price-‐
Esrom Pitre, University of Houston-‐Clear Lake Dennis, Columbia University; Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University; Gholnecsar Muhammad, Georgia State University Pushing Critical Consciousness In Toronto’s Urban Classrooms. Nicole West-‐Burns, University of Toronto; Karen Murray, Toronto District School Board Paper Session #13 Examining Excellence in STEAM Programs in Urban Contexts Supporting STEM Education: Comparing The DUETS Program: Preparing Highly Effective Principals' Leadership Practices in Urban Public Urban STEM Teachers. Deborah Harmon and and Private American High Schools. Emiel Owens, Cheryl Price, Eastern Michigan University Jay Cummings, Holim Song, and Nina Saha, Texas Southern University STEAM(ing) Ahead with Code: A Case Study of Excellence in STEM Education in Urban STEAM Education in Bangalore Elementary Secondary Schools: A Comparative Model. School. Erik Byker, UNC Charlotte Kimberly Worthy, Howard University The Integration of Environmental Education in Science Classes in Jamaica. Leroy Laing, University of the West Indies, Mona 12:15-‐12:30 Break 12:30-‐1:15 Roundtable Discussions and Poster Sessions I 6 Roundtable Discussions I Roundtable 1 Roundtable 2 Why Do They Stay?: Black Female Teachers in Hard-‐to-‐Staff Urban Schools. Abiola Farinde University of Pittsburgh Black Faces in White Spaces: Identity and Community Orientation among Middle Class Black Girls in a White Suburban Environment. LaToya Russell, Georgia State University Roundtable 3 Predatory Education: An Indoctrination of Hopelessness. David Robinson-‐Morris and Rashanda Booker, Louisiana State University The International Use of the Ideological Bell Curve and How to Disrupt This Paradigm. Kristin Hall, Texas A&M University Roundtable 5 Praedial-‐Larceny: Exploring the Psychological and Socio-‐cultural Factors that Influence its Perpetuation in Post-‐Colonial Jamaica. Donald Stoddart, Texas A&M University; Sharmaine Tapper and Dahlia Stoddart, Prairie View A&M University There’s Donuts in the Lounge’: Teachers, Obesity, and the Obesogenic Environment. Elizabeth Deuermeyer, Texas A&M University Nontraditional Students of Color and the Impact of Changing Technology in the Classroom. Alonzo Flowers III, University of New Orleans; Rosa Banda, Rutgers University Factors Influencing Learner Persistence in Intensive Online Learning. Sunyoung Park, Louisiana State University Roundtable 4 Establishing an Academic Vision and Strategy to Better Serve Stakeholders of a Workforce Development Program. Dominic Mentor, Columbia University Helping Students to Build Capital for Academic and Personal Success. Saran Donahoo, Southern Illinois University; Asia Smith, St. Louis University Roundtable 6 A Review of Best Practices of Computing Ethics Education: Opportunities for University Partnerships for International Research. Susan Muir, University of Technology Jamaica Leading Change: Effective Instructional Leadership in a Rigorous Academic Environment. Elizabeth Greninger, edCount, LLC 7 Roundtable 7 Does Inclusion of the Arts in STEM Project-‐Based Learning Increase Motivation for Learning? Mary Margaret Capraro, , Robert Capraro, Sandra Nite, and Cheryl Ann Peterson, Texas A&M University Creating Music Together in the Classroom: Integration through Improvization in an Urban Setting. Marcel Rominger and Lisa Silverman, City University of New York Roundtable 9 Reading Aloud Post-‐Common Core: Cautionary Tale of Students in Low Income Schools as Collateral Damage. Shaunte Duggins and Melanie Acosta, University of Florida Roundtable 8 Factors Affecting Campus Climate: Creating a Welcoming Environment. Gloria Campbell-‐
Whatley and Nakeshia Williams, UNC Charlotte The School-‐to-‐Postsecondary Pipeline: Reversing Deficit Paradigms with Proactive Educational Reform. Marcia Watson, UNC Charlotte; Tonya Rose, Southern University; Chance Lewis, UNC Charlotte Roundtable 10 Teaching Prospective Mathematics Teachers in Online Environments. Imani Goffney, University of Houston; Judith Quander, University of Houston-‐Downtown A Fair Assessment of Mathematical Literacy: Troubling the Traditions of Assessment. Patrice Parker, Nathan Wisdom, Kori Maxwell, and Alanna Johnson, Georgia State University Creating Globally Competent Learners: Breaking Tracking Barriers with 21st Century Skills. Brian Williams, UNC Charlotte Roundtable 11 Global Awareness: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Developing a Global Education Program. Edward Collins, Kent State University; Tiffany Jones, Southern Education Foundation A Comparative Look at International Teacher Education Programs Impact on Student Achievement. Sheikia Talley-‐Matthews, UNC Charlotte 8 Poster Sessions I Poster Session 1 NOLA Grow Your Own. Amber Parker and J.C. Bunch, Louisiana State University Poster Session 2 The Relationship Between Mathematics and Computer Science: Information Technology Students' Matriculation to Computer Science. Evonie Byfield-‐Small, University of the West Indies Poster Session 3 The Mathematics Education of Black Children Sixty Years Post-‐Brown. Jacqueline Leonard, University of Wyoming; Erica Walker, Columbia University; Joi Spencer, University of San Diego Poster Session 4 Listen Carefully to the Words of a Black Male: A Call to Use Mathematical Counterstories. Julius Davis, Bowie State University; Ramon Goings, Morgan State University Poster Session 5 Supporting First Generation College and Low-‐
