32nd Annual NYAR Conference (March 8-10, 2021) Virtual

Brave New World: Redefining How Prosecutors Engage and Address Youth-At-Risk

Hunter Taylor, Riverside County District Attorney's Office
Gerry Lopez, Riverside County District Attorney's Office
Evelyn Essenwanger, Riverside County District Attorney's Office

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Intervention and prevention of youth suicide for educators

Joshua Rivedal, The i'Mpossible Project

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Life After 2020: Speaking to the Potential, Ability and Resilience in All Kids

Ashley Hunt, The SPARK Initiative, Inc.

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Maximizing Mathematics Learning Opportunities for ALL Students

Tashana Howse, Georgia Gwinnett College

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Myth, Power, and Justice: The Danger of a Single Story

Christen H. Clougherty

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Postsecondary Access for Rural Youth: Multiple Connections Strengthen Community Engagement

Travis West, The Ohio State University

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Pursue Your Purpose Not Your Dreams: Jay Z Did It and At-Risk Students Can Too

Joe Johnson, Joe Johnson Group

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Raise Them Up- Part 1

Julia Gabor, kid-grit
Jeffrey L. Jordan, kid-grit

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The Essentials of Creating a Positive School Climate

Steven Edwards, Edwards Educational Services, Inc.

Virtual

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

The World of Oneness

Anita D. Sanders

Session 1 Breakouts

10:20 AM - 11:20 AM

Breaking Barriers for Youth in Foster Care: Flipping the Script

Taylor Draddy, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
Willie Moore, The Wilflo Foundation
Demontea Thompson, Together We Inspire
Christopher Scott, Sun scholars inc.
Tanzy Kilcrease, Bibb County Public Schools
Sara Woods, Bibb County Public Schools

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Challenging Conversations About Race

Douglas Reeves
Kenneth Williams

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

De-Escalation Made Easy: A Common Sense Approach

Matt Eldridge, Certified Restraint Training

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Raise Them Up- Part 2

Julia Gabor, kid-grit
Jeffrey L. Jordan, kid-grit

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Teaching so They Get It to “Got It!” - The Instructional Cha-Chas

LeAnn M. Nickelsen Mrs., LeAnn Nickelsen

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

The Youth Gun Violence and Voice Survey: The Classroom Experience

Diana Santangelo, United Way of Miami-Dade

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

UBUNTU (I Am Because We Are): Using Professional Development Practices to Build Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Teaching and Leading

LaMarr Darnell Shields, The Cambio Group

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Using Music As a Teaching Tool to Teach Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Pat McManus, Rock In Prevention
Christina Jensen, Rock In Prevention

Session 2 Breakouts

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

A Conversation with Colleagues: A Round Table Discussion on Working with Students Considered “At-Risk”

Reginald Carruth, LaVergne Middle School

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Building Rockets: Blueprints for the Thriving Classroom

Amy McDonald, Southeast Island School District
David Pavish, Brightways Learning

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

How Are You? Now, How Are You Really?

Jeff C. Rader, Henry County School

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Intent vs. Impact: Acknowledging the Past to Build Trust with Black Youth We Serve for the Future

Phylicia O. Anderson, Black Girl Flo

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Mental Health Awareness Panel

Vira Salzburn, Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council, Inc.
Richard E. Cleveland, Georgia Southern University
Jennifer Perry, Georgia Southern University

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

No Place For Hate

Gabrielle S. Brundidge

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Social-Emotional Learning and Wellness 4 Wounded Students

Joe Hendershott, Hope 4 The Wounded, Inc.

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Understanding the traumatized brain

Sam Marion
Elizabeth Marston, Family Recovery of Southwest Georgia

Session 3 Breakouts

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Youth and Trauma: The Hidden Impact of Grief and Loss

Kiana Battle, K Battle Consulting

Virtual

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bringing School to Families When They Can't Come to the School

Meg Killingsworth, Forsyth County Schools
Polly Tennies Dr., Forsyth County School

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Building for Equity: Centering Youth Voices in Intersectional Research

Kele Stewart, University of Miami School of Law
Deborah Perez, University of Miami
wendy M. Cavendish, University of Miami

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Communication and Self-Care in Times of Stress

Elizabeth Marston, Family Recovery of Southwest Georgia
Sam Marion, Family Recovery of Southwest Georgia

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Foundations of Restorative Discipline: A Relational Approach to Building Community and Addressing Student Behavior- Part 1

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State University
Juliann McBrayer, Georgia Southern University

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Mama, That's Not Helping

Gilead Consulting Group

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Structured Flexibility

Grace Miller, Bethlehem Center
Rachel DeVore
Evan Roan
Morgan Reeves

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The I's Don't Have it because my Kids Do!

