African-American Male Student Development Model Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter Executive Director, Institute of Urban Education Central State University Wilber...
African-American Male Student Development Model Dr. Kaye Manson Jeter Executive Director, Institute of Urban Education Central State University Wilberforce, OH
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
A Holistic Approach in Assisting African-American Males in Closing the Achievement Gap
Institute of Urban Education
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Institute of Urban Education
Learner Input • Who do I think I am? • Opportunity to express their reality • Examples of Strategies Used: – Get their opinion about existing data – Use of media favorites – Hero / Heroines – Leisure time activities (games, sports, tech.) – Who are their peers?
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn How do I learn?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Institute of Urban Education
Learning How to Learn • How do I learn? • Opportunity to explore their learning capacity
• Examples of Strategies Used: – Teach the Guaranteed A+ PLUS program – Incorporate learning strategies into contentspecific session – Allow trial-and-error process to reinforce concepts learned
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn How do I learn?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Institute of Urban Education
Physical Awareness Who am I physically?
Physical Awareness • Who am I physically? • Opportunity to understand physical traits
• Examples of Strategies Used: – Fitness Assessment – Physical Training Daily – Nutrition – Sleep / Rest
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn How do I learn?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Physical Awareness Who am I physically?
African-American Male Psychology What is my psychological make up?
Institute of Urban Education
African-American Male Psychology • What is my psychological make up? • Opportunity for self-exploration
• Examples of Strategies Used: – – – – –
Self-introspection Media imageries Manhood Family dynamics Academic stereotypes
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn How do I learn?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model Subject-Knowledge Acquisition What subjects & Why must I learn them?
Institute of Urban Education
Physical Awareness Who am I physically?
African-American Male Psychology What is my psychological make up?
Subject-Knowledge Acquisition • What subjects & Why must I learn them? • Opportunity for gain skills-based foundational knowledge
• Examples of Strategies Used: – – – – –
Technology-assisted learning Math Conceptualization Science skill-building Flo-cabulary (language / vocabulary) The writing resource book
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn How do I learn?
Historical Role Models Where do I come from?
Subject-Knowledge Acquisition What subjects & Why must I learn them?
Institute of Urban Education
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Physical Awareness Who am I physically?
African-American Male Psychology What is my psychological make up?
Historical Role Models • Where do I come from? • Opportunity for Connect & Build on the Past
• Examples of Strategies Used: – – – –
History of Sports & Civil Rights Family Hero / Heroines Contribution to America History Pioneers & Inventors
LEARNER INPUT
Who do I think I am?
Learning How To Learn
Comprehensive Mentoring
How can advocates from the community help me?
Historical Role Models Where do I come from?
Subject-Knowledge Acquisition What subjects & Why must I learn them?
Institute of Urban Education
How do I learn?
Successful AfricanAmerican Male Student Developmen t Model
Physical Awareness Who am I physically?
African-American Male Psychology What is my psychological make up?
Comprehensive Mentoring • How can advocates from the community help me? • Opportunity for students to receive help from various sources