Income Students in STEM Areas through Career Counseling Groups. Kara Ieva and Hector Rios, Rowan University Poster Session 6 Living in Three Cultures: The Experience of Refugee Adolescents and Teenagers in Urban School Settings. Marilyn Chipman, Metropolitan State University of Denver Poster Session 7 Encouraging Students of Color to Pursue STEM Studies. Minelson Louis-‐Baptiste, Rowan University; Salim Hill, Rutgers University Poster Session 8 Improving Developmental Mathematics Students' Performance through the Dawes OTHMS-‐Altering Pedagogy Technique and ASAP: Scalable Model. Nadine Browne and Dale Dawes, Borough of Manhattan Community College Poster Session 10 Mathematics Teacher Perceptions about Existing Disparities among Public and Private Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa. Patrice Parker and Kori Maxwell, Georgia State University Poster Session 12 Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation: Increasing Minority Participation in STEM Disciplines. Luria Young, Southern University Poster Session 9 Transforming a Science Methods Course: Situating STEAM in Students' Lived Experiences. Neporcha Cone, Kennesaw State University Poster Session 11 Transnational Literacy Materials in Homes of Immigrant Mothers. Michelle Grace-‐Williams, University of South Carolina 9 1:30-‐3:00PM 6:30-‐8:00PM Networking Lunch On Your Own Keynote Welcome Dinner (RSVP Required) Remarks: Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites, M.P., Minister of Education, Jamaica Keynote Address: Dr. Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University Friday, November 7, 2014 7:00AM-‐6:00PM Registration 8:30-‐11:30AM Student Fellows Service Learning Project 8:45-‐9:45AM Breakout Sessions IV Paper Session #14 Teacher Preparation: Perceptions and Pedagogy Towards a Context Responsive Teacher Front Street Pedagogy: Challenges of Preparing Preparation Curriculum. Carmel Roofe, University Diverse Teachers for Diverse Students at an of Technology, Jamaica Urban University. Chelda Smith, University of Minnesota Students, Teachers, and Culture, Oh My!: Perspicacity, Tension, and Purpose in Under-‐
Understanding and Navigating Difference in the resourced Urban Schools: Implications for Urban U.S. “Colorblind” Society. Katherine Hejmanek, Teacher Preparation Models. Kate Rollert, Brooklyn College; Natalie McGee, Progression Michigan State University Partners Inc. Power of Perceptions: Implications for African American Middle School Students. Kamala Williams and Sunday Johnson, Texas A&M University 10 Paper Session #15 Equitable Mathematics Education in Urban Schools Ninth Grade Mathematics Teaching and Learning Towards a Theory of Mathematical Knowledge in a North American Urban Environment: Who for Equitable Teaching. Imani Goffney, University are the Partners? Nathan Wisdom, Georgia State of Houston University What is Working in the Urban Mathematics The Mathematics Education of Black Students in Classroom: Strategies for Continued an Era of National Curriculum Standards and Improvement. Nathalie Small and Alanna Standardized Testing. Julius Davis, Bowie State Johnson, Georgia State University University Paper Session #16 Strategies for School Safety, Violence Prevention, and Overcoming Traumatic Events in Urban Schools An Exploration of the Safe Schools Programme: Scary Spaces: A Geospatial Examination of The Case of CPTED in Five Jamaican Schools. Student Exposure to Violence and Implications Edward Dixon, K’adamawe K’nife, and Michael for In-‐School Intervention. Laurie Garo, UNC Marshall, University of the West Indies Charlotte Examining the Impact Trauma has on the School Performance of African-‐American Students. Larry Walker, Morgan State University But What About Us! Interrupting Symbolic Violence in US Schools Using Black Student Narratives. Justin Coles, Michigan State University Integration of Peace Education in the Mathematics Curriculum. Shandelene Binns, Humewood Technical High School; Yee Han Peter Joong, University of the West Indies; Susan Anderson, University of the West Indies 11 Paper Session #17 Harnessing Accountability and Community Partnerships in Urban Contexts A Holisitic Framework for Appreciating Urban Creating and Sustaining Educational Partnerships Communities: Developing Partnerships. Saundra in Urban Communities. Manya Whitaker, Tomlinson-‐Clarke, Rutgers University; Stephanie Colorado College Boddie, University of Pittsburgh No Progress without Struggle: The Fight to Establish Community Accountability in Chicago Public Schools. Frances Harper, Michigan