Techniques on How to Handle Poverty, Trauma, Adult Learning and the Web - Global Education...

8/3/2019 Techniques on How to Handle Poverty, Trauma, Adult Learning and the Web - Global Education Conference 2011 by Richard Close

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TechniquesonHowtoHandlePoverty,Trauma,Adult

LearningandtheWebor"Howyoucanhelpthepushouts."

Poverty,Trauma,AdultLearningand

theWeb

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Bridgeport,CTAfrica Brooklyn,NYC

Richardc.CloseCEOChrysalisCampaign,Inc.

Dr.JoniSchwartz

Ad .ProfessorS eechCommunicationsCUNY LaGuardiaCommunityCollege,Brooklyn,NY

GlobalLearningFramework,MicroLearningPathsareaCopyright2009RichardC.Close

WebEducationSystemisaTrademarkof BASCOMInc.


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Speakers

RichardC.Close

Director,

BridgeportRescue

Mission

Dr.JoniSchwartz

Adj.

Professor

Speech

Communications

Founder, ChrysalisCampaign,Inc.

Developer,GlobalLearningFramework

CUNY LaGuardiaCommunity

College,BrooklynNY

Founder

: . [email protected]

Twitter@iamthestory

DowntownLearning Center

BrooklynNY

JSchwartz la cc.cun .edu

GlobalLearningFrameworkCopyright2009RichardC.Close,Noversioncanbereproducedinanyformat.

860.248.5424 7184826194


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Didtheywanttodropout?

SanJoseHighSchoolgraduating

only55%ofthe2011Class

Q.Didtheyquit?Orwerethey

pushedoutanddeniedaccess?

79%of

Zambia

College

Graduates

workingbelowtheirdegree



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TheWorldHealthOrganizationdefineslifeskillsas:abilitiesfor

adaptiveandpositivebehaviorthatenableindividualstodeal

effectivel

withthe

demands

and

challen es

of

ever da

life.

Academic

Discord

WHO/UNESCO LifeSkillsTheDisconnect


http://amberscotchburn.wordpress.com/lifeskills/


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Educationstrackingpathintopoverty



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Whydowepushoutthepoor?



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The

Tale

Three

Programs1. IamAfricaThisismystory

African

Youth

UNESCO

PPN

Sponsored

2. NYCUrbanMinorityTrauma Brooklyn,

NY

Youth

and

Adults

STEM,GED,ESL,FamilySkillsandTransformation

.

BridgeportCTAdults

LifeSkills,Methods&Technology



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I am A f r ica.

T his is m st o r

http://iam

the

story.ning.com

EducationalWorkshops

YouTubeChannel

TraintheTrainer

Program



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BecauseoftheInternetweareseeing

povertys

traditional

lies

shifting

Youareiso ate

Denialofeducation

Denialofdevelopmentresources

Denialof

global

logistics

Denialoffreedomandrightsfreedom

Youareatthemercyofothers

Lifebased

on

fear

and

survival

Youarealone



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Wemustfullygraspthat

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Wemustalsofullygraspthat

theare

collaborative



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Em ower

African

Tell

Story



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LearningCommunityNingw/YouTubeChannel

http://i

am

the

story.ning.com

TeachingPlatformNing

Country&

Org

Groups

Communityplatform

Remotesupport

FreesiteforsmallNGOs

Minidocumentaries



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ProjectBasedLearningwithdigitalmedia,lecture,

worksho

media

roductionand

ublishin



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IamAfrica.ThisismystoryWorkshops

and

Certified

Training

Centers



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OLD Colonia l Knowled e Model

Industrial

AuthoritarianOneWay

Modelnstruct on



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First Change: The content and

c ommunity a re everywhere

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We have entered a Glob a l Democ rac y

Global

Knowledge

Content

Global

Banking Community



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Ca n we tea c h with something that seems

so com lica ted and overwhe lmin ?

We need a Globa l Learning Proc ess

Problem Discover Adopt Collaborate Share

Self Conta ined Loc a l Course and Content meandmybubble

Prepare Present PracticeAdult

LearningPerformance

Traditional


Assess Present TesteLearning


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Micro and Macro Change is Already

Happening as a Bypass to thec lassroom

Personal

Global

Change

DiscoverProblem Adopt ShareCollaborate

Change



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When shared learning over the Internet takes p lac eit c rea tes Macro Lea rning Collec tives called

Flash Learning - RC

Adopt Collaborate ShareProblem Discover Adopt Collaborate Share



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YouthandAdultsareBecoming

Small&Medium

BusinessesCreation

Tourism

Bottledwater

Foodproducts

Garmentindustry

Buildingproducts

Steel

Products Stoneproducts

Agriculture

Internet

GlobalInternetGlobal

Marketing


Weavingog s cs


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ThisMeansAfricanYoutharebecoming.

