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STAY WOKE

October 13-15, 2017

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 N. 17th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

TEACHING IS REVOLUTIONARY

Help us build the diverse, highly-effective teacher corps our students deserve.

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY.

WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA

Dear Friends,

On behalf of our 500+ members, we want to welcome everyone to the Fellowship’s first national convening of Black Male Educators.

In our lifetimes as Black Male Educators, what we do has never been more important. All of us need to be at the top of our game and make sure we’re getting the training and support required to stay there: lending a hand to one another, ensuring we’re the best educators we can be and striving for equity inside and outside the classroom. And we all need to work together to ensure our ranks continue to grow.

This is what the Fellowship is all about. It’s what this convening is all about. And we know it’s what you’re all about, too.

So we hope you learn things this weekend, as well as meet new colleagues and friends and build networks that will help you be even more effective in your careers.

But more than anything, we hope you leave here energized to do what you do best: teach. Please make a point of speaking with us directly.

We look forward to meeting you all.

Warmly,

Vincent E. Cobb II CEO, The Fellowship and Co-founder, BMEC

Sharif El-Mekki Co-Chair and Founder, The Fellowship

A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

Dear BMEC Participants,

Your attendance today will help to illuminate an issue that needs our collective efforts.

Recruiting African American male teachers is an ongoing challenge. At present, they comprise of only 2% of the teaching profession. However, all students need a diverse group of high performing educators.

I am pleased that the Black Male Educators Convening (BMEC) will propel The Fellowship’s focus on diversifying the profession by addressing issues related to career trajectory, upward mobility and life cycle. This work will focus on policy and practices that contribute to under representation. I fully support The Fellowship’s mission to support the region’s efforts to recruit, retain and support African American male educators.

The networking event is a great way to ultimately develop support systems aligned to African American male educators’ unique needs.

Sincerely,

William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D. Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia

Education among all kinds of men always had, and always will have, an element of... revolution...

-W.E.B. DU BOIS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

3:00 PM REGISTRATION OPENS

5:00 PM COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH BLACK EDUCATORS ROCK AND VANGUARD SOLUTIONS CONSULTING For scholarship recipients

Melissa Chester, Ph.D., CEO, Black Educators Rock

Roxy Hall, Executive Director, SHEnergy a Division of Vanguard Solutions Consulting

6:00 PM PRE-WELCOME RECEPTION Networking, food and music

7:00 PM FRIDAY WELCOME RECEPTION OPENING REMARKS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE

Jack Drummond, Director, City of Philadelphia, Office of Black Male Engagement

7:05 PM OPENING VIDEO INTRODUCTION

7:10 PM SPEAKER

Pedro Rivera, PA State Secretary of Education

7:20 PM SPEAKER

Shavar Jefferies, President, Democrats for Education Reform

7:50 PM CLOSING REMARKS

Raymond Roy-Pace, Talent Partner, School District of Philadelphia and Leadership Team, The Fellowship

THE FELLOWSHIP AFTER HOURS

FRIDAY

BMEC REC PHILLY NIGHT OUT AT PUNCHLINE PHILLY @ 33 E. Laurel Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

REVOLUTIONS BOWLING AT PENN TREATY @ 1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

DISCOUNT DINNER COUPONS FOR MS. TOOTSIE’S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT @ 1312 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

EMCEES:

Sterling Grimes , High School Teacher and Founding Member, The Fellowship

7:30–8:40 AM BREAKFAST

8:40–8:50 AM THE FELLOWSHIP GREETINGS Vincent E. Cobb II CEO/Co-founder, The Fellowship

8:50–9:50 AM STAY WOKE: TAXATION WITHO UT REPRESENTATION. THE INVISIBLE TAX ON TEACHERS OF COLOR .

