Roundtable Presentation Handout

Cloning Michelle Pfifer, Danny Glover and Hillary Swank:

 Tweaking Teacher Ethos for African American Students Perception in Urban Environments 

1. Position
1. Strategic teacher ethos will improve learning outcomes for African American students in urban environments.
2. Defining Teacher Ethos
1. Aristotle Speaker Ethos + Quintilian Orator Credibility
2. 3 Dimensions of Credibility 
1. Competence
2. Trustworthiness
3. Dynamism 
3. Implications of Urban Environments
1. Black Cultural Ethos (BCE)
2. Sociohistoric Experiences

1. Solutions 
1. Practice Black Cultural Ethos with Credibility Dimension of Competence
2. Acknowledgement of Sociohistoric African American Experience with Credibility Dimension of Trustworthiness  
3. Personal Interest and Investment with Credibility Dimension of Dynamism