State University TITUS: A Model for Education and Community Engagement Rooted in History. Tiffany Pogue, Albany State University; Amber Jones, Emory University; Sheryl Croft, Kennesaw State University; Miyoshi Juergensen, Emory University The Relevance of Black Community Schools in the 21st Century. Uvanney Maylor, University of Bedfordshire, UK Paper Session #18 Implications for Teacher Recruitment and Preparation Pathways2Teaching for Students of Color -‐ Urban Pre-‐service Teachers' Attitudes Towards Empowering Youth to Be Agents of Change. Teaching African American Students. Mary Margarita Bianco and Aaron Williams, University Boudreaux, University of Memphis of Colorado-‐Denver Making a Difference in Early Career Urban "No Time for Messin' Around!" Understanding Teacher Retention: Possibilities and Pitfalls. Black Educator Urgency-‐Implications for Urban Samantha Briggs, Loucrecia Collins; Tondra Teacher Preparation. Melanie Acosta, University Loder-‐Jackson; Tonya Perry, Michele Sims, & of Florida Deborah Voltz, University of Alabama-‐
Birmingham 9:45-‐10:00AM Break 10:00-‐11:00AM Breakout Sessions V 12 Paper Session #19 Transformative Early Childhood Education Montessori: An Early Childhood Education Model Start with us! Culturally Relevant Education in for Urban Schools. Katie Golfus, UNC Charlotte the Preschool Classroom. Tonia Durden, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln Literacy Skills between Returning and First-‐Year A Holistic Approach to School Readiness: Ready Children in Head Start Programs. Priscila Children, Ready Schools, Ready Families. Tameka Baddouh, Richard Lambert, and Huifang Zuo; UNC Ardrey, UNC Charlotte Charlotte Paper Session #20 The New Era of Charter Schools in Urban Environments Chartered Waters: Civic Agency in an Urban Developing Effective Leadership Ecosystems in K-‐
Charter School. Chrystal Johnson, Purdue 12 Urban Charter Schools. Sassy Wheeler, University Louisiana State University Promises and Challenges of the North Carolina Training Shift, System Shift: Improving Charter Charter School Movement: A Cautionary Tale. School and Turnaround Leader Training in Danielle Allen, UNC-‐Chapel Hill; DeMarcus Indiana. Tiffany Kyser, Indiana University-‐
Jenkins, University of California-‐Los Angeles Indianapolis Paper Session #21 College Knowledge, Readiness, Access, and Choice The LAMP: Developing Social Justice Educators Road to the Top: How Educationally Resilient through a Social Justice College Access Program. Black Students Earned Admission to a Selective Junli Tunstal, Michelle Smith, and Justyn University. Justyn Patterson and Jonili Tunstall, Patterson, University of California-‐Los Angeles University of California-‐Los Angeles Choosing Elites: An Exploration of the College-‐
Choice Process of Black Students at a Selective University. Jennifer Johnson, Bowie State University The College Knowledge Dilemma. Tempestt Adams, UNC Charlotte 13 Paper Session #22 Expanding the Educational Pipeline to STEM Programs and Careers Systemic Equity Pedagogy: A Model for Recruiting and Retaining Caribbean Students in Achievement and College-‐Readiness of All STEM Education. Joseph Isaac, National Science Learners in Science Education. Tyrone Blocker, Foundation Texas Center for Educator Effectiveness Lab Daze: A Web Series Aimed at Changing First-‐Generation College Students and Non-‐First-‐
Student's Perceptions of Scientists. Juan Gilbert, Generation College Students Enrolled in a Dekita Moon, Jerone Dunbar, Amber Solomon, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Shaundra Bryant Daily, University of Florida Mathematics (STEM) Discipline: A Comparison of their Academic College Activities. Terence Hicks and Jasmine Williams, Prairie View A&M University Transforming Technical Vocational Education (TVE) in the Caribbean through STEM Integration: A Curriculum Design Approach. Shermaine Barret, University of Technology, Jamaica Paper Session #23 Moving Beyond the Shame: Addressing Health Disparities and Abuse Using a Gender-‐based Approach to Address African Americans’ “Silent Voice” Regarding the Health Disparities in Urban Communities. Elaine Connection between Domestic Walker, Seton Hall University; Stephanie Violence/Substance Use and Wellness. La Velle Alexander, US Department of Health and Human Hendricks and Delores Rice, Texas A&M University-‐
