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TechniquesonHowtoHandle Techniques on How to Handle Poverty,Trauma,AdultLearningand theWeb or You can help the pushouts." or "Youcanhelpthepushouts.
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RichardC.Close Director,BridgeportRescueMission LearningCenter Learning Center Founder,ChrysalisCampaign,Inc. Developer,GlobalLearningFramework http://globallearningframework.ning.com http://globallearningframework ning com e.rclose@richardclose.info Twitter@iamthestory 860.248.5424
Dr.JoniSchwartz Adj.ProfessorSpeech Communications Communications CUNY LaGuardiaCommunity College,BrooklynNY Founder, Founder, DowntownLearning Center BrooklynNY JSchwartz@lagcc.cuny.edu 7184826194
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Didtheywanttodropout?
SanJoseHighSchoolgraduating only55%ofthe2011Class
Q.Didtheyquit?Orwerethey pushedoutanddeniedaccess?
79%ofZambiaCollegeGraduates workingbelowtheirdegree
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Academic Discord
WHO/UNESCOLifeSkills
http://amberscotchburn.wordpress.com/lifeskills/
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Educationstrackingpathintopoverty
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TheTaleThreePrograms
1. IamAfricaThisismystory
AfricanYouthUNESCOPPN Sponsored Poverty Verses Colonialism PovertyVersesColonialism Brooklyn,NYYouthandAdults STEM,GED,ESL,FamilySkillsand Transformation BridgeportCTAdults LifeSkills,Methods&Technology
2. NYCUrbanMinorityTrauma
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BecauseoftheInternetweareseeing povertystraditionalliesshifting
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Fearless
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Wemustalsofullygraspthat thearecollaborative
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LearningCommunityNingw/YouTubeChannel http://iamthestory.ning.com p y g TeachingPlatformNing Training tool kit Trainingtoolkit Country&OrgGroups Communityplatform Remotesupport FreesiteforsmallNGOs Minidocumentaries
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IamAfrica.Thisismystory
WorkshopsandCertifiedTrainingCenters
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OneWay Model
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First Change: The content and community are everywhere ImHere Here ere H Here HereHere Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here Here BackHere Back Here
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EvenWay OutHere
No OverHere
Content
Global Banking
Community
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Discover
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Adult Learning
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When shared learning over the Internet takes place it creates Macro Learning Collectives called
Flash Learning - RC
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Small&Medium BusinessesCreation Tourism Bottledwater Foodproducts Electronics Garmentindustry Buildingproducts SteelProducts Stoneproducts Agriculture Weaving
InternetGlobal g Marketing
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ThisMeansAfricanYoutharebecoming.
smallandmediumsizemultinational businesses
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Oldmythsarebeingreplacedwithnewvalues orisit.Educationalsystembypass y yp
Iampartofaglobalcommunity I t f l b l it Ihaveglobalresources Knowledgeisallaroundme Iampartofglobalcommunity I am part of global community Ihaveentitlementandfreedomtobuild Ihavelifebasedopportunity Ih lif b d t it Ihavethepowertohelpothers Iamnot alone
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Remember
Itisnolongerabouttraining people FOR jobs jobs. Itisaboutempowering people whowillCREATE who will CREATE jobs.
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IntheUS adifferentkindofPoverty
Historyofracialoppression Institutionalizedracism Inequalityofeducationalopportunity Inequalityofeconomicopportunity q Unequaldistributionofwealth Social,collective&individual psychologicalramifications GreatestUScivilrightsissue
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ForYoungMenofColor theramificationsare:
AfricanAmericanmales: disproportionally experience violence disproportionallyexperienceviolence Are5timesmorelikelytobeincarceratedthanwhites havehighincidenceofchronicdisease have highest unemployment rate havehighestunemploymentrate disproportionallyareplacedinspecialeducation Latinomales: are more likely to live in poverty aremorelikelytoliveinpoverty havehighestratesofhighschoolnoncompletion havehighestratesofuninsured Davis,L.(2009)ReparableHarm:AssessingandaddressingDisparitiesFacedby , ( ) p g g p y BoysandMenofColorinCalifornia. SantaMonica,CA, RandCorporation.
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Approximately50%ofyoungmenofcolorinour countrysurbanareas(Orfield,2004) donotfinishhighschool.Itisnowwellestablished thatthehuman,aswellaseconomiclosstousasa h h h ll i l nationisbothepidemic(Bridgeland,2006)and catastrophicandhasonlyworsenedduring catastrophic and has only worsened during economicrecession(Harrington,2009).
