Dion Chavis

This dynamic training session will assist with bridging the gap between teachers and their African American and Hispanic students, and will offer new concepts on how to reduce truancy, connect with students, and increase the graduation rate. This workshop will be impactful for teachers and administrators who desire a better understanding of the influence that pop culture, music, and media have on African American and Hispanic boys. During the session we will explore some of the content and images in popular culture that can have a negative impact on children, but I will also shed light on how to use positive elements from pop culture to reach goals in the classroom. The workshop will include four main objectives: - Adaptive learning through music and media in the classroom - Improving digital literacy to connect with students - Understanding the impact that stereotypes have in the classroom - Bridging gaps in literacy and language

This talk will summarizes three characteristics that we all need when we are looking to create changes in the lives of today's youth... being bold, being brave, and being unafraid. It will cover a course of action for adults to build bridges and form better relationships with teens and young adults. It will also include best practices for childhood engagement and eliminating risk factors that contribute to childhood delinquency. Finally, it will focus on what each individual can do in order to restore the sense of community that is needed to support our young people.

A talk about the importance of fatherhood and what every father needs to be effective in the lives of his children. We break down the factors of responsible parenting, and discuss what it means for the family to have a father who is actively engaged in the lives of his children.