Young,+Gifted+and+Black

//Young, Gifted and Black: Minority Student Achievement Seminar//

 * //"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." Franklin D. Roosevelt//**

//This space is dedicated to the work of a cohort of students who participate in Young, Gifted and Black: Minority Student Achievement Seminar. These students explore racial identity through the study of culturally relevant curriculum, and develop metacognitive, critical thinking, study, organizational, and leadership skills. Membership to this wiki is reserved for YGB seminar students, members of LMSD's// //Cultural Proficiency Cadre, and// //CARE. Visitors are welcome to explore!//



1 Explore racial identity through the study of relevant curriculum i.e. film & books 2. Develop and support an achievement ethic and study/organizational skills. 3. Focus on positive aspects of students’ LM education i.e. teachers, activities that support them, ways to build on positive experiences. 4. Develop metacognitive and critical thinking skills. 5. Create a variety of technology-based products that reflect the growing awareness and knowledge of who they are and where they are going…

__**Enduring Understandings:**__
1. The Civil Rights movement has impacted educational opportunities for the past 50 years. 2. Despite the improvements, there is still work to be done before true equality is achieved. 3. One must know one’s history in order to know one’s future.

**Essential Questions:**
1. In what ways has the Civil Rights movement effected educational opportunities for African Americans today? 2. How does one define achievement, and what qualities are needed to achieve? 3. What opportunities does LMSD offer and how can students take advantage of these to achieve success and reach personal goals? 4. What are your learning styles, preferences, strengths and, interests and how can you use this self-knowledge to pursue goals?

Nina Simone circa 1969 [|Young, Gifted and Black] Gist The Essence [|Young, Gifted, and Black] [|Lorraine Hansberry] - Read about the life of this mid-century author whose autobiography gives us the song and name of this seminar! [|Understanding the Achievement Gap]
 * Compare these two versions of the song Young, Gifted and Black**.

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//This space is managed by Lynne Partridge, Gifted Support Teacher, LMSD.//