Kaya Henderson, Moderator, Former Chancellor, D.C. Public Schools

John B. King, Jr., CEO, The Education Trust and Former U.S. Secretary of Education

William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia

David Johns, Former Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Peggy Brookins, NBCT, President and CEO, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

10:05–10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 1 ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS

11:05–11:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 2 ACTIVISM, ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS

12:05–12:25 PM LUNCH 12:25–12:35 PM YOU’VE GOT THE POWER… SUCCESS AND NOTHING LESS

Merlyna Valentine, Motivational Speaker and Consultant

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

Natasha Alford, Journalist and Deputy Director, The Grio

12:35–1:25 PM

THE MOVEMENT. THEN AND NOW. PRESENTED BY THE GRIO

Natasha Alford, Moderator, Journalist and Deputy Director, The Grio

Howard L. Fuller, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Marquette University

Salome Thomas-EL, Head of School, Thomas Edison Charter School, and National Education Expert

Chris Stewart, President and CEO, Wayfinder Foundation

1:25–1:40 PM MAYOR’S REMARKS

James F. Kenney, Mayor, City of Philadelphia

1:50–2:40 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 3 TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

2:50–3:40 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 4 SYSTEMS WORKSHOPS; TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

3:50–4:50 PM

RADICAL EDUCATORS: ACTIVISM IN OUR COMMUNITIES, CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. WHY THERE CAN BE NO SEPARATION BETWEEN ACTIVISM AND EDUCATION.

Solomon Jones, Moderator, Author, Columnist, Talk Radio Show Host

Brittany Packnett, VP of National Community Alliances, Teach for America

Derrell Bradford, Executive VP, 50CAN; Executive Director; NYCAN

Robert W. Simmons III, Ed.D., VP of Strategy and Innovation, Campaign for Black Male Achievement

DeRay Mckesson, Civil Rights Activist and Former School Administrator, Baltimore City Public Schools

4:50–5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS

Chris McFadden, 5th Grade Teacher and Fellowship Leadership Team Member

EMCEE:

Jeffrey Jones, Radio Personality, WURD

8:00–8:30 AM BREAKFAST

8:30–9:30 AM CCSSO PANEL: STATE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR

William Hayes, Ph.D., Moderator, Principal, Mastery—East Camden Middle School

James Ford ’14 (NC)

Nathan Bowling ’16 (WA)

Abdul Wright ’16 (MN)

9:45–11:00 AM COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE “THE UN-CONFERENCE”

11:15–11:55 AM CLOSE-OUT SPEAKER

Roland Martin

Host and Managing Editor, NewsOne Now, TV One

11:55 AM– 12:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS

Sharif El-Mekki

Board Chair/Founder, The Fellowship

THE FELLOWSHIP AFTER HOURS

SATURDAY

5:00 PM HAPPY HOUR

5:30 PM TEACH FOR AMERICA NETWORKING EVENT IN THE SHERATON HOTEL LOBBY

6:00 PM RECEPTION AT SHERATON PHILADELPHIA DOWNTOWN HOTEL

@ 201 N. 17th Street

RESERVE R&B LOUNGE

@ 724 Arch Street in downtown Philadelphia (Half admission for all convening guests)

Mastery Schools is proud to support The Fellowship and its effort to increase the number of Black male teachers.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

10:05-10:55 AM

ACTIVISM/ADVOCACY

AND CULTURAL CONTEXT

WORKSHOPS

ELEVATING THE BLACK MALE VOICE IN EDUCATION

David McGuire, Tindley Accelerated Schools MTSS Coordinator, Educate ME Foundation (Indianapolis, IN)

LEGACY: COLLEGE COMPLETION STRATEGIES FOR NATION BUILDING (HIGH SCHOOL)

Brian Peterson, Ph.D., Author, Higher Learning: Maximizing Your College Experience, and Director, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT — MOVING TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER PRACTICE THROUGH A WELL THOUGHT OUT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (LEADERSHIP TRACK)

Khari Shabazz, Principal at Success Academy Harlem West Middle School (New York, NY)

A RESTORATIVE JOURNEY: TRANSFORMING HARM THROUGH THE ARTS

Derrick Taylor and Damaso Gallman, Lead Teaching Artist, Youth Restorative Justice, Mural Arts Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

BLACK MASCULINITY VERSUS BLACK MACHISMO: A TALE OF TWO IDENTITIES

William Stubbs, Oklahoma City Public Schools, Instructional Leadership Director for Charter and Enterprise Schools (Oklahoma City, OK)

TELL AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO THEY ARE AND WATCH THEM EVOLVE INTO WHO WE HOPED THEY WOULD BECOME

Gwendolyn W. Ebron, President and CEO, G.S.E. Enterprise, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)

PROGRESSIVE BLACK MASCULINITIES IN EDUCATION: WHAT’S OUR WORK?