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and

medium

size

multi

national businesses


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Oldmythsarebeingreplacedwithnewvalues

or

is

it.

Educational

s stem

b ass

ampar o ag o a commun y

Ihaveglobalresources

Knowledgeisallaroundme

Ihaveentitlementandfreedomtobuild

ave

e

ase

oppor un y Ihavethepowertohelpothers


Iamnot alone


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R ememb er

Itis

no

longer

about

training

.

Itisaboutempowering people



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NOT

ONLY

IN

AFRICA

Youn menofcolor

poverty, traumaand

en a ementinlearnin

inurbanAmerica

Joni Schwartz Ed.D.

CityUniversity

of

New

York

LaGuardiaCommunityCollege

GlobalLearningConference2011


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42.8percentofAfricanAmericanmalesgraduated

fromhighschool,comparedto70.8percentfortheir

w tecounterparts.

NationalCenterforHealthStatistics(2000)




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IntheUS adifferentkindofPoverty

Historyofracialoppression

Institutionalized

racism

Inequalityofeducationalopportunity

Inequalityofeconomicopportunity

Une ualdistribution

of

wealth

Social,collective&individual

psychologicalramifications

GreatestUS

civil

rights

issue




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Blackmales

ages

15

19

die

from

whitecounterparts.

NationalUrbanLeague(2007)


GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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ForYoungMenofColor

the

ramifications

are:AfricanAmericanmales:

Are

5

times

more

likely

to

be

incarcerated

than

whites havehighincidenceofchronicdisease

disproportionallyareplacedinspecialeducation

Latinomales:

are more likel to live in overt

havehighestratesofhighschoolnoncompletion

havehighestratesofuninsured

Davis,L. 2009 Re arableHarm:Assessin andaddressin Dis aritiesFacedb

Boysand

Men

of

Color

in

California. Santa

Monica,

CA,

RandCorporation.


GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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Approximately50%ofyoungmenofcolorinour

countrysurbanareas(Orfield,2004)

donotfinishhighschool.Itisnowwellestablished

t att e uman,aswe aseconomic osstousasa

nationisbothepidemic(Bridgeland,2006)and

economicrecession(Harrington,2009).

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Conference

2011


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Manyofouryoungmenare

systemthat

is not

challenging

totheirintellect (Bridgeland,

2006),criminalizesthem

(Nolan,2010),

and

exposes

themtopotentialphysical

violenceandemotional

rauma.

c ,

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Conference

2011


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tu esaroun

ur an

stressors

rac sm

an

poverty)andexposuretoviolencesuggestthat

many youngmeno co orareexper enc ng ost

Traumatic

StressDisorder

(PTSD).

Paxton,Robinson,Shah,Schoeny (2004)

GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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SOCIETAL& REPOVERTY EDUCATIONAL

TRAUMA

ENGAGEMENT

INLEARNING

GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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Engagement

Research Study #1

Two ear henomenolo ical stud

Large

urban

public

four

year

college

/90%arestudentsofcolor

Examined

4STEM

Under raduate

Researchrelationships 3youngmen

ofcolor/1female

AmongFindings

Emotional/Affective

natureoftherelationship


GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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ReEngagement

ResearchStudy#2

Communitybased

GED

program

theirengagementinlearningatthe

GED

program

and

their

transition

to

college

35youngmen/5keyinformants

mong

t e

n ngs

emotional/affective


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Conference

2011


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ImpactofTraumaonLearning

ResearchStudy#3&Documentary

Qualitativephenomenologicalstudy&

documentary

Onecommunitycollegeandonefouryear

college Samplesize22youngmen ages1828

Relationshipbetweenpasttraumaandlearning


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Conference

2011


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AffectiveRelationshipResearch

studies

#1

&

#2

AFFECTIVE

Emotive

Academic

Spiritual

RECIPROCAL

AdultLONGTERM

oun e

Gender/Race

GivingBack

ns e u s e

MultiRole


GlobalLearning

Conference

2011


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CreatingSafeSpaces

safety healing

voice rowth



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CreatingSpacesforSpeaking&WritingthePain

ResearchStudies

1&3

Disclaimer

from

the

Instructor

Ph sicalS ace

Beingvulnerableyourself

White

rivile e Reflective/EvaluativeJournals

PersonalNarratives

Mentoring FocusandMaleTherapeuticFocusGroups


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2011

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dropouts.Washington DC:Civic

Enterprises,

2006.

