Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice: Purposeful Counterspace to Heal and Grow

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Amid ongoing violence towards Teachers of Color (TOC) in schools, the Institute of Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice (ITOC) serves as a counterspace for TOC to move beyond critical race theory toward critical race leadership praxis. This symposium features TOC (me)searchers sharing self-reflective inquiries into our lived experiences of healing and building commUNITY at ITOC. We aim to engage attendees in critical conversations on freedom dreaming, emphasizing racial literacy/justice and liberatory teaching practices. We invite attendees to join our dialogue circles to (re)envision our education system with these questions:
1) What motivates us to learn and engage in liberatory teaching practices?
2) How do we leverage our collective strength to cultivate intentional moments for liberation, healing, and repair?

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice

Chair

• Rita Kohli, University of California - Riverside

Papers

• Placemaking for Racial Justice: A Counterspace for (Re)storying Collective Healing and Growth - Yvette M. Regalado, University of Texas - San Antonio; Nahid Husain-Habib, University of Illinois at Chicago; Waynele Emi Yu, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

• A Reflection on Ecomapping with Teachers of Color - Sarah Day Dayon, University of Michigan

• A Chronotopic Examination of Healing in a Third Space - Madina Djuraeva, University of Nebraska - Omaha

• Sore Winners: Teacher of Color Leaders Shifting Conceptions of Racial Justice - Angelina Momanyi, University of Minnesota; Verna Wong, University of Minnesota

• Re-Igniting Ánimo: Autohistoria-Teoría of a Queer Educator's Journey through ITOC - Olga Estrada, University of Texas - San Antonio

• ITOC a Method to Combat Islamophobia in Education - Mayeen Quader, University of California - Riverside