Charlie L. Frazier Jr, Evans County Board of Education
Tanita McDowell, Evans County Board of Education

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Unveiling the Mask: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children & Exploring its impact in Schools

Teshaunda L. Hannor-Walker, Liberty University
sarah kitchen, Liberty University
Lacey Ricks, Liberty University

Session 4 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Using Data to Advocate for Preventative Interventions - From Practice to Policy

Mike H. Reynolds, Social Solutions Global
Jerome V. Williams, Kansas City Public Schools
Brent Shondelmeyer, Local Investment Commission (LINC)

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

At-Risk Professionals Working with At-Risk Youth: Discovering Your Sweet Spot

Joe Johnson, University of Denver

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Connection Matters: Amplify the Strengths in Your Community Through Connection!

Amy McDonald, Southeast Island School District
David Pavish, Brightways Learning

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Humanity in the Black

Marion Pugh, Georgia Southern University

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Identifying Red Flags and Risk Factors of Child Sex Trafficking among Runaway and Incorrigible Children in South Carolina

Sydney Arsenault, University of South Carolina
Liyun Zhang, University of South Carolina

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

No Matter Where We Started From: Setting High Expectations & Providing Strategic Supports for Our Highest-Risk Youth & Families

Dr. Marina V. Gillmore
Bettye Blaize

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Preparing to Be a Professional

Alexandria Griner, University of Georgia
Abbie Salmon, University of Georgia

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 11:25 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Recruitment & Retention of Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular STEM Activities

Karin Fisher, Georgia Southern University
Peggy Shannon-Baker, Georgia Southern University
Kania Greer, Georgia Southern University
Barbara Serianni, Georgia Southern University
Kayla Fitzgibbons, Georgia Southern University

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Presentation Materials Available

The Minority Report

Hotep Hotep, Hustle University

Session 5 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Building Capacity for SEL Across a Large School District

Traci Wilke, saint lucie public schools
Cassey Chang, St. Lucie Public Schools
Christina Coppola, St. Lucie Public Schools

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Exploring Life Satisfaction with the kid-grit Holistic Wellness Wheel

Julia Gabor, kid-grit
Jeffrey L. Jordan, kid-grit

Session 5 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Georgia Youth ChalleNGe Program–A Life-Saving Impact

David Bill, Georgia Youth ChalleNGe Program

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

HELP! I am Quarantined with My Children and My Students: Self Care for Those Who Care for Others

Lamarr Darnell Shields, The Cambio Group

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

How To Build An Effective Mentoring Program

Antoinette Dunstan
Monica Seeley, Rockdale County Public Schools

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

New Thought on How an Understanding of Thought Prevents Violence

Stephanie A. Fox, The Spark Initiative

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Responding to the Epidemic of Student Stress and Anxiety

Leigh Colburn, The Centergy Project
Linda Beggs, The Centergy Project

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Support and Wellness 4 the Wounded Educator

dardi Hendershott, Hope 4 The Wounded, Inc.

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

The Professional Development School Model: Strategies to Promote Equity and Success in High Needs Schools

Ellen V. Whitord, Georgia Southern University
Amanda Wall, Georgia Southern University
Kathleen Crawford, Georgia Southern University

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

The Restorative Path to School District Transformation

Louis L. Fletcher PhD, School District 49 (Colorado)
David Watson, School District 49 (Colorado)

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Using Digital Storytelling for Teaching Science to African American Youth

Nile V. Stanley, University of North Florida
Steffani Fletcher, Hope at Hand, Inc.

Session 6 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Can You Dig It? Excavating SEL Through the Arts

Gina H. Moore, Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc.

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Changing The World With A Youth’s Perspective

Tracy I. Robinson, Statesboro High School
Elijah Beniman, Statesboro High School
Clay Boerner, Bulloch Drug Free Communities

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Equity-Focused Literacy Leadership in Practice through an American Library Association Collaborative Grant Initiative

Anne Katz Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
Vivian Bynoe M.L.I.S., Georgia Southern University

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Integrating Volunteer Risk Management into All Aspects of Youth-Serving Organizations

Al Parker, University of Georgia

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

More than a Trash Bag: The Journey of Life Before, During and After Foster Care & the Path to Resilience

Sara B. Wood, Bibb County School System

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Room 2 Breathe: A Mindfulness Space for Self-Regulation to Help Improve Students’ Outcomes in Schools

Chatelah Brown, Atlanta Public Schools
Jacquelyn Anthony, Atlanta Public Schools

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Suicidality Among Our Youth

Kendra D. Phoumivong, Hillside , Inc.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Taking Time to B.R.E.A.T.H.E.: Strategies for Personal and Professional Resilience

Joelle Hood, Thriving Youniversity
Janeen Antonelli, Thriving Youniversity

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

What Do You See When You Look at Me? A View Through Their Eyes

BEAHIVE Education Consulting

Session 7 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

What Do You See When You Look at Me? A View Through Their Eyes

Beatrice Lewis, BEAHIVE, LLC

Session Seven Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Colorism and COVID: Using SEL to Combat the Invisible Traumas!

