b'. . . CAAASA 2024. . .Workshop Series IV4:45pm - 5:45pmBattle of the Mind: Mental Health Awareness and Self Care Room: Palms 5for Educators and AdministratorsPresenter: Abstract: Student Behavior Issues, Standardized Testing and Unstable RobertJackson Leadership are the top stresses for educators. Stress is at an all-time high and Educator, Authormany don\'t know how to cope. This fun interactive session will give strategies of how to break, shape and rebuild us as educators so we can be the best for ourselves, our staff and our students. This includes breaking barriers, how to cope with past pain and hurts, how-to walk-in love daily and self-care techniques for leaders that work. Join this fun interactive session and walk away with strategies you can use right away.Uplifting, Empowering, and Amplifying Leaders of Color through Affinity Groups Room: Palms 4Presenter: Presenter:ToddIrving JeromeGourdineAssociate Coordinator of Public ProgramsDirector of Targeted Strategies Berkeley School of Education Oakland Unified School DistrictAbstract: We present how an affinity group, AAMLN (African American Male Leadership Network), supports leaders of color to lead for equity, which, in turn, supports academic success for students of color.With the themes UPLIFT, EMPOWER, and AMPLIFY, AAMLN creates a space of belonging, safety, and possibility, drawing on deeply rooted historical and spiritual concepts of agape. The audience (principals) will interactively experience the affinity group support through discussion, deep listening, and Q&A.Focus Area: Equity and Racial/Social Justice Issues in SchoolsNot one more generation: How laws and culture keep burning Brown to the ground Room: Palms 6Presenter: The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision was a significant change Dr. JerellHill in social justice and human rights. There is ongoing debate about public Dean, School of Humaneducation not as a private commodity, but as a public good that must be Development and Educationmade available on equal terms. Recently, schools are entering an era of re-Pacific Oaks Collegesegregation by "banning books and burning Brown." Poor outcomes, illiteracy, poverty, and relegation to vulnerable economic opportunities through policies that prevent access to college readiness and careers are causes for concern. Research on re-segregation found that African Americans continued to experience lower rates of academic achievement than their White peers for the past several decades. This presentation will show how the impact of culture creates laws to derail Black Students\' educational opportunities. The results hold implications on the misconceptions of educational improvements for Black children and identify the needs as they pursue excellence and acknowledge that the next generation will not be anxious to be equal under the present conditions. Focus Area: Equity and Racial/Social Justice Issues in Schools36 March 13 - 15, 2024 | San Diego, California'