Embracing the Power of Latinx Educators: Understanding How Identity, Culture, and Experience Shape Daily Practice

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This panel brings needed attention to K-12 Latinx educators working in public schools in the U.S. More specifically, panelists take an interdisciplinary and qualitative approach to examine how Latinx educator's experiences and cultural and linguistic identities shape their daily practice. The four papers bring different analytical frames to highlight the constraints, tensions, and possibilities Latinx educators must deal with as they navigate the profession and work to support the needs of their students.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Latina/o/x Research Issues

Chair

• Gabriel Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Papers

• Teaching the Lowrider (Self): A Comparative Case Study of Two Latino (Educator) Lowriders - Timothy Monreal, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Karen Perez-Sapien, Laramie County School District #1

• Learning from Latinx Teachers: Cultivating Belonging for Latinx Students in Suburban Schools - Gabriel Rodriguez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marisol Jimenez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• The Retention of Latinx Teachers in Texas Urban School District - Maria Del Carmen Unda, University of Texas at Austin

Discussant

• Blanca Gabriela Caldas Chumbes, University of Minnesota