Digital Program

Time

Events

Participants

Location

8:30 - 9:00

Registration

Continental Breakfast

Vendor Hall Opens

Hiring Fair Begins

“Drums not Guns” in Auditorium

Hallway/Cafeteria

Sponsored by Grand Canyon University

9:00 - 9:10

Opening and Welcome

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
by Rufus Johnson

Auditorium

9:10 - 9:55

Panel - Legislators and Community Leaders

Moderator - Solomon Jefferson, RPS Chief Academic Officer

Mayor Levar Stoney

Lamont Bagby, Chair, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus

Willis Walter, Dean, VSU School of Education

Frank Scott, Retired Principal

Yahusef Medina, Director, Community Initiatives, Virginia Humanities

Auditorium

9:55 - 10:00

Award Presentation

RVA Men Teach Male Minority Teacher of the Year

Auditorium

10:00 - 10:10

Performance

Song by Rufus Johnson, Armstrong HS Choir Teacher

Auditorium

10:10 - 11:00

Panel - The Effects of Covid 19 on Public Education

Moderator - Rodney Robinson, 2019 National Teacher of the Year

Anthony Swann, 2021 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Ryan James, 2017 Milken Winner

Toney McNair, 2017 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Ryan Sykes, 2019 Milken Winner

Auditorium

11:10 - 11:30

Break/Vendor Showcase

Cafeteria

11:30 - 12:15

Breakout Sessions 1

See breakout schedule below

Rooms 208, 210, 224, 227

12:15 - 1:00

Lunch/Networking

Nomad Deli

Cafeteria

1:00 - 1:45

Breakout Sessions 2

Rooms 208, 210, 224, 227

1:45 - 2:00

Break/Transition

2:00 - 2:30

Presentation

Panel - Young Leaders

Moderator - William Scott, Armstrong High School

Harold Aquino, Teacher, GWHS

Denzel Palmer, Teacher, AHS

Delonte' Liggins- Johnson, Student AHS

Auditorium

2:30 - 3:00

Closing

Auditorium

Session Title

Presenter

Description

Room Number

Husband's, Father's, Warriors, and Nation-Builders

Olufemi Shepsu

The workshop will focus on Black Male Development from a historical framework (Ancient-Kush-Meroe to the MAAFA, and the modern era). Black Manhood will be analyzed from a Historic, Biological, Cultural, and Environmental perspective; to fully contextualize how the MAAFA and subsequent system of White Supremacy and Domination has compromised the Black Man's Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health. The workshop will also focus on Cultural Reconstruction as a powerful framework to restore the Black Man's Humanity and Spirit.

208

Pushing the Boundaries: Dual Enrollment

Kakim Fung, Teacher George Wythe High School

(90 College Credit in HS Challenge)

Imagine you have a budget of $3000 and 4 years of high school dedicated to earning 90 college credits. A myriad of options with associated costs will be presented next. Utilizing the degree plan and the associated transfer equivalency tables as a group, plan out a 4 year plan to earn 90 college credits towards the degree during high school with a plan to finish the degree one year after graduating. Try to do this with the smallest amount of money possible (imagine you get what’s leftover to spend however you want)  "

224

Your COLOR has an IMPACT

Lamont Trotter, Principal Richmond Alternative School

This session will highlight the impact men of color make on students of color. We will dive into the positive and negative perceptions associated with men of color and how we can overcome those through a positive male presence.

227

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Community Engagement

Doron Battle, Community Liaison

RPS Engagement team will present on strategies used to tackle attendance and other community issues

210

Session Title

Presenter

Description

Room Number

Advocating for your Profession

Darrell Turner, Vice President REA, MLK Preschool

This session will explore how to advocate for your profession with help of your union. We will also explore how to organize your worksite. Finally, we will discuss how you can be more involved.

208

 "GUN"

●      Gain knowledge

●      Understand needs

●      Never forget this is our future!

Dre’Mon Miller, Teacher, Richmond technical Center

This breakout session will be a mix of hands-on activities and thought-provoking dialogue that will cover the topic of adolescent/teen brain development and gun violence. We will take a deeper look into what our youth and the community think about gun violence in our city and how we should respond to it.

224

The Road to High-Interest Reading for Black and Brown Readers

Philip Canady, Fairfield Ct Elementary

Representation and diversity matter in literacy. Join us in conversations as we examine high-interest text within and beyond students of color. The focus of the breakout session is high-interest books that have males as the main character. The books will primarily focus on grades 3-6.

227

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