Teshaunda Hannor-Walker, Liberty University
Jacque' Walker, Worth County Schools

Session 8 Breakouts

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Connecting Families and Continued Learning Through COVID-19

Michael C. O'Neal, Parent University
Tameka Tribble, Parent University
Michelle Rice, Parent University

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

How CMPD Community Engagement reduced Juvenile arrest, RED, and STPP

Cara Lemar Evans-Patterson, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
LeBraun Evans, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Richard Nelson, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Micheal Nguyen, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Ryan Botzenmayer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Lead Where You Stand - Using Student Voice to Create Change

Ronald Gonzalez, Mount Vernon High School, NY

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Mobilizing Rural Communities to Create Systemic Changes to Reduce Health Disparities

Denise Everson, University of Georgia
Amanda Tedrow, University of Georgia
Al Parker EdD, University of Georgia

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Pornography: Social, Emotional and Mental Implications Among Adolescents

William Kelly Canady, Dublin City Schools

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

Schoolwide Strategies to Scale Up SEL and Trauma Informed Practices

Gastrid Harrigan, Broward County Public Schools
Fanya Jabouin-Monnay, Broward County Public Schools

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Presentation Materials Available

The School Wellness Wheel: Re-Configuring Schools to Become Healing & Resiliency Centered Organizations

Michael A. Ruyle, Marzano Resources/Solution Tree

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

What if? The Power of Grace & Science: Supporting every learner every day

Tammy H. Pawloski, Francis Marion University

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Expect to Win.. Bridging the Millennial Gap By Engaging and Empowering Challenging Students, Parents, and Staff.

Lamar Thomas, Delta Innovative School

Session 9 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Finding Balance in a Plugged in World

Sarah O. Kitchens, Liberty University
Lacey Ricks, Liberty University
Teshaunda L. Hannor-Walker, Liberty University

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Leaders Lead: Ending the Failing School Cycle

Hotep hotep, Hustle University

Session 9 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

More Good Days: Brain-Based Learning for Staff and Student Success

Joelle Hood, Thriving Youniversity
Janeen Antonelli, Thriving Youniversity

Session 9 Breakouts

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Resilience Can Be Taught: 10 Strategies Proven to Motivate Any Student

Christian Moore, WhyTry

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Presentation Materials Available

The ACCESS Framework: Bridging the Achievement GAP by Fostering Equitable Learning Environments

Randy Bumpers, Home

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

The POWER of Connection: A Therapeutic Approach to Utilizing Technology and Social Media to Build Attachment

Tiffany Monk, Cullman County Schools
Shalandra Whaley, Cullman County Schools

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Using Mindfulness as a Trauma-Informed Approach

Amanda E. Johns, Nicholls State University
Kristen N. Dickens, Georgia Southern University
Syndie Best, Georgia Southern University

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Utilizing Art & Culture to Support the Success Sequence

Kelvin M. Walston
Tarita Johnson, Wholistic Stress Control Institute

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Courageous Conversations: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Racial and Gender Realities for Educators and Administrators

Summer Pannell, Stephen F. Austin State University
Brian Uriegas, Stephen F Austin State University

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Fostering Resilience in a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom

Kathy Perez, Georgia Southern University

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Helping Children of Trauma Feel and Experience a Sense of Hope in Their Lives

Jamie Like, Henderson County Schools

Session 10 Breakouts

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Preying for money: Predatory schools false promise to students who are experiencing homelessness

Erin (Nichole) Murray

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

The Art of Giving a $#!T: A Memoir & Guidebook for Urban Educators

Queinnise Miller, qmiller

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Together Yet Different: Youth Resilience Building Srtategies Post-Pandemic

Frank Kros

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Using a Community Farmer's Market to Engage Students from an Alternative School

Eric Hogan, Georgia Southern University
Sean Forbes, Auburn University

1:40 PM - 2:40 PM

Collaborative Learning as a tool for belongingness, equitable practice, differentiation, and racial literacy

Katie Dineen

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Encourage diversity, equity , inclusion, and resilience through literature for girls

Cassandra Campbell

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Leading for Equity: 8 Steps to Creating and Sustaining Equitable Best Practices in Your School/Program

Marina V. Gillmore

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Optimizing Underserved Youth’s Potential by Building Community Partnerships through Poetry and Art

Nile V. Stanley, University of North Florida
Steffani Fletcher, Hope at Hand

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

“Re/Imagining Culturally Responsive Educational Practices (CREP) and Implementing CREP to Meet The Needs of Diverse Student Populations”

Rena' Glass-Dixon, STREAMS OF LIFE COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LLC
Shelbie Dixon-Brown, STREAMS OF LIFE COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LLC

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Presentation Materials Available

Responding to Resistance: Leveraging Conflict-Stronger Leadership

William A. Sommers PhD

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Self I Care: From Surviving to Thriving

I’m Possible Institute

Session 11 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Stop Beating Around The Bush And Get to the Root! An Examination of How Racist and Classist Structures Produce “At-Riskness” for Black Students

Anthony Outler, Epic Empowerment Enterprises

Session 11 Breakouts

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Unleashing Creativity: Using the Arts to Empower Change

Mandy Goodwin Noa
Laura Shaw

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM