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.
ITOC FELLOWS SELECTION CRITERIA
Participants are selected based on the following criteria:
ITOC Fellows
ITOC Teacher Educator Fellows
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 |