14th Annual African American Male Summit
Going All In: Deepening Our Commitment To African American Male Success
The African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND) invite administrators, researchers, staff, faculty and non-profit/community leaders to submit workshop proposals for the virtual 14th Annual African American Male Summit to be held March 4-5, 2021.
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be judged on their relevance to the strands, content, quality, applicability, and overall connection to issues affecting African American male students and how these strategies relate to the conference theme. All proposals should include clearly-stated student/participant learning outcomes addressing the salient information students/participants should leave with as a result of attending the session.
Conference Strands
African American Male Students
Proposals will be centered on topics that are relevant to African American male students. Proposals should be student-focused and can either be educational or motivational in nature. Discussion-based and/or multimedia presentations are strongly encouraged. All proposals should include student learning outcomes.
Student Support Services
Proposals will analyze the significance of student support services in the overall academic success of African American male students. Presentation proposals should examine promising practices and programs that target African American males as well as facilitate discussion on how student services can better support, engage and connect African American male students throughout their educational development. Emphasis will be placed on presenters that have developed successful programs for African American males at their school sites, colleges, and/or in the community. All proposals should include participant learning outcomes.
Instructional Practices
Proposals must relate to instructional strategies and practices that affect the educational outcomes and classroom experiences of African American males. These practices can include, but is not limited to curricular redesign, innovative teaching methods, and/or student engagement approaches. Emphasis will be given to faculty members that have implemented successful instructional strategies. All proposals should include participant learning outcomes.
Administrative/Executive Approaches
Proposals must address salient issues affecting senior level executive educational administrators, board members, policy makers, and business leaders in their efforts to address the academic successful of African American males. All proposals should include Student/Participant Learning Outcomes.
Submission/Presentation Guidelines
- Proposal must address one of the approved strands.
- Proposal must include student/participant learning outcomes.
- Proposal must be submitted on the A2MEND Proposal Submission Form.
- Presentations must be limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Presentations can be submitted by mail or electronically.
- Proposals must be postmarked by January 15, 2021.
Written notification on the status of your proposal will be emailed to the lead presenter by January 31, 2021. Additionally, a list of the conference workshops, presenters, and speakers will be posted to the A2MEND website.
Program Policies
All presenters must register for the conference and pay the associated registration fee.
Proposals must be submitted or postmarked January 15, 2021.
You may also email submissions to: BushE@crc.losrios.edu or mail to: P.O Box 151, Elk Grove, CA 95759