ITOC is an annual three-day professional development to facilitate the growth, success, and retention of teachers of Color in K-12 public schools serving students of Color, with on-going community and continued site-based support.  A unique collaboration between the disciplines of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Ethnic Studies, this national conference rigorously selects approximately 140 ITOC Fellows each summer to cultivate their racial justice leadership capacities.

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