Christopher Rogers, Lead, JustMaybeCo. (Philadelphia, PA)

RIGOR, RELEVANCE & RELATIONSHIPS: AN APPROACH TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES

Brandon Corley, New York City Department of Education/NYC Men Teach, Program Manager (NYC); Co-presenters: Richard Haynes and Brittany Drygas

THE CHOSEN ONES: USING OUR POSITIONALITY TO INTERRUPT EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIES

Patrice Fenton, Ph.D., Associate Director, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Hanna Campbell, Program Coordinator, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Gail Perry-Ryder, Associate Director, Teacher Education Programs, The City University of New York

A PATH TO VICTORY: CONNECTING POLICY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE

Sharhonda Bossier (Facilitator), Khalillah Harris, Christina Grant, Camika Royal, Heather Harding

EDUCATION: IT’S A HEART MATTER!® — THE POWER OF AUTHENTIC REFLECTION

Dr. Johni Cruse Craig

THE IMMORTALITY OF INFLUENCE: BELIEVING EVERY CHILD CAN ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS

Salome Thomas-EL, Principal, Thomas Edison Charter School (Wilmington, DE)

UNREALIZED IMPACT: THE CASE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Andrew Rayner, Analyst, Bellwether Education Partners (Washington, D.C.)

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT: JUST DO IT!!!

Quibila A. Divine, President and Founder, The Educational Advocates Reaching Today’s Hardworking Students, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)

LIFTING UP THE VOICES OF BLACK TEACHERS: “THROUGH OUR EYES”

Dr. Ashley Griffin, Interim Director of P-12 Research, The Education Trust (Washington, D.C.); Co-Presenter: Dr. Davis Dixon, Research Associate The Education Trust

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE CAPITOL: EQUIPPING BLACK MALE EDUCATORS FOR SUCCESS IN THE POLICY ARENA

Atnre Alleyne, Founder & Executive Director, DelawareCAN; Daniel Walker, State Outreach Manager, DelawareCAN; Jenson Dennard, Teacher, Seaford School District (Wilmington, DE)

BLOCK TWO SESSIONS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 11:05-11:55 AM

ACTIVISM/ADVOCACY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT WORKSHOPS

FLYING WITH BLACK SUPERMEN: A FILMED INTERVIEW (2017) Kevin Dua, History Teacher; 2017 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, MA)

GETTING REAL ABOUT RACE AND EQUITY WITH TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS

Dr. Ronald W. Whitaker II, Assistant Professor of Culturally Responsive Education, Director of District and School Relations; Co-Director for the Center for Urban Education, Equity, and Improvement, Cabrini University (Radnor, PA)

CAN’T WE JUST TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY?: ADDRESSING INTRINSIC BARRIERS TO NAMING RACISM AND BIAS IN SCHOOLS

Dr. Tracey Benson, Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

SHIPS, TRIPS AND ANCHORS

Todd Parker, School Improvement Specialist, Arkansas Department of Education, Parker Education & Development, LLC (Conway, AR); Dr. Candice D. Barnes

WHITE SUPREMACY: WHY WE DON’T ACKNOWLEDGE IT, AND LOVE IT SO

William Anderson, Teacher and Senior Team Lead, The Manual High School, Denver Public Schools (Denver, CO)

Urban

Teacher Apprenticeship Program

Urban Teacher Residency Program

Independent School Teaching Residency

CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR REAL TALK — A LOOK AT CREATING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE ADVISORY PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS

Jamila Sams, CEO, Go to Ms. Sams

THE GUIDE FOR WHITE WOMEN WHO TEACH BLACK BOYS

Ali Michael, Director, Race Institute for K-12 Educators

INSTINCTIVE OR LEARNED? THE TRUTH ABOUT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION

Daryl C. Howard, Ph.D., Montgomery County Public Schools, The BOND Project (Rockville, MD); Kenneth M. Smith, NBCT

