Most of the training and research on poverty are conducted by people who have not lived it. Dr. Donna M. Beegle brings an insider perspective as well as a doctorate in Educational Leadership, along with 30 years of research and working with educators in all 50 states to break poverty barriers. The first set of four interactive trainings are designed to provide the foundation for breaking poverty barriers to education success. Dr. Beegle engages the audience with practical knowledge allowing a deeper dive into understanding the many different life experiences of poverty and how they impact communication, relationships, and education.
Sessions:
9:00 am – 10:30 am: From 9th Grade Drop Out to Doctorate: Breaking Poverty Barriers to Education
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Shattering the Myths and Removing Stereotypes that Get in the Way of Education Success
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Defining the Many Types of Poverty, Their Impacts, and Tools For Meeting Students and Families Where They Are
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Poverty, Racism, and Covid-19
Income, educational opportunities, and life experiences shape communication, learning styles, and how we relate to others. In Dr. Beegle’s research with parents living in the crisis of poverty, 92 percent reported that when they leave helping professionals, they do not know what to do next. Students often do not know the words or examples teachers are using. In this highly-interactive workshop, participants will learn the five biggest causes of communication breakdown, explore differences in communication by social class, understand her/his own dominate communication and learning style, gain five proven teaching and learning tools, understand the impact of life experiences on communication styles, and obtain concrete tools for improving communication, relationships, and follow through.
Sessions:
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Two Distinct Communicating and Learning Styles
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Causes of Communication Breakdowns with Students and Families Living in the Crisis of Poverty
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Five Concrete Tools for Improving Communication and Best Teaching Practices
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: How to Build Relationships that Increase Trust, Follow Through, and Education Success
All educators are leaders. Leaders set the tone for prioritizing what we do in our classrooms and schools to remove poverty barriers. These four sessions provide skills and knowledge for creating equity, inclusion, and responsiveness to students and families living in the crisis of poverty. Dr. Beegle will share case studies of schools and communities who have implemented her evidence-based best practices and discovered clear paths to improving education outcomes. Dr. Beegle will work with educators and staff to develop Blueprints for Change, a comprehensive action plan with measurable, doable goals for improving outcomes for children and families. The main goal of these segments is to provide a customized action plan for increasing education success for all students. Participants gain proven tools and guidelines for addressing the structural barriers that get in the way of education success. These four sessions will allow educators and staff to work together in new ways to address poverty and the impacts of the current pandemic. It contains solid research, best practices, and model programs that can greatly impact poverty barriers to education success—from the individual to societal level. Together—in a comprehensive, poverty-informed approach—we can change the statistics that show that students in poverty are the least likely to gain an education.
Sessions:
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Everyone Can Lead the Change: Building Blocks for Systemic Change
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Four Evidence-Based Best Practices that Break Poverty Barriers
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Educators Cannot Fight the Complexities of Poverty Alone: Building Community Support
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Blueprints for Change: Poverty Competency Assessment and Action Planning