While we miss being together, with a continued need for physical distancing due to Covid-19, the next cycle of ITOC will happen as a series of virtual events from August 2021-April 2022.  The application will be available May 1, 2021.
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2021-2022 ITOC Events

• 6 virtual talks for ITOC fellows (3 fall, 3 spring), with follow up working group sessions with small groups of educators
• 1 open public talk 
• 2 day virtual convening for ITOC teacher educators of Color
• Ongoing support and coaching for teachers and teacher educator fellows
• Mentorship program to pair novice teachers with veteran teachers for support
  

ITOC Fellows Selection Criterion

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, 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 (will participate in separate working group sessions)

• Identify as Black, Indigenous, or person of Color (BIPOC) teacher educator
• Work in a district or 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 and supporting pipelines of critical BIPOC educators into the field​​​