Choice Not Chance & WCPSS All Male Conference
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On (Saturday) April 6, 2019, Wake County Public Schools and the Choice Not Chance will partner for the 3rd Annual Choice Not Chance All Male Conference! Located at East Millbrook Middle School, this annual conference will bring dynamic and interactive workshops to males of color in grades 3-12.
Parents this is a “conference of solutions”, our purpose is to expose those obstacles that prevent underrepresented males from being successful and provide viable solutions to resolve them.
Parents please mark your calendars, save the date and join us April 6, from 9-230p for a day filled with advocacy, support, interactive workshops and computer giveaways.
**High School students are you ready for life after school?** Plans for college,technical school, the military or just unsure about your vision for the future. Then this conference is for you. Come and check us out. Lots of great resources and workshops that will motivate you to write down your vision for your life.
*Breakfast and lunch will be provided*
*Free Childcare: Ages 4-7*
*Swag Bags* filled with goodies*
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DA Dashan Ahanu
Dashan Ahanu
The Art Of Spoken Word Spoken Word is the art of performance poetry. It can be emotional, inspirational, educational and as creative and expressive as your imagination. It can also be a tool for healing and growth. This workshop examines how to put your thoughts and ideas down on paper and how to make them live on a stage. Participants will engage in writing prompts, peer review and performance activities that will bring out the power inside them. Designed for Grades: High School -
PA Percy Alexander
Percy Alexander
Just Let Me Talk..Disagreeing Agreeably Communities In Schools Wake Success Coaches will lead students to focus on “Disagreeing Agreeably” or “Disagreeing Appropriately”. As disagreements become more common between students and their teachers, parents and peers, this skill empowers students with the ability to stand up for themselves in a way that is respectful and dignified. Students will participate in an ART SEL activity used to redirect students when experiencing negative emotions that occur with disagreements. Designed for Grades: 6-8 -
JC Jamal Carr
Jamal Carr
Give or Take: Affirming Positive Behaviors Communities in Schools (CIS) Success Coaches will help parents understand the concepts of reinforcements and punishment for their student(s). Parents will understand when to “give” and when to “take” in response to student’s choices. Designed for Parents -
RD Rene Daughtry
Rene Daughtry
Aisymmetry This talk is on how to prepare our youth for the jobs not created yet due to emerging technological breakthroughs in a number of fields. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is marked by emerging technological breakthroughs in a number of fields – fusing the physical, digital and biological world. (Visit Aisymmetry’s resource table at the conference!) Designed for grades: 6-12 and their parents -
ED Edwin Davis
Edwin Davis
Forensic-DNA Fingerprinting Students requested that this exciting science teacher return to the conference! Mr. Davis uses DNA Fingerprinting (which is used in legal cases in determining identity or parentage) to introduce students to DNA Gel Electrophoresis and has students make predictions based on what they will learn from DNA samples. Designed for Grades: High school -
ND Nichad Davis
Nichad Davis
Restorative Practices: Reversing the School-to Prison Pipeline This workshop will address the systemic issues of discipline practices that directly and disproportionally impact black males in an effort to reverse the effects of the school-to-prison pipeline. Designed for Grades: High School -
TJJ Troy J. Johnson
Troy J. Johnson
YM4C Enterprises The goal of this workshop is for participants to walk away with a sense of pride in themselves while challenging themselves to push past uncertainty, worry or concern and walk boldly in their greatness. (Visit YM4C’s Resource Table at the conference.) Designed for grades: 3-12 -
DL Darryl Lester
Darryl Lester
Do you see what I see: Coping strategies of young men of color Students will discuss coping strategies and behaviors used by young men and help them to develop the strategy of “Affirmation”. (Visit Mr. Lester’s Americorps/Vista Resource Table at the conference!) Designed for Grades: High School only -
ECH Executive Chef Howard McCall
Executive Chef Howard McCall
Creativity & Art in the Culinary World This workshop will show young people the joy of cooking and how to use their own creativity and love of art in the culinary world. Designed for Grades : 6-8 -
MM Mya McMillian
Mya McMillian
Crushed in Crisis Parents are the most important people to help build resilience in children. In this workshop, parents will learn how to develop the skills to help their children overcome life challenges including traumatic experiences. (Visit Mya’s Resource Table at the conference!) Designed for Parents -
Ms. Herndon
Debunking Tutoring Myths-What tutoring really is. For most people, especially children, tutoring has a negative connotation. We want to give parents a better understanding of what tutoring SHOULD be! Student success is just one session away! For parents and high school and college bound students. (Visit M&M’s Resource Table at the conference!) Workshop for Parents 11:20
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MRA Michael Richards and Andrew Moody
Michael Richards and Andrew Moody
What I wish they would have told me... Cast members from the Choice Not Chance Documentary will facilitate a conversation between college-aged males and school aged children on the lessons learned that they wished someone would have told them. The session will be a dialog between the two groups and will include interactive activities. Students and mentors only please! One session for middle school and one for high school. Designed for Grades: 11:10 workshop for Middle School, 12:20 workshop for High School -
DP Danya Perry
Danya Perry
The Big Gang Theory Youth gang involvement and anti-social behavior has a devastating impact on our families and communities at-large. However the enormity of the problem and fear of these “big, bad gangs” should not preclude our efforts to find a solution. The solution- well, it’s as simple as looking into the mirror. Designed for Parents -
ACE Andrea Chase- Ending the Silence
Andrea Chase- Ending the Silence
NAMI The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) gives an engaging presentation to help audience members learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what steps to take if you or a loved one are showing symptoms of a mental health condition. (Visit NAMI’s resource table at the conference!) Designed for Grades: 6-8 -
TDT Tara Delgado- This workshop is in Spanish
Tara Delgado- This workshop is in Spanish
Give or take: Affirming Positive Behaviors Communities in Schools (CIS) Success Coaches will help parents understand the concepts of reinforcements and punishment for their student(s). Parents will understand when to “give” and when to “take” in response to student’s choices. Designed for Parents -
BS BetaBox Staff
BetaBox Staff
BetaBox-Stem Betabox offers onsite hands-on workshops in mobile tech labs. These experiences harness the intrinsic interests of your students to teach STEM Design fundamentals. -
SS Sheron Sumner
Sheron Sumner
Raising Males Now & in The Next Decade: How to be an advocate through mental health challenges. Learn from a panel of parents that you are not alone! Recovery is a journey and there is hope. Learn the facts about mental health conditions and how best to support your child at home, at school and when they are getting medical care. Includes a panel of parents. (Visit NAMIs resource table at the conference!) Designed for Parents -
LW Leonardo Williams
Leonardo Williams
The rewrite of brown and black young men This presentation guides the audience through methods of identifying “implicit bias” for young boys of color from their perspective and how to address it with advocacy through the lens of a parent. For parents and students.
