2026-27 INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS OF COLOR COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICE
ITOC is on-going critical professional development space designed to support wellbeing, strengthen racial literacy, and cultivate the racial justice leadership capacities of teachers of Color who work in K-12 public schools that serve students of Color. A unique collaboration between the disciplines of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Ethnic Studies, this national institute rigorously selects and supports ITOC Fellows across the U.S. and beyond each year. Our virtual programming includes keynotes, workshops, our femtorship program, our well-being collective, and a book club.
Applications are now open for our virtual programming for the 2026-2027 school year.
Applications are now open for our virtual programming for the 2026-2027 school year.
2026-2027 Virtual Programming Includes:
- Online programming throughout the school year including community building, speakers, and mini-sessions
- 2 Public Talks in Collaboration with UCR's K-12 Ethnic Studies Speaker Series
- Femtorship Program (fall and spring large group meetings and femtors/femtees independent meetings)
- Well-Being Collective
- Book Club
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING KEYNOTES
Keynote Title Coming Soon
Dr. Shamari Reid
October 14, 2026; 4:30-6:00pm PST
Keynote info coming soon!
Dr. Shamari Reid (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Reid completed his doctoral work in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, he holds an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and TESOL from New York University, and a B.A. in Spanish and Education from Oklahoma City University.
As a scholar, Dr. Reid’s work explores how Black trans and queer youth and their communities sustain themselves amidst oppression, as well as how we can collaborate with these communities to better transform schools into sites of equitable opportunities for Black LGBTQ+ youth. Dr. Reid's work has been published in top-tier education journals such as Urban Education, Curriculum Inquiry, TC Record, Equity & Excellence in Education, and Theory Into Practice.
In addition to working with Black LGBTQ+ communities to reimagine schools, Dr. Reid’s work examines radical love as a moral imperative in social justice education and as a path toward culturally sustaining school communities, which he explores in his recent book, Humans who teach: A guide to centering love, justice, and liberation in schools.
Dr. Reid's work has been funded internally by NYU's Institute of Human Development and Social Change. He has received external funding from the Mellon Foundation's Humanities in Place Program and he was named a William T. Grant Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellow.
Dr. Shamari Reid
October 14, 2026; 4:30-6:00pm PST
Keynote info coming soon!
Dr. Shamari Reid (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. Dr. Reid completed his doctoral work in Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, he holds an M.A. in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and TESOL from New York University, and a B.A. in Spanish and Education from Oklahoma City University.
As a scholar, Dr. Reid’s work explores how Black trans and queer youth and their communities sustain themselves amidst oppression, as well as how we can collaborate with these communities to better transform schools into sites of equitable opportunities for Black LGBTQ+ youth. Dr. Reid's work has been published in top-tier education journals such as Urban Education, Curriculum Inquiry, TC Record, Equity & Excellence in Education, and Theory Into Practice.
In addition to working with Black LGBTQ+ communities to reimagine schools, Dr. Reid’s work examines radical love as a moral imperative in social justice education and as a path toward culturally sustaining school communities, which he explores in his recent book, Humans who teach: A guide to centering love, justice, and liberation in schools.
Dr. Reid's work has been funded internally by NYU's Institute of Human Development and Social Change. He has received external funding from the Mellon Foundation's Humanities in Place Program and he was named a William T. Grant Theories of Blackness, Indigeneity, and Racialization in Research to Reduce Inequality in the Lives of Young People Writing Fellow.
Upcoming Virtual Programming Dates
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Public Keynote featuring Dr. Linda Furuto & Dr. Phillippe Fernandez-Brennan
November 4, 2026; 4:30-6:00pm PST Co-Sponsored by: UCR School of Education's K-12 Ethnic Studies Speaker Series *This keynote is free and open to the public!* Teacher Educator of Color Convening January 22, 2027; 12:00 - 2:00 pm PST Internal Keynote featuring Dr. Hanadi Shatara February 17, 2027; 4:30-6:00pm PST Public Keynote featuring Dr. Rochelle Gutierrez April 17, 2027; 4:30-6:00pm PST Co-Sponsored by: UCR School of Education's K-12 Ethnic Studies Speaker Series *This keynote is free and open to the public!* |
Registration Rates
2026-27 Virtual Yearlong ONLY:
- $200 Registration Rate
- $100 Financial Hardship Registration (cannot be sponsored by employer)