Davis,L.(2009)ReparableHarm:AssessingandAddressingDisparitiesFacedbyBoysandMenofColorin

California. SantaMonica,CA,RandCorporation.

Harrington,P.(2009).LaborMarketandFiscalImpactsofEducationalAttainmentinNewYorkCity

ower o nts es . etr eve rom ttp: www.mu t p epat waystosuccesscom

Morris,R.,Schwartz,J.,Schwartz,P.(CoDirectors&Producers)(2012).TheNewNormal:YoungMenof

Colorand

Educational

Trauma

(working

title)

Available

from

The

City

University

of

New

York.

NationalCenterforHealthStatistics(2000)

NationalUrbanLea ue 2007 .Stateo BlackAmerica:Portraito the BlackMale.SilverMale.MD:

BeckhamPublicationsGroup.

Nolan,K.(2008).TheImpactofOrderMaintenancePolicingonanUrbanSchoolEnvironment:An

EthnographicPortrait.VoicesonUrbanEducation,LearningEnvironments(19)1.

Orfield,

G.

(Ed.).

(2004).

Dropouts

in

America:

Confronting

the

graduation

rate

crisis.

Cambridge,

MA:

arvar uca on ress.

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

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ucat on ourna pen ngpu cat on .


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Classroom

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ExecutiveDirector

BridgeportRescueMission

Bridgeport,CT06605

Phone:203.333.4087

www.bridgeportrescuemission.org



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Loveand

Acceptanceas

in ivi ua

Curriculum



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HelpingpeopleunderstandGodsplaninthere

lifebyequippingthemwiththeskillsfor

adaptiveandpositivebehaviorthatenable

individualsto

deal

effectivel

with

the

demandsandchallengesofeverydaylife


BRM Learning Center


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BRMLearningCenter

Mission Learning Map

Life & Ca reer &Academic

CompetenciesCommunity

Competencies

Whole

erson,

Family&

Communities

Cultura l-Spiritual Competenc ies


Itsnotjustabouttechnology,itsaboutpreparingthestudentforLife.


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Integra ting development a nd sp iritua l p roc esses

PovertyandCrisisBased

To offer

Problem

solving CriticalthinkingFreedom

Effectivecommunicationskills

Decisionmaking

Patterns

Interpersonalrelationshipskills

Selfawarenessbuildingskills

Of the

Past and Povert mpat y

Copingwithstressandemotions


C i l T hi M th d


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Curric ulum Teac hing Methods

Methodolo

Biblical

Poverty Life Skills

ro ec t ase ea rn ng

Web 2.0 Collabora tion


Mi i L i C t C i l T k


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MissionLearningCenterCurriculumTracks

NewLifeProgram

InterestOrientationCommitment1

TransformationGrowth2Service3

TransitionResponsibility4

Community

Alumni

EducationProgram&Services

Spiritual Biblical

New

Life

EnglishandMathLiteracy

Personal LifeSkills

ChristianLifeSt le

JobSkills GED

MissionO erationsSkills


TutorTrainingProgram


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T h l Cl I t t L i P t l


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Tec hnology: Classroom Internet Learning Porta l

Accessible24by7

Literacy

training

Famil skills

AdultLearning

CareerSkills

Li eS i s

ESL

Childhood

ITSkills


GED

What the Student Rec eives


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What the Student Rec eives

Disc over Your Gifts b inder

Self assessment sheets

Trac k c ertific a tes

Mission a lumni soc ia l c ommunity


Mission Outc omes


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Mission Outc omes

BRM Learning Center g er gra ua t on ra tes

Spiritua l Leadership

English, math and ESL

literac Family Competenc e Career

Contributing MemberCommunity


Resources: Adult Learning Content and Methods


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Resources:AdultLearningContentandMethods


Quality Guidance


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QualityGuidance


K12 Foundational Literacy Web Content


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K 12FoundationalLiteracyWebContent


FocusedLessons ESL,GEDandLifeSkillsLessons


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lessonbuilding:

Corevalues

Lifeskills

Small rou s

Webskills


Adult Learning and Mic ro Learning Path


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Adult Learning and Mic ro Learning Pa th

DiscoverSearch Adopt ShareCollaborate

Preparetheindividualtobereceptiveandlearn

Personallyacceptwhatis

Learnwithothers

Sharewhat

youhave


learned

Sample Lesson: Poetry


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Sample Lesson: Poetry

DiscoverSearch Adopt ShareCollaborate

Decidethetypeofpoemyouwillwrite

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Write,readandlisten

Publish

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