Dr. Lourdes created this seminar to deal with some of the challenges that African-American and Hispanic students face. Minority students, and Hispanic and African American as particular, often lag behind in academic achievement.
Dr. Lourdes looks at commonly held beliefs/assumptions and then at strategies that schools can implement to improve the situation.
Her strategies include ideas to …
- build trust, empathy and mutual respect,
- strengthen your cognitive abilities to anticipate and navigate thru student problem manifestations, and
- advocacy, proactive planning, building up community contacts, and documenting best practices.