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The Touching Lives Lecture Series will provide committed educators with an opportunity to dialogue over some of educations most sensitive subjects. The four part cadre of interactive lectures have been created by award winning educator, Rory T. Edwards and international youth speaker, Johnnie Williams III. These gentleman bring a wealth of knowledge and very unique perspectives on how to inspire change within your classroom and on your campus. Individually these presenters have more than 20 years experience backing up the suggestions that they will offer. CCSD Equity and Diversity department has enlisted this duo to provide district staff with Q&A opportunities, deep discussions about race relations on campus, realistic behavior expectations and creative ways for rekindling the passion to touch young lives across Clark County. This lecture series will offer the most benefit to those who commit to attending event. It is also advised that interested individuals should contact CCSD EDE department to secure a seat.

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Assistance with career & life balance Address personal & professional growth Assessing your students lead intelligences

Build commitment around performance plans Build a student focused environment Build a campus community

Clarify mission/vision/values Create an accountability pyramid Create culturally inviting lesson plans

Develop strategies for engagement Develop respect for & from students Discuss many misunderstood behaviors

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Share best practices that engage US

Initiate courageous conversations about US

Review books and articles about US

Provide access to thought leaders who have studied US

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Describe at-risk youth?

Define the term Urban?

Do you feel safe at school?

Did your university coursework prepare you for urban teaching?

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REACHING US

MOTIVATING US

REWARDING US

-At-Risk Students -ELL/ESL Students -Disruptive Students

-Disruptive Students - Accelerated Students -Busy Parents/Guardians

-K-12 Students -Failing Students -Your Staff & Peers

-Helpful Students -Struggling Students -Disengaged Students

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This discussion will review the “Principles of Instruction”. An article from the American Educator.

This discussion will cover an Urban Immersion pre-service training for Nebraska teachers.

This discussion will feature a short video to be discussed amongst the presenters.

This discussion will provide realistic next steps and allow time for Q&A.

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reaching US™

This discussion will explore the learning styles of urban youth and how they align with Dr. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences theory.

This discussion will address the question, “Is There a Difference in Learning Style Among Cultures?”.

This discussion will feature a short video that provide educators with a framework for identifying bias.

This discussion will provide some impactful takeaways for reaching urban students on a daily basis.

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This discussion will highlight some of the best practices used to really motivate urban students to put forth effort daily.

This discussion will feature some movie clips that display teachers moving their students to action.

This discussion will offer tangible advice on teaching with the charisma of a speaker.

This discussion will conclude with a Q & A session.

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This discussion will explore the reasons why some schools are offering rewards to keep students in class.

This discussion will look at the pros and cons of creating systematic reward programs.

This discussion will introduce a simple framework for using rewards to help an entire student population move toward expectations.

This discussion will offer some example rewards that motivate student performance.

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-Charter School CEO -Dean of Students & Faculty -Classroom Teacher

-Booked Nationally and Internationally -Inspirational Speaker for Educators and Parents -Sports Program Motivator

-”So You Want to be a Professional Athlete” -Published Multiple Educational Journals -Currently Co-Authoring “Educating US”

-Administrator Coach -Executive Life Coach -Celebrity Life Coach

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-Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice -Henderson Blue Ribbon Commission -Nevada GEAR UP program spokesperson

-Published 3 Chapter Books w/ORCA Publication -Created a credit workbook funded by CHASE -Releasing “Think About It” in the fall of 2016

-Spoken to 1,000,000 Students -Created homework clubs for Boys & Girls Club of MI -Mentored students at Harney MS (Title 1 funded)

-CCSD Out of District Consultant -Toronto District School Board Mentoring Advisor -Selected for EDE Cultural Competency task force