Services Office on Women’s Health Commerce Mama Drama and Daddy Pain: Helping Child Being Obese: Culture and Consequences. Maltreatment Victims Improve Their Lives. Gail Elizabeth Deuermeyer, Texas A&M University Thompson, Fayetteville State University 11:00-‐11:15 11:15-‐12:15PM Break Breakout Sessions VI 14 Paper Session #24 Multidisciplinary Teacher Preparation, Field Experiences, and Academic Outcomes Urban and Rural Teaching Experiences of Prior Academic Achievements and University Beginning Teachers in Jamaica. Cynthia Onyefulu, Academic Outcomes: A Case of Teacher University of Technology, Jamaica Education Programme in Jamaica. Tom Amonde and Stephen Wallder, University of Technology, Jamaica Developing Multidisciplinary Pre-‐Service Training Factors that Influence the Critical Thinking Skills as an Integrated Approach to Social-‐Emotional of Public High School Teachers. Raymond Doe, Learning (SEL). Cassandra McKay-‐Jackson and Michael Burnett, and Dale Schanz, Louisiana State Marisha Humphries, University of Illinois-‐Chicago University Paper Session #25 Challenges and Opportunities in Test Taking and Preparation The Testing Industrial Complex: Neoliberalism Against All Odds: African American Students Unplugged In the Urban U.S. Mari Ann Roberts, Defeating the Graduate Record Exam. Hasan Clayton State University Amenra, University of Pennsylvania Investigating the Extent to which Students' An Investigation of the Impact of Teaching Attitude and Teaching Methodology Affects Methodology On Students' Performance in the Students' Performance in Caribbean School Spanish Caribbean Secondary Education Examination Certificate Geography. Charlene Certificate Exam (CSEC). Nordia Antwine, Stoddart, University of West Indies-‐Mona University of West Indies-‐Mona. Paper Session #26 Academic Success Among Students with Disabilities The I-‐I-‐I-‐s Have It! Advancing Academic Skills Examining Cycled and Intersecting Deficit Among Students with Disabilities Through Constructs: Race, Disability, and Special Assistive Technology in Urban Settings. Janice Education. Amber Johnson, Michigan State Seabrooks-‐Blackmore, Karen Patterson, and University Deborah Reed, University of North Florida; Debra Fleming, Duval County Public Schools Cooperative Teaching Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities in Urban Contexts. Shanitria Cuthbertson, UNC Charlotte 15 Paper Session #27 Bridging the Afro-‐Caribbean Achievement Gap: Decolonization Pedagogy, Leadership, and Achievement (Re)calculating an Obtuse Triangle: Black Males Queen Nanny the Maroon and the Public Navigating Race, Place, and Urban Space in Pedagogy of Decolonization (Decolonization Bermuda. Ty-‐Ron Douglas, University of Missouri-‐ Pedagogy). Greg Wiggan, UNC Charlotte Columbia Black, Male and Successful-‐Voices from Male White Teacher Racism: Its Effects on the African-‐Caribbean Educational Leaders in London Achievements of UK Male Students of African-‐
Secondary Schools. Phillip Smith, Columbia Caribbean Heritage. Dennis Francis, University of University London Comparing the Voices of Teachers and Students in the Teaching of Mathematics and English in Jamaica, Trinidad, and Guyana. Yee Han Peter Joong, University of West Indies-‐Mona; Peter Wintz, University of Guyana; Nalini Ramsawak-‐
Jodha, University of West Indies-‐Mona; Susan Anderson, University of West Indies-‐Mona Paper Session #28 Secondary and Postsecondary Black Male Success: Navigational Strategies, Resilience, and Achievement Trust Me, You Will Go to College: How Trust They Do Have an Award for That... It's Called a Influences Academic Achievement in Black Males. Degree!: An Examination of Model Programs Stuart Rhoden, Temple University Fostering Black Male Success at a PWI. Chaunda Allen and Roland Mitchell, Louisiana State University Academic Advising Preferences and Experiences A Case for Collaborative Efforts in Support of of African American Males at a Predominately African American Males at a HBCU: The Non-‐
White Institution: A Comparative Study. Bill Academic Variables. Douglas Butler, Peter Means, UNC Charlotte Metofe, and Larchin Leslie, Prairie View A&M University African American Athletes at Predominantly White Institutions: Improving Academic Success. Michael Rutledge, Texas A&M University 12:15-‐12:30 PM Break 12:30-‐1:15PM Roundtable Discussions/Poster Sessions II 16 Roundtable Discussions II Roundtable 1 Black Women in Leadership Positions: Overcoming Barriers to Become Effective and Respected Leaders. Bianca Teats, Louisiana State University The Experiences of Black Professional Women with Colorism and Hair Texture Bias. Rhea Perkins, Louisiana State University Roundtable 2 African American High School Students in a Space of Creative Engagement. From Can't to Can. Carla Becker, Columbia University Delaney Prep: Forging Meaningful Relationships in a High-‐Minority, High-‐Poverty, High-‐Achieving Urban Public School. Kamaya Jones, University of Chicago Roundtable 3 Turned Up: Reconnecting African American Males at Risk for School Suspensions and Dropping Out. Brenda Townsend Walker, University of South Florida; Gwendolyn Webb-‐
