How HipHop Propagates Scientific Thinking: Dr. Chris Emdin
"If HipHop can grab them like that, and if science is a piece of who they are, and if there's so much science in HipHop, then why not make those…
Controlling the Controllable Variables to Raise Achievement: Baruti Kafele
A school’s mood is a variable over which educational leaders have considerable influence. One of our most celebrated Summit speakers, Principal Baruti Kafele stresses that any toxicity in the climate…
Micro-Managing Behavior or Building Relationships? At-Risk Students Presenter Craig Boykin
Sometimes educators must reach out to at-risk students by way of the most unconventional methods in order to see breakthroughs, says presenter Craig Boykin, one of our most popular At-Risk…
Watch Tracie Berry-McGhee outline how to create trauma-sensitive spaces for students.
Students who have suffered trauma are far more likely to experience academic failure. To combat this tendency – with female students in particular – Tracie Berry-McGhee suggests creating trauma-sensitive spaces…
Watch Dr. Chris Emdin explain how pairing #HipHopEd with science can help plug into their learning.
By incorporating their culture into classroom instruction, teachers value the unique realities of minority students — an approach that sets both students and educators up for success, says At-Risk &…