THE SHIFT FROM STUDENTS TO SCHOLARS

Principal James Pressley

TEACHING AS A SOCIAL JUSTICE

Shemanne Davis; Aaliyah Rainey

BUILDING RESILIENCE IN EDUCATION: SELF-CARE, LEADERSHIP & THE DIVERSITY-DILEMMA

Quaiser Abdullah, Temple University, Assistant Professor (Philadelphia, PA)

THE EDUCATIONAL LEGACY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY

Nzinga Aziz (Moderator), Paula Peebles, Barbara Cox Easley, Aisha El-Mekki, Sultan Ahmad

MASK OFF: ADDRESSING STIGMA AND MAINTAINING YOUR WELLNESS (HIGH SCHOOL)

Gabriel Bryant, Engaging Males of Color (EMOC) Coordinator/ Youth Initiatives Specialist, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (Philadelphia, PA)

GET UNSTUCK!!!: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR PHENOMENAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Ayodele Harrison, Lead Educational Consultant, Ayodele Harrison Consulting (Atlanta, GA)

The Movement for Black and Brown Education

One Voice Nuestra Voz

GETTING INTO HIGH SCHOOL IN PHILADELPHIA: THE WORKINGS OF A COMPLICATED SYSTEM

Michelle Schmitt, Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

1:50-2:40 PM

TEACHING AND LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

FINDING EVIDENCE WITH THE WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE

THE POWER OF AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Letisha Laws, Principal, Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

THE MATHEMATICS TEACHER PROJECT

Nathan N. Alexander, Ph.D.; James King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)

THEMING YOUR CLASSROOM: HOW TO CREATE A STUDENT FRIENDLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Tamel Holley, Elementary School Educator/Mentoring Program Coordinator, NYC Department of Education, Community Learning School (Brooklyn, NY)

ENGAGING IN REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

Michael O’Bryan, Director of Youth and Young Adult Programs, The Village of Arts and Humanities; The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern PA District; Project Safe Neighborhoods Project Manager (Philadelphia, PA)

CRITICAL LITERACIES: CENTERING LITERACY IN THE CLASSROOM

Ronald J. Taylor, M.S. Ed. History Teacher, Horace Mann School (Bronx, NY)

DYNAMIC CLASSROOM: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Raymond Fields and Maryam Abdelhamid, Principal and Teacher Leader, Mastery Charter Prep Middle School (Philadelphia, PA)

MEDIA LITERACY: A 21ST CENTURY MANDATE

Tony Weaver, CEO, Weird Enough Productions (Atlanta, GA)

ASSERTIVE AND DELIBERATE MONITORING FOR DATA IN THE CLASSROOM

Meaghann Lawson, Apprentice School Leader-Principal, Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

HOW TO ACHIEVE 1.5 YEARS GROWTH IN MATH AND READING WHILE CONQUERING POVERTY

Shawn Hurt, The Turn Around Specialist

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

NAVIGATING AUTHENTICITY AND CAREER PROGRESSION

Francis Pina, Mathematics Teacher, Charlestown High School (Charlestown, MA)

TEACHING AND LEADING: TRANSFORMING GREAT IDEAS INTO ACTION

Emily Davis, Director of Educator Engagement, Teach to Lead; Elmer Harris, Teacher & U.S. Department of Education Fellow, Christa McAuliffe Elementary School

REGIONAL EDUCATION LABORATORY (REL) MID-ATLANTIC

Steve Malick, Research Analyst, Regional Education Laboratory Mid Atlantic/ Mathematica Policy Research BLOCK THREE SESSIONS

Diana McCallum, Sr. Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research

EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT: INCORPORATING RANDOM CALLING AND GROUPING STRATEGIES INTO DAILY INSTRUCTION

Daman Harris, Assistant Principal, Montgomery County Public Schools (Rockville, MD)

We are proud to support The Fellowship/Black Male Educators for Social Justice and The Inaugural Black Male Educator Convening in advancing our mutual interest in providing access to high impact educators for all young people.

Teaching Matters is first in the nation to recognize educators who demonstrate competency in culturally responsive practices with micro credentials leading to teacher leader roles.