Hasan, Texas A&M University Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Can Single Gender Classes for Black Males Close This Educational Chasm? Cherrel Miller Dyce, Elon University; David Peay and Denise Pearson, Winston Salem State University Roundtable 4 Collective Behavior: Addressing Barriers to Improving the Lives of African American Men with Prostate Cancer. Cicely Johnson, Howard University The Consequences of Parental Incarceration for African American Mothers, Children, and Grandparent Caregivers. Dorothy Smith-‐Ruiz, UNC Charlotte Roundtable 5 How I Got Ovuh: Health and Wellness in Counter-‐Narratives of Sistah Scholas in Urban Education. Carleen Carey, Sherrae Hayes and Ashley Newby, Michigan State University Giving Voice to the Fear: Advocating for Female Survivors of Sexual Trauma. Tammy Burton, National Louis University Roundtable 6 Using Intimate Ethnographies to Counter Cultural Imperialism in Global Urban Settings. Erin Miller, UNC Charlotte; Gloria Boutte, University of South Carolina; George Johnson, South Carolina State College; Kindel Turner, University of Missouri-‐
Kansas City; Lisa Reid, University of South Carolina The Role of Spirituality in Youth Programs in Alaska Native Villages. Linda Skogrand, Utah State University, Debra Jones, University of Alaska-‐
Fairbanks 17 Roundtable 7 Community Effects on a Youth Development Programme in Urban, Inner-‐City Jamaica. Deon Kerr-‐Edwards, Joan Spencer-‐Ernandez, Paula Daley-‐Morris, Edward Dixon, and Stephen Johnson, University of the West Indies-‐Mona The Georgia Volunteers, Colored: Civic Responsibility and Celebrating Black Freedom. Gregory Mixon, UNC Charlotte Roundtable 8 Cultural Competence: Inclusion at its Best. Kimberly Pemberton and Beth Day-‐Hairston, Winston-‐Salem State University; Cynthia Wooten, Bennett College Investing in Diversity: Changing the Face (and the Heart) of Educational Leadership. Rosemary Campbell-‐Stephens, University of London Roundtable 10 Raising a Generation of Hope (RAGOH): Creating Partnerships that Strengthen, Empower, and Support Girls Globally. Nina Nagib, Raising a Generation of Hope (RAGOH) Beloved Educators: Women of Color Who Inspire Us. Penelope Lattimer, Rutgers University and Marilyn Maye, New Jersey City University Roundtable 9 Connecting Teacher Preparation to Building Partnerships in the Community: A Necessary Component to Teacher Practice. Hope Mayne, University of Technology, Jamaica Reflective Practice: Engaging Communities and Developing Transformative Local and International Partnerships. Saundra Tomlinson-‐
Clarke, Darren Clarke, and Enrique Noguera, Rutgers University Roundtable 11 Educate Me Too… The Plight of African and African American Girls in Urban Schools. Patricia Larke and Gwen Webb-‐Hasan, Texas A&M University; Altricia Larke-‐McCowan, Klein Forest High School Visibly Invisible: Creating Emancipatory Spaces for Black Girls. Sherell McArthur, Georgia State University Roundtable 12 Supporting Black Girls and Women: Lessons from K-‐12, Higher Education, and the Community. Sosanya Jones, Southern Illinois University-‐
Carbondale The Influence of Violence Upon Academic Achievement Among African American College Students. Diana Kelly, Southern University 18 Poster Sessions II Poster Session 1 The Influence of the Preconception Peer Education Program on Minority College Women’s Preconception Health Behaviors. Antonia Mead and Rennae Williams, Johnson C. Smith University Poster Session 3 Preservice Teacher Candidates’ Transactions with Multicultural Literature: International Teleconferencing between Three Universities. Wendy Richards, University of Northwestern-‐St. Paul; Keitha-‐Gail Martin-‐Kerr, University of Minnesota; Clement Lambert, University of the West Indies Poster Session 2 Just Add Water and Stir: Urban Teacher's Pedagogical Use of Educational Technology. Crystal Caballero, Bowie State University Poster Session 4 An Academic Vision and Strategy for Program Pipeline Alignment and Enhancement of Service Delivery. Dominic Mentor, Columbia University Poster Session 5 Flipping the Script: Urban Teacher Agency and Teaching as Intellectual Practice. Erica Davila and Rochelle Peterson, Arcadia University Poster Session 6 18 to 5: Eliminating Inequality in Discipline Assignments for Students of Color in Texas Schools. Felix Simieou III, University of Houston-‐
Clear Lake Poster Session 7 Poster Session 8 The Influence of Gender, School Engagement, and (Dis)locating "Ghetto" Youth Consciousness Parental Discussions on College Planning for African in Urban Schools and Schooling. Kenzo Sung, American Students. Keith Howard and Wellesley College Nicol Howard, Chapman University Poster Session 9 Poster Session 10 A Culturally Intentional Group Counseling Teacher Perceptions of a National Alternative Curriculum for African American Female Certification Program's Preparation Process: Adolescents. LaShonda Fuller, Megan Miller, Providing Equitable Student Experiences. Terica Zanovia Tucker, Chicago State University Butler, University of Memphis 19 Poster Session 11 Toward Expanding the Textual Landscape for Black Male Youth in Urban Reading Classrooms. Mary-‐Virginia Feger, University of South Florida Poster Session 12 While Visions of Excellence Danced in Their Heads" Black Educator Theorizing, Implications for Urban Teacher Education. Melanie Acosta, University of Florida Poster Session 14 Problem Solution Project: Students Learn Critical Thinking Through Action and Service-‐Learning. Stacie Walker, Georgia State University