Full Description
Portraits of Anti-racist Alternative Routes to Teaching in the U.S.: Framing Teacher Development for Community, Justice, and Visionaries portrays how a critical teacher development framework for Teachers of Color can be applied to alternative routes to teaching and professional development program initiatives to actualize commitments to communities, social justice and visionaries. The types of anti-racist structures, vehicles for justice, tailored and responsive preparation, and community-based partnerships and leadership identified by program initiatives provide a sketch of possibilities for school principals, policymakers, community organizers, teacher education programs, and district personnel to work together as key stakeholders to begin challenging and dismantling systems of oppression that restrict the recruitment and retention of Teachers of Color in schools. Portraits of Anti-racist Alternative Routes to Teaching in the U.S. compels us to stir up a radical imagination to strengthen communities, work for justice, and grow visionaries.
Contents
List of Illustrations - List of Tables - Conra D. Gist: Teacher Development for Community, Justice and Visionaries - Rachelle Rogers-Ard: Teach Tomorrow in Oakland: Combating Cultural Isolation and Revolving Doors for Teachers of Color - La Vonne I. Neal /Sarah Militz-Frielink: Teach Tomorrow in Oakland Commentary - Reyes L. Quezada / Ernesto Ruiz: Former Children of Migrant Farmworkers: A "Secret" Pipeline for Growing Your Own Bilingual and Bicultural Teachers in California - Belinda Bustos Flores: California Mini-Corps Commentary - Kate Van Winkle: Grow Your Own (GYO) Illinois—Creating Teachers and Community Leaders - Nicholas Michelli: GYO Illinois Commentary - Josephine Pham / Rita Kohli: Cultivating Teachers of Color as Change Agents: A Model of Critical Race Professional Development - Ana Maria Villegas: Institute for Teachers of Color (ITOC) Committed to Racial Justice Commentary - Conra D. Gist: Reimagining Teacher Development - Contributor Biographies.