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Announcement: Altagracia, Keynote Speaker at ITOC Conference 2020
Altagracia Montilla was invited to the Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice 2020 Conference. 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.
Altagracia Receives Racial Justice Innovation Grant
Altagracia Receives Racial Justice Innovation Grant Altagracia was awarded the ITOC Racial Justice Teacher Innovation Grant which is “awarded to racial justice leaders working in or with K-12 schools. Their passion, thoughtfulness and creativity have led to curriculum, initiatives and community building that transform school culture and learning at school sites across the nation.” The grant was awarded to Altagracia to support the launch of an inquiry to action group (ItAG) titled, How Racist Are We? Assessing Racial Justice in Schools to Identify Next Steps. Inquiry to Action Groups or ItAGs gather educators, activists and others to study a topic and collectively create an action around that area of study, making it a true community of praxis. How Racist Are We? Assessing Racial Justice in Schools to Identify Next Steps, will center teachers of color and our commitment to racial justice. Teachers of color bear the high cost of invisible taxes in the form of racialized marginalization, racial battle fatigue, and high risk of professional pushout. This ItAG will alleviate some of the invisible tax by providing teachers with the language and framework to understand their school’s progress towards racial justice, the tools to take action at their schools, continued
