Addressing+Minority+Male+Retention+in+the+Student+Development+Course-+Delivering+the+Message+Using+Culturally+Mediated+Instruction

=Addressing Minority Male Retention in the Student Development Course: Delivering the Message Using Culturally Mediated Instruction=

Workshop themes: Student engagement and first year experience
The work of Hollins (1996), Steele (2003), Dweck (2000) and Gay (2000) provides scholars and practitioners with strategies and techniques for strengthening the academic achievement of African-American students in postsecondary institutions. Relevant information must be discussed in the classroom to bridge the cultural gap and create an inclusive discussion on topics that affect young African American men. Topics that explore much more profoundly into the concepts of their own individual and group successes bring a richness and context of history to the course. This session is for all faculty and student support staff as well as those staff that come into contact with students in TRIO programs, Support Services and advisors. By the end of the presentation participants will understand how Culturally Mediated Instruction within an all-African American male orientation course supports retention initiatives for minority student populations. Participants will acquire new strategies and techniques to assist efforts in creating a positive learning environment and communicating explicit expectations for academic performance in minority student populations. Finally, participants will gain information to build a supportive foundation to model and practice effective strategies within any academic courses especially those enrolled by minority student populations.

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