Poster Session 13 Assessing Boys' Achievement in Jamaican Urban Schools using GSAT Mathematics Scores. Natasha Bent, University of the West Indies-‐Mona 1:15-‐1:30 PM Break 1:30-‐3:00 PM Keynote Luncheon (RSVP Required) Keynote Address: Dr. Gloria Ladson-‐Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-‐Madison 3:15-‐5:15 PM Student Fellows Presentations EVENING Networking Dinner on Your Own 20 7:00AM-‐3:00PM 8:45-‐9:45AM Saturday November 8, 2014 Registration Breakout Sessions VII Panel Session #3 Cultivating Achievement, Respect, & Empowerment (CARE) for Black Girls in Urban Environments Chair: Patricia Larke, Texas A&M University Participants: Altricia Larke-‐McCowan, Klein Forest High School, Chanda Elbert, Texas A&M University, Gwen Webb-‐Hasan, Texas A&M University; Teresa Pope, Blackville-‐Hilda Public Schools; Sandra Mayo, Texas State University, Ayana Allen, UNC Charlotte; Geneva Gay, University of Washington Paper Session #29 Teacher Professional Development to Promote Effectiveness and Student Advocacy Mathematics Professional Development and An Urban Middle School Case Study: An Urban School Teachers: Comparing Novice and Examination of a Five-‐Year, Professional Veteran Teachers Relationships with PD. Paula Development School Partnership. Daphne Guerra, Kennesaw State University; Hannah Kang, Hubbard and Joanna Simpson, Kennesaw State University of Northern Colorado University, Melissa Hensel, Smitha Middle School; Barbara Salyer and Judith McCoy, Kennesaw State University Speaking Back to Power: A Mixed Methods Study of Preservice Teachers Learning to Teach Advocacy. Cherese Childers-‐McKee; Aerin Benavides and Kelley Massengale, UNC Greensboro Paper Session #30 Investigating the Micro-‐and Macro-‐ Impact of Global Business Development and Economic Practices Hearing Her Voice: The On-‐the-‐Ground Realities Where are the Women in Turkey? Cicely Johnson, of Educating Girls Living in Traditional Societies. Howard University Naheed Vadsaria, Harris Corporation The Impact of Faith-‐based Academic Fungibility and the Impact of Untied Partnerships on the Socialization of MBA Development Assistance: Evidence from 57 Students: The Administrator’s Perspective. Countries. Leanora Brown, University of Charita Ray-‐Blakely, Concordia University; Ivonne Tennessee-‐Chattanooga Delgado-‐Perez, University of Puerto Rico 21 Panel Session #4 The Effects of Media on Scholar Identity Development Chair: Jerlando Jackson, University of Wisconsin-‐Madison Participants: Chance Lewis, UNC Charlotte; LaVar Charleston, University of Wisconsin; James Moore, Ohio State University; LaVonne Neal, Northern Illinois University; Alicia Moore, (affiliation needed), Marlon James, Texas A&M University Paper Session #31 Issues of Race, Class, and Gender Stratification in Education Caribbean Immigrant Youth: Navigating Race and You're From Where?: Social Class Related Issues Education Across Urban-‐Suburban Borders. Among Black College Students. Omari Keeles, Chonika Coleman-‐King, University of Tennessee University of Michigan Connecting Urban Islands: How Social Capital Racial Subjugation and the Neoliberal Saves Lives. Derrick Robinson, UNC Charlotte Educational Project: Institutional Violence at Play on Black Bodies. Erica Edwards, Georgia State University Evaluating SES in Large Urban Texas School Districts: An Analysis of Grade Level and Attendance. Carlos Lee, Louisiana State University 9:45-‐10:00 AM Break 10:00-‐11:00AM Breakout Sessions VIII Paper Session #32 The Creative Development of Social and Emotional Competencies and Well Being Utilizing Best Practices of Adolescent Mobile Iron Sharpens Iron: Examining the Effect of Health Education: Opportunities for Jamaica and Teacher Social and Emotional Competence on Other Developing Countries. Susan Muir and Teacher Effectiveness. Tiffany Hollis, UNC Valrie McKenzie, University of Technology, Charlotte Jamaica Exploring the Development of Student Self-‐
Feminist Critical Race Theory and Esteem and Resilience in Urban Schools. Leondra Intersectionality: Complicating 'Achievement' Radford and Imani Akin, University of Phoenix Through the Lens of Black Girls' Narratives. Victoria Showunmi, University of London 22 Paper Session #33 Securing the International Right to Equal Educational Opportunity through Community Partnerships and Parental Engagement Partner May Be Too Strong of a Word: A Whose Choosing Who?: School Choice in Post-‐
