2023 Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice
June 21-23, 2023
In-Person at the University of California, Riverside
Hosted by the School of Education  
Sponsored by the California Endowment, San José State University Lurie College of Education, and Verizon​

We are looking forward to gathering in-person for our 2023 Summer Convening, and virtually throughout the 2023-24 school year. ​Applications to our summer convening are now closed.
apply HERE for our virtual programming

ITOC FELLOWS SELECTION CRITERIA

Participants are selected based on the following criteria:
ITOC Fellows 
  • Identify as a Black, Indigenous, or person of Color (BIPOC) educator (pre-service teachers are eligible) or in a related capacity within K-12 schools (i.e. school administrator, teacher on special assignment, counselor, after-school educator)
  • Work (or will work) in a K-12 public school serving majority BIPOC students
  • Demonstrate an advanced level of racial literacy
  • Have an asset framing of communities of Color
  • Committed to critical and theoretically driven approaches to transforming schools

ITOC  Teacher Educator Fellows 
  • Identify as Black, Indigenous, or person of Color (BIPOC) teacher educator
  • Work in a university setting training K-12 classroom educators
  • Demonstrate an advanced level of racial literacy
  • Have an asset framing of BIPOC communities
  • Committed to critical and theoretically driven approaches to transforming teacher education programs and supporting pipelines of critical BIPOC educators into the field


SUMMER CONVENING INCLUDES:

  • 4 Keynote Talks
  • 4 Workshop Sessions
  • 2 Racial Justice Action Plan Working Group Sessions
  • Health, Wellness, and Creative Arts Programming
  • Femtorship Program
  • Breakfast and Lunch daily
  • Welcome Dinner
  • Museum tour at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry


2023-24 VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:

  • 6 Keynote Talks with Community Building Time (3 fall, 3 spring)
  • 2 Four-Session Racial Justice Mini-courses (1 fall, 1 spring)
  • 2 Public Talks in collaboration with UCR's K-12 Ethnic Studies Speaker Series
  • Femtorship Program (quarterly meetings and pairing of femtors/femtees for independent meetings)


REGISTRATION FEES FOR SELECTED FELLOWS

Registration Rates
Summer Conference ONLY:
$400 Registration Rate
$200 Financial Hardship Registration, cannot be sponsored

​Summer and Virtual Programming Combined:
$500 Registration Rate
$275 Financial Hardship Registration, cannot be sponsored

2023-24 Virtual Programming ONLY:
$200 Registration Rate
$100 Financial Hardship Registration, cannot be sponsored
Summer Conference Housing Rates (June 20-23)
Limited campus apartment style housing (4 per apartment, separate rooms):
$185 for all three nights
$44 Parking​
apply here!