Teachers of Color and Allies Summit — Past Presenters

Fourth Annual TOCA Summit — November 8, 2007
Becoming the Change We Want: Challenging Inequity in Our Schools

Jonathan Kozol
"Letters