Qualitative Conceptualization of Parents' Katrina New Orleans. Adrienne Dixson, University Participation in Secondary Public Schools. Rema of Illinois-‐Urbana Champaign Reynolds, University of Illinois-‐Urbana-‐Champaign The International Right to Information in America's Public Schools. Carey Hawkins Ash, University of Illinois-‐Urbana Champaign Does it Really Take a Village? Exploring the Influence of School-‐Community Partnerships at McClymonds High School. Chanee Anderson, University of Illinois-‐Urbana-‐Champaign Paper Session #34 University-‐School Partnerships in Urban Settings A University-‐School Partnership Examining The Global Promise of School-‐University Global Citizinship in a K-‐8 Detroit School: Vision Partnerships in Urban School Settings. Tambra to Praxis. Faheemah Mustafaa, Natalie Davis, & Jackson and Tasha Tropp Laman, University of Robert Jagers, University of Michiga ; Melita South Carolina Smith, Pattengill Elementary; Casta Guillame, University of Michigan; Krystal Williams, Educational Testing Service A Sustainable Partnership: District and Campus Stakeholder Technology Vision Alignment. Bettye Grigsby and Jana Willis; University of Houston-‐Clear Lake 23 Paper Session #35 Teacher Evaluation Models and Teacher Shortages in Urban Contexts An International Comparative Analysis and How Expert Principals Make Difficult Decisions Critique of Prince George's County Public Schools About Evaluating Teachers: Case Studies and New Teacher Evaluation Model. Practical Applications. Dionne McLaughlin, North Jennifer Owens, Howard University Carolina Central University The Black Teacher Shortage 60 Years After Where Have all of the Black Teachers Gone? Brown: Implications for School Leaders and Donna Druery, Texas A&M University School Districts. Abiola Farinde, University of Pittsburg; Jennifer LeBlanc, Texas A&M University; Ayana Allen, UNC Charlotte Diversifying the Teacher Workforce in Urban Contexts. Victoria Showunmi, University of London; Uvanney Maylor, University of Bedfordshire Paper Session #36 Eliminating Inequities, Inequalities, and Opportunity Gaps in Urban Communities The Educational Inequality of Young Hispanic Keeping Our Promises: Exposing and Subverting Immigrants. Wilfredo Portillo, IUPUI Educational Inequities in Urban Schools in the 21st Century. Marlon James, Texas A&M University; Robert Simmons, Loyola University Maryland; Wendy Smith, Loyola University Maryland "Barred from the Yard"-‐Mental Health and the The Politics and Perils of the Growing School to Prison Pipeline. Linwood Webster, UNC-‐ Educational Debt: Political Challenges and Chapel Hill Educational Disparities. Theodore Davis, University of Delaware 11:00-‐11:15AM Break 11:15-‐12:15PM Breakout Sessions IX 24 Paper Session #37 Hip-‐Hop as a Tool to Promote Resilience and Success Hip Hop Music in the Classroom: A Motivational Rhythm Restoring Hope: A Poetry and Hip-‐Hop tool for African American Success in School. Model for Social Emotional Resiliency and Felicia Gangloff-‐Bailey and Kimberley Freeman, Healing in Urban Schools. Karega Bailey, Maya Howard University Angelou Public Charter School Working Towards Black Male Success: Inside and Outside the School Building. Dawn Tafari, Winston-‐Salem State University; Cherrel Miller Dyce and Melissa Jordan, Elon University Paper Session #38 Mentorship: The Key to Empowerment and Positive Outcomes in Urban Contexts I’m All Alone: The Challenges of Navigating the Mentoring: Guiding Across Boundaries and Pipeline for African American Women. Rhonda Barriers. Krystie Nguyen and Jai Jackson, Louisiana Fowler, Texas A&M University State University Cultivate, Collaborate, and Culminate: 3 C’s for African American Male Initiative Peer Mentoring Positive Educational and Social Outcomes for Program: Empowering Black Male Students at an African American Males. Lisa Hubbard, Cy-‐Fair ISD Urban High School. Sharon Duhart, Atlanta Metropolitan State College Er’body Talkin’ ‘bout Diversity: Black Women Faculty’s Perspectives on their Experiences in the Academy. Jacqueline Leonard, University of Wyoming; Joi Spencer, University of San Diego; Erika Bullock, University of Memphis; Erica Walker, Columbia University Panel Session #5 African American Male Students in Pre-‐K12 Schools: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice Chair: James Moore, Ohio State University Participants: Chance Lewis; Bettie Ray Butler; Erik Hines; Greg Wiggan; Iheoma Iruka; Odis Johnson; Renae Mayes; Paul Harris; Dwan Robinson; Keisha Fletcher-‐Bates 12:15-‐12:30PM Break 12:30-‐1:15PM Roundtable Discussions/Poster Sessions III 25 Roundtable Discussions III Roundtable 1 Walking the Talk: The Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching Social Justice at an HBCU. Dawn Hicks Tafari, Fran Bates Oates, and Shawn Ricks, Winston Salem State University Stopping the Tenure Clock: University Support or Scorn? Margaret Ruebsamen, Raymond Doe, and Michael Burnett, Louisiana State University Roundtable 3 Pedagogical Practices in an Urban Setting: Preparing Culturally Responsive Teacher Candidates from Diverse Backgrounds. Angela Cornelius, Lisa Silverman, Michele de Goeas-‐
Malone, LaGuardia Community College-‐City University of New York; Mia Budescu, Lehman College-‐City University of New York Culturally Relevant Pedagogy at the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Class. Adrienne Dixson. University of Illinois-‐Urbana-‐Champaign; Vanessa Dodo-‐Seriki, Loyola University-‐Maryland; Cory Brown, Murray State University Roundtable 2 Against the Grain: Resisting the Academic Tradition of Individualism and Poverty Pimpin'. Ann Aviles de Bradley, Gabriel Cortez,and Isaura Pulido, Northeastern Illinois University; Kay Fujiyoshi, Human Restoration Project; David Stovall, University of Illinois-‐Chicago Leading by Example: Best Practices for Scholar-‐
