This webinar is part four of our four-part series on Community Educators with Dr. Patricia Moore Harbour on April 2, 2014.

1. It
Takes
All
of
Us:
A
Seminar
Series
About
Educa9ng
and
Developing
Youth
featuring
Dr.
Patricia
Moore
Harbour
Presented
by
Friends
for
Youth,
Inc.
Ke4ering
Founda7on

2. April
2,
2014
Webinar
Part
Four:
Ac7ons
for
You
and
Your
Community
to
Take
• Share
implica7ons
from
study
for
educa7ng
and
developing
whole
child
• Special
guests:
William
Muse,
President,
Na7onal
Issues
Forum
Ins7tute,
and
Deirdre
Burel,
Orleans
Public
Educa7on
Network

3. • All
a4endees
muted
for
best
sound
• Type
ques7ons
and
comments
in
the
ques7on
box
• Respond
to
polls
• Who
is
with
us
today?
Par7cipate
in
Today’s
Webinar

4. Ongoing
Learning:
Pre-­‐webinar
Poll
What
do
you
know
about
Community
Educators?

5. Community
Educators
Giveaway!
3
Winners
today!
Chosen
at
the
end
of
the
webinar
Community
Educators
is
also
available
www.keCering.org
www.amazon.com

6. Please
help
us
by
answering
survey
ques7ons
when
you
exit
webinar
You
will
receive
an
email
with
informaGon
on
how
to
access
the
slides,
view
the
recording,
and
connect
to
resources

7. Dr.
Patricia
Moore
Harbour
President
,
Center
for
Quality
Educa7on
and
BreakThrough
Coaching
An
educator,
author,
speaker,
and
professional
transforma7ve
coach,
Pat’s
life’s
work
is
a
commitment
to
public
educa7on
and
social
change.
She
engages
communi7es,
youth,
ci7zens,
ins7tu7ons
and
organiza7ons
in
transforma7ve
educa7on
to
shape
their
own
direc7on,
and
achieve
extraordinary
individual
and
collec7ve
results.
She
is
an
associate
with
the
Ke4ering
Founda7on,
a
former
teacher
and
assistant
superintendent.
Pat
earned
a
Doctorate
of
Educa7on
in
Educa7on
Administra7on
and
Policy
Studies
from
The
George
Peabody
College
of
Educa7on,
Vanderbilt
University.
pharbour.communityeducators@gmail.com

8. Community
Educators:
A
Resource
for
Educa9ng
and
Developing
Our
Youth
Author:
Patricia
Moore
Harbour,
Ed.D.
What
does
it
take
to
make
democracy
work
as
it
should?
www.ke4ering.org

9. Discussion
Features
• 5
key
fundamentals
for
Community
Educators
• Core
common
beliefs
for
Community
Educators
and
professional
educators
• A
successful
strategy
to
engage
ci7zens
on
educa7on
issues
• A
community
challenged
works
to
transform
educa7on
• Ideas
and
ques7ons
from
you

10. Community
Educators
Reported
5
fundamentals
emerged:
• A
way
of
thinking
-­‐
educa7on,
ci7zens,
youth
community
• Youth
development,
educa7on,
community
development
• Building
rela7onships
across
boundaries
(race,
faith,
schools,
ci7zens)
• A
new
paradigm:
a
culture
of
learning
(collec7ve
learning,
collabora7on,
sharing
talents,
and
resources)
• Iden7fy
and
plot
educa7on
resources
(community,
ci7zens)

11. Whole
Child
Tenets
Each
student
• Enters
school
healthy
• Learns
in
a
safe
environment
• Is
ac7vely
engaged
• Is
supported
by
qualified,
caring
adults
• Is
challenged
academically
and
prepared
for
success
ASCD,
www.whollechildeducaGon.org

12. Community
Resources
Used
Analysis
conducted
by
Dr.
Sharon
Newbill,
Community
Educators,
2012

13. Youth
par7cipate
in
some
form
of
decision
making
for
the
community.
74%
We
train
youth
to
par7cipate
in
community,
civic,
and/or
poli7cal
ac7vi7es.
81%
Our
youth
learn
community
values
that
affirm
their
cultural
and/or
community
iden7ty.
87%
Our
program
has
a
posi7ve
economic
impact
in
our
community.
94%
Youth
development
has
contributed
to
community
development.
94%
We
collaborate
with
other
programs
in
the
community.
94%
Rela7onships
with
other
community
ins7tu7ons
and
organiza7ons
are
essen7al
to
the
success
of
the
program.
100%
Community
Based
Features
of
Programs
Analysis
conducted
by
Dr.
Sharon
Newbill,
Community
Educators,
2012