Our partnership with NYC Department of Education and NYC Men Teach is the first in the nation to recognize educators with culturally responsive practices through micro credentials and provide a unique pathway into formal teacher leader roles.

To learn more about Teaching Matters, visit us online at teachingmatters.org or email Mary Strain at mstrain@teachingmatters.org

WE DON’T NEED YOU TO GIVE US A VOICE. WE NEED YOU TO LISTEN (HIGH SCHOOL).

Tamir Harper, The Fellowship—Black Male Educators for Social Justice, Educators Rising, and Student Leader from the Superintendent’s Cabinet; David Johns, Former Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans Executive Director, National Black Justice Coalition

HEALING, POWER, AND LOVE: CULTIVATING EQUITY IN OUR ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES STARTS WITH US

Erin Trent Johnson, CEO and Founder, Community Equity Partners (Philadelphia, PA)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

2:50-3:40 PM

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP 101

Tivoni Devor, Partnership and Outreach Manager, Urban Affairs Coalition (Philadelphia, PA)

IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE, LET OTHERS LIGHT THEIR CANDLE IN IT

Dr. Richard Ramsey

YOU WILL KNOW

Christopher Goins, Founding Principal, Butler College Prep

LEVERAGING THE METACOGNITIVE FRAMEWORK

Sterling Grimes, English Teacher, Mastery Charter School-Pickett Campus (Philadelphia, PA)

THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION FOR BLACK EDUCATORS POST CIVIL RIGHTS

Ismael Jimenez, Kensington CAPA/African American History Teacher, Philadelphia Black History Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA); Yaasiyn Muhammad

IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTION

Patrick Phillips

LEADERS COACHING TEACHERS: PURPOSEFUL, PRACTICAL, AND PROGRESSIVE!

Nadia A. Bennett, Principal, Simon Gratz Mastery Charter School (Philadelphia, PA)

SYSTEMS WORKSHOPS

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT RECRUITING AND RETAINING BLACK EDUCATORS

Maria Hyler, Learning Policy Institute Deputy Director and Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute (Washington, DC)

THE RETENTION OF BLACK AND LATINX TEACHERS IN THE URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEXT

Kristen Moore, Doctor of Education, Candidate at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD

REFLECTIONS ON BUILDING A PIPELINE: THE NYC MEN TEACH PROGRAM STUDY

Shannon R. Waite, Clinical Assistant Professor, The Graduate School of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy, Fordham University at Lincoln Center (NYC); Travis Bristol, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Boston University; Marcelle Mentor, Assistant Professor, The College of New Rochelle)

THE MALE EDUCATOR NETWORK OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MENofPGCPS)

Curtis Valentine, At-Large Member, School Board, Prince George’s County Public Schools (Upper Marlboro, MD); Albert Lewis; Victorious Hale

THE LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP: AN EXPERIENTIAL TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAM

Antwan Perry, Coordinator, Leading Men Fellowship, DCPS (Washington, DC); Edgar Novoa-Marcano

NYC MEN TEACH: ON INTERRUPTING INEQUITIES & BEING THE DIFFERENCE

Ifeoma Ike, JD, LLM, Deputy Director, Young Men’s Initiative, NYC Office of the Mayor; Patrice Fenton, PhD, Associate Director, NYC Men Teach, The City University of New York; Crystel Harris, Director, Diversity Recruitment, NYC Department of Education; Richard Haynes, Director of School Support, NYC Department of Education

THE GLOW UP: HOW TO TAKE YOUR SHINE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Ikhlas Saleem, Deputy Director of Digital and Social Media, Education Post and Lane Wright (Chicago, IL)

Co-Presenter: Lane Wright

START HERE, START NOW (FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS)

Tony Weaver, CEO, Weird Enough Productions (Atlanta, GA)

THE URBAN EXPERIENCE IN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (FACE)

Gwen E. Samuel, President and Founder CTParents Union, and Charles “Tank” Harris, Financial Empowerment and Urban Youth Mentor

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION: WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

Kisha Davis-Caldwell, NBCT, Director, Outreach and Engagement, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (Columbia, MD)