8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Poster Sessions

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Keynote Address

12:00 pm – 12:45 PM
LUNCH

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Break

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

4:30 pm– 6:00 pm
Keynote Address: LaMarr Darnell Shields
President & Co-Founder, Urban Leadership Institute, Baltimore, MD

Outspoken, Insightful, Visionary, Compassionate, Innovative, Youthful, Funny, Precocious, and Charismatic are some of the ways LaMarr Darnell Shields, the co-founder and president of the Urban Leadership Institute has been described. As a rising star amongst his peers, LaMarr has been featured in numerous media outlets for his achievements in the education and motivation of young people. Before Urban Leadership Institute, Shields taught at the third oldest high school in the country, lived in Latin America, spoke at the White House, wrote several books and articles, founded the Paul Robeson Academic International School of Excellence (PRAISE), hosted a teen television show, and taught at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University.

When asked about his passion, Shields says that he owes it to all the teachers he drove to an early retirement. Because of them, Shields says adults have to be creative when helping young people become successful.

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Poster Sessions

9:00 am – 10:15 am
Concurrent Sessions

10:30 am – 11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
 Lunch

12:45 pm– 3:15 pm
Keynote Address: Speaker TBA