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Manyofouryoungmenare beingpushedoutofaschool being pushed out of a school systemthatis notchallenging totheirintellect (Bridgeland, 2006),criminalizesthem (Nolan,2010),andexposes themtopotentialphysical violenceandemotional trauma.(Rich,2009) tra ma (Rich 2009)
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POVERTY
RE ENGAGEMENT INLEARNING
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Engagement
Research Study #1 Two year phenomenological study y p g y Largeurbanpublicfouryearcollege offreshmenreceiveneedbasedaid of freshmen receive need based aid /90%arestudentsofcolor Examined4STEMUndergraduate g Researchrelationships 3youngmen ofcolor/1female AmongFindings Emotional/Affective natureoftherelationship
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ReEngagement
ResearchStudy#2
Educational ethnography Educationalethnography CommunitybasedGEDprogram Focused on young men of color and Focusedonyoungmenofcolorand theirengagementinlearningatthe GEDprogramandtheirtransitionto college 35youngmen/5keyinformants A Amongthefindings h fi di
emotional/affective engagement/ writing as healing engagement/writingashealing
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ImpactofTraumaonLearning
ResearchStudy#3&Documentary
Qualitativephenomenologicalstudy& documentary Cultural diversity grant Culturaldiversitygrant Onecommunitycollegeandonefouryear college Samplesize22youngmen ages1828 Relationshipbetweenpasttraumaandlearning forcurrentcollegemalesofcolor for current college males of color
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AffectiveRelationship
Researchstudies#1
AFFECTIVE
Emotive Academic Spiritual
LONGTERM
I id /O t id Inside/Outside MultiRole
RECIPROCAL
Adult Bounded B d d Gender/Race GivingBack
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CreatingSafeSpaces
ResearchStudy#1 Research Study #1
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healing
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CreatingSpacesforSpeaking&WritingthePain
ResearchStudies1&3
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References
Bridgeland,J.,Dilulio,J.,Morrison,K.Thesilentepidemic:perspectivesofhighschool dropouts.Washington DC:CivicEnterprises,2006. Davis,L.(2009)ReparableHarm:AssessingandAddressingDisparitiesFacedbyBoysandMenofColorin California. SantaMonica,CA,RandCorporation. Harrington,P.(2009).LaborMarketandFiscalImpactsofEducationalAttainmentinNewYorkCity [PowerPointslides].Retrievedfromhttp://www.multiplepathwaystosuccesscom [P P i lid ] R i d f h // li l h Morris,R.,Schwartz,J.,Schwartz,P.(CoDirectors&Producers)(2012).TheNewNormal:YoungMenof ColorandEducationalTrauma(workingtitle)AvailablefromTheCityUniversityofNewYork. NationalCenterforHealthStatistics(2000) NationalUrbanLeague(2007).StateofBlackAmerica:PortraitoftheBlackMale.SilverMale.MD: g ( ) f f BeckhamPublicationsGroup. Nolan,K.(2008).TheImpactofOrderMaintenancePolicingonanUrbanSchoolEnvironment:An EthnographicPortrait.VoicesonUrbanEducation,LearningEnvironments(19)1. Orfield,G.(Ed.).(2004).DropoutsinAmerica:Confrontingthegraduationratecrisis.Cambridge,MA: HarvardEducationPress. Harvard Education Press Paxton,K.C.,Robinson,W.l.,Shah,S.,andSchoeny,M.E.(2004).PsychologicaldistressforAfricanAmerican adolescentmales:exposuretocommunityviolenceandsocialsupportasfactors.ChildPsychiatry andHumanDevelopment,34(4),281295. Rich,J.,(2009).WrongPlace,WrongTime:TraumaandViolenceintheLivesofYoungBlackMen. Baltimore:JohnHopkinsUniversityPress. Schwartz,j.(2010).EngagingOutofSchoolMalesinLearning.Unpublisheddoctoraldissertation.Rutgers University,NewBrunswick,NJ. Schwartz,J.(2012)FacultyasURmentorsforstudentsofcolor:takingIntocccount thecosts. Science EducationJournal ( Ed ti J l (pendingpublication). di bli ti )
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Cultural-Spiritual Competencies
Itsnotjustabouttechnology,itsaboutpreparingthestudentforLife.
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PovertyandCrisisBased Work with Biblical Principles WorkwithBiblicalPrinciples Problemsolving Criticalthinking Effectivecommunicationskills Decisionmaking Creative thinking Creativethinking Interpersonalrelationshipskills Selfawarenessbuildingskills E Empathy th Copingwithstressandemotions
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MissionLearningCenterCurriculumTracks
NewLifeProgram Interest Orientation
Commitment1
Transformation
Growth2Service3
Transition
Responsibility4
Community Alumni
EducationProgram&Services EnglishandMathLiteracy Spiritual Biblical NewLife p PersonalLifeSkills ChristianLifeStyle y JobSkills GED MissionOperationsSkills p TutorTrainingProgram
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Mission Outcomes
BRM Learning Center Hi h graduation rates Higher d ti t Spiritual Leadership Lifelong Learner English, math and ESL literacy y Family Competence Career Contributing Member Community
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Resources:AdultLearningContentandMethods
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QualityGuidance
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K12FoundationalLiteracyWebContent
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FocusedLessons ESL,GEDandLifeSkillsLessons
BRMLearningCenterMethodology
Transformational Transformational lessonbuilding: Adult Learning AdultLearning Corevalues Lifeskills Smallgroups g p Webskills
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Adult Learning and Micro Learning Path Search Discover Adopt Collaborate Share
Learnwithothers
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Decidethetypeofpoemyouwillwrite Readpoemstylesfromwebsites Read poem styles from web sites Chooseastyleofpoemthatfits whatyouwanttoexpress what you want to express Write,readandlisten togroupreactions to group reactions Publish Poemon YouTube
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Talkaboutlearningstyleimpactonjobsandfamily Takeonlineassessmenttest Take online assessment test Discussifthisisyou.ReadSWOT onhowtostudy.Changehabits on how to study Change habits Compareyour experiencewithothers experience with others
Explainwhat habitsyou willchange
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