14. Quote
”…Research,
prac7ce,
and
common
sense
confirm
that
a
whole
child
approach
to
educa7on
will
develop
and
prepare
students
for
the
challenges
and
opportuni7es
of
today
and
tomorrow
by
addressing
students'
comprehensive
needs
through
the
shared
responsibility
of
students,
families,
schools,
and
communi7es."
ASCD
www.wholechild.org/about

15. William
Muse
President,
Na9onal
Issues
Forum
Ins9tute
William
V.
Muse
is
President
of
the
Na7onal
Issues
Forums
Ins7tute.
He
served
as
a
professor
and
administrator
in
higher
educa7on
for
forty
years,
including
as
President
or
Chancellor
of
three
universi7es—
Auburn
University,
University
of
Akron,
and
East
Carolina
University.
bmuse@nifi.org

16. Deirdre
Johnson
Burel
Execu9ve
Director,
Orleans
Public
Educa9on
Network
Deirdre
Johnson
Burel
holds
a
Bachelor’s
degree
in
Poli7cal
Science
from
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley
and
a
Masters
of
Public
Administra7on
from
New
York
University’s,
Robert
F.
Wagner
Graduate
School
of
Public
Service.
She
currently
serves
as
the
Execu7ve
Director
of
the
Orleans
Public
Educa7on
Network
(OPEN),
a
nonprofit
commi4ed
to
serving
as
a
catalyst
for
civic
engagement
in
shaping
the
future
of
public
educa7on
in
New
Orleans.
deirdre@opennola.org

17. Still Walkin’ To New Orleans
Education Post-Katrina
Why Organizing and Civic Engagement
Are Essential Elements of Equity and
Excellence

18. You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Ghandi
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that
ever has.
Margaret Mead

19. Overview
Ø About OPEN: Building Civic Capacity and the
People’s Agenda
Ø Inside the Largest Charter School District in
the Nation (2006 – 2014)
Ø The Equity Challenges and Supporting a
Public for Public Education

20. Mission
OPEN is a New Orleans-based nonprofit
committed to ensuring that there is an
informed and engaged community that
exercises influence on policy and
programs to realize excellence and
equity for every child in public schools
In New Orleans.

21. Building the
People’s Agenda
Meeting the Village in the Village
Ø Boots on the Ground
Ø The working group 101
35 Working Groups Citywide
Ø Barbershops/Beauty Salon
Ø Housing Developments
Ø Faith-based organizations/churches
Ø Head Start Centers

22. A Campaign to Build a Community
Vision of Quality Education
(ONE STEP)

23. The Challenges of
Sustained Engagement
• What does Winning Mean?
• What has worked and what hasn’t?
• What we are learning: Public Education
beyond a Governance structure

24. A
Common
Core
Belief
What
is
the
common
core
belief
that
community
educators
and
professional
educators
both
agree
is
central
to
educaGng
youth?
In
what
way
can
this
be
beneficial
to
the
engaged
youth,
the
schools,
the
community?

25. Communi7es
Talk
to
Act
Let’s
talk:
What
resonates
with
you
for
or
about
your
community?
• An
idea,
a
quesGon
• A
comment,
a
thought
• An
example
of
what
is
working
in
your
community?
Join
our
discussion
on
Facebook
and
like
us!
SHARE
ON
FACEBOOK
WHAT
YOU
LEARN
IN
TALKING
WITH
YOUR
COMMUNITY

26. A
CALL
FOR
ACTION!
In
the
next
30
days,
what
is
one
small
acGon
you
will
commit
to
accomplish
that
engages
others
in
the
lives,
educaGon,
and
development
of
young
people
in
your
community?
Join
our
discussion
on
Facebook
and
like
us!
SHARE
ON
FACEBOOK
WHAT
YOU
LEARN
IN
TALKING
WITH
YOUR
COMMUNITY

27. Reflec7on
and
Ques7ons

28. Community
Educators
Giveaway!
3
Winners
today!
Community
Educators
is
also
available
www.keCering.org
www.amazon.com

29. Please
help
us
by
answering
survey
ques7ons
when
you
exit
webinar
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will
receive
an
email
with
informaGon
on
how
to
access
the
slides,
view
the
recording,
and
connect
to
resources

30. Thank
you
for
joining
us!
Head
to
the
Community
Educators
Facebook
page
for
con9nued
conversa9on
and
sharing…
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