Novice Teachers of Color: Honoring Their Stories, Honoring Their Identities

• In Event: 45.092 - MTCC Roundtable Session 17
  In Roundtable Session: 45.092-11 - Lives of Teachers SIG Roundtable: Responsive and Inclusive Teaching

Abstract

Teachers of color bring an identity and history into their classrooms that has not always been favored in an educational system historically instantiated with issues of racism and power. This study used a focus group, semi-structured interviews, and observations to highlight the ways that 4 novice teachers of color draw on their racialized histories and identities to negotiate and renegotiate who they are in their complex teaching environments. Findings showed that the participants brought their unique stories and histories into their classrooms and their experiences shaped the ways in which they navigated how to use the curriculum, how they interacted with colleagues and administration, as well as how they used their voices as the year progressed.

Author

• Nathanie Alice Lee, University of Washington - Seattle