Student Presentations
Inspiring, Informing, and Empowering Students to Dream Big!
Mr. Wynn was amazing! The way in which he engaged with our students had them on the edge of their seats. The ways in which he responded to question, "That's a great answer, but totally wrong!" had students laughing so hard they were doubled over.Middle School Principal
Mr. Wynn inspired me to think about my future in different ways. He really caused me to ask myself if I am being the best version of myself. I plan to begin setting goals and eventually I hope to become the best version of myself.Middle School Student
When Mr. Wynn asked our 11th and 12 grade student-athletes if they wish they had known what he shared with them when I entered the 9th grade, every hand in the room was raised. In that moment, I realized that we need to begin the conversation about pathways after high school as students enter high school.High School Counselor
What We Believe
We believe that one-time motivational assemblies have limited success, at best. Good instructional pedagogy suggests that pre-engagement surrounding Mr. Wynn’s visit, engagement with Mr. Wynn in multiple settings (i.e., assemblies, classroom visits, lunch, book signing, and small group conversations), a staff development with teachers addressing issues unique to the school, a parent meeting in which students and parents are both present, and post-activities in which students write self-reflective narratives in which they respond to the prompt, “What has become clearer to me?”
Mr. Wynn’s How to Plan Your Career or College Pathway provides an important context for engaging in conversations with students. We believe that cultivating ‘Conversational Communities’ with students is possible anywhere and has the potential to cultivate transformational change.
What We Do
Mr. Wynn has taught and presented to students in k-12, alternative schools, colleges, and juvenile court schools. His instructional strategies of using differentiated instruction, comprised of conversations, videos, self-reflective narratives, setting goals, and authentic conversations about students’ dreams and aspirations is compelling, engaging, and in many cases, unbelievable. Student presentations can occur:
- In assemblies
- Classroom conversations
- Boardroom or cafeteria conversations
- College Planning Boot Camps
- College Planning Cohorts
- Book Clubs
What We Achieve
We have successfully engaged, inspired, and affirmed the potential in thousands of students nationally through assemblies, conference presentations, small group discussions, and hands-on engagement over the course of an entire school year. In his role as Education Ministry at the the Turner Chapel AME Church, Mr. Wynn has engaged students from elementary school through college enrollment and the outcome data is indisputable—Gates Millennium Scholars, Posse Foundation Scholars, admission into America’s most selective colleges and universities, and praise reports each day.