urban youth
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Urban Youth. Check-in to this COSEBOC Session on Twitter and/or Facebook. Social Media Check-in. Let folks know you’re here!! # WITEMENTORING Search on FB for W hatittakes Symposiums. Is Generation Z more like wind or fire?. A Video Snapshot of What It Takes. Urban Youth Academy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Urban YouthSocial Media Check-in . . .
Let folks know you’re here!!
#WITEMENTORING
Search on FB for Whatittakes Symposiums
Check-in to this COSEBOC Session on Twitter and/or Facebook . . .
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Is Generation Z more like wind or fire?
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A Video Snapshot of What It Takes.
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• Build A Dream• Naval Engines Design• What It Takes• Remote Piloted Vehicles• Rockets
Urban Youth Academy
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INSPIRES young minority men to focus on education so they can achieve success
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CONNECTS highly successful minority men with hundreds of young African-American and Latino males
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PARTNERS with United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey; funded by the The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and additional in-kind service and support through key community entities.
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The Knowledge Throughout This Gathering
DEFINE 1 TERM:• Technological literacy
• Media convergence
• E-mentoring
USING THESE RULES• No Talking
• Work within 1 of 3 groups
• Post your definition for all to see
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In what ways did your
technological literacy
enhance your process?
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What is the most
empowering technological
skill for our boys to have?
et’Enter your response at: m.socrative.com
Room Number 301435
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Program Overview
• School-based
• At least one hour/week
• School mentors
• Professional Facebook
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Activity Module Example: Media Convergence
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AFTER VIEWING THIS LEARNING MODULE:
What is the most empowering technological skill for our boys to have?
Cast your vote: m.socrative.com
Room Number 301435
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Let’s Reflect and Discuss
• How would you maximize this experience for your boys for the next 10-15 minutes if:
• You had a 1:1 computer to student ratio
• You had a 1:3 computer to student ratio
• There was only one computer available for student use
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What about E-mentoring?
• As you reflect on the Module, what value added do you envision the e-mentoring having for your boys?
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Becoming an E-Mentor• Recruitment
• Background Screening
• Training
• Placement into Private Group Online
Recruiting Black Men to Mentor• Social Media
• Special Events
• Word of Mouth
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Mentee Recruitment• Selected Partnering Schools
• Engaged & Trained School Coordinators
• Made WIT Part of School-Day Programming
• Appealed Directly to Youth
Mentor Training• Orientation to WIT
• Understanding young men (Youth Development)
• Tailored webinars (Supplemental Sessions)
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Mentee Training
• Live, In Person Orientations
• Webinars (live and on-demand)
• Youth Conferences and Symposia
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Lessons Learned
• Select the E-Mentoring platform carefully
• Multiple levers for engagement are key
• Mentees and Mentors need support throughout the process
• Technological Literacy is contextual
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For Additional Information:
Dr. Ashaki Coleman, WIT Program [email protected]
Broderick L. Boxley, WIT Program co-Director
Register to Be a Mentorwww.whatittakes.me
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Questions