Servanthood in the Classroom. Moise Baptiste, Haitian American Caucus; Shewanee Howard-‐Baptiste, University of Tennessee-‐ Chattanooga; Brent Johnson, Gordon State College Roundtable 4 Bridging the Borders: Using Multicultural Education to Rethink Urban School Partnerships. Jodi Bornstein, Arcadia University; Kristine Lewis Grant, Drexel University; Tanya Wiggins, Harlem Educational Activities Fund A Dialogic Inquiry Collective on African American Language. Abigail Rombalski, University of Minnesota 26 Roundtable 5 Social Emotional Learning Programming in the Classroom: Urban Teachers' Perceptions of Barriers to Implementation. Brittney Williams and Delaina Washington, University of Illinois-‐Chicago Despite Best Intentions: Still Blaming the Victim in Student Support Services. Hector Rios, Kara Ieva, and Jill Schwarz Rowan University Roundtable 6 Unpacking the Struggle: Working with Beginning Teachers in Urban Schools. Erica Davila and Jodi Bornstein, Arcadia University Examining Ethnic Differences in Perceptions of Effective Classroom Learning Environments of First Year Urban Teachers. Nina Saha, Holim Song, Emiel Owens, Jay Cummings, Texas Southern University Roundtable 7 Roundtable 8 Roundtable The Pedagogy of Emancipatory Leadership: The Rhetoric to Action in Urban Early Childhood Intersection of Critical Race Pedagogy and Black Classrooms: Teacher-‐Teacher Educator Superintendents at the Crossroads of Hope and Partnerships and Culturally Relevant Teaching. Reality for Urban Education. Juanita M. Cleaver Susi Long, University of South Carolina; Dinah Simmons, University of Missouri-‐Columbia; Shirley Volk, Cleveland State University; Erin Miller, UNC Ison-‐Newsome, Retired Public School Administrator; Charlotte; Kindel Nash, University of Missouri-‐
Rhonda Key Kansas City; Iris Pina, El Centro Academy for Children; Chinyerre Harris, Newell Elementary; Complimentary Leadership, Itinerary Aesthetics, Mary Haney, Horrell Hill Elementary Improving Practice-‐Developing Cross-‐National Education Study Tours to Support Leadership Unique Factors Affecting Early Childhood Development. Phillip Smith and Veronica Holly, Institutions in Jamaica's Inner Cities; How Columbia University Teachers Respond. Zoyah Kinkead-‐Clark, University of the West Indies Roundtable 9 The Effects of Informal Science Learning on Middle School Students Science Attitudes. Tonya Rose and Luria Young, Southern University Inspiring Minds by Keeping the Visual Arts in the Educational Process. Randell Henry, Southern University 27 Poster Sessions III Poster Session 1 Poster Session 2 Exploring Urban African American and Latino Addressing the Gap: The Influence of Parents' Parents' Mathematics Beliefs and their Homework Academic Expectations on African American Assistance Practices. Charmaine Mangram and Male and Female Students' Academic Keith Cross, Stanford University Performance. Danny Lambouths III, University of Illinois-‐Chicago Poster Session 3 Poster Session 4 First-‐Year International Student Engagement in US Neocolonial Educational Governance in Trinidad: Higher Education. Gareth Phillips, University of Hindering Partnership-‐Building Against School Technology, Jamaica Violence. Hakim Williams, Gettysburg College Poster Session 5 Poster Session 6 Assisting with Academic Completion of Youth Gang Building a Literate Community: 1 Book, 1 Members: Addressing the Community within Our Child, and 1 Family at a Time. Kimberly Schools. Kara Ieva, Rowan University; Wanda Pemberton, Winston Salem State University Wade, University of West Florida; Emma Kendrick, Caldwell College Poster Session 7 Poster Session 8 Holistic Support and Strategic Partnerships: An Promoting Academic Success: Examining Analysis of the Haitian Education and Leadership Parental and Cultural Support as Protective Program (HELP). Louise Vital, Michigan State Factors among Minority Students. Maleka University Brown and Debra Roberts, Howard University Poster Session 9 Poster Session 10 Perspectives on “Low Achieving Schools” in a Large Traditions, Tensions, & Transitions: An Urban School System and their Students' HBCU Addressing Racial Diversity and Equity on Outcomes. Sharon Duhart and Janice Fournillier, Campus. Tiffany Jones, Southern Education Georgia State University Foundation; Edward Collins, Kent State University Poster Session 11 Poster Session 12 Reaching Back: Creating a Middle School to College The Perspectives of Jamaican Immigrant Pipeline through the Use of Collegiate Tutors. Mothers on the Education of their Children in Tiffany Phillips and Chakoria Wells, Howard Urban Schools. Michelle Grace-‐Williams, University University of South Carolina 1:15-‐3:00PM Networking Lunch on Your Own 8:00PM-‐10:00PM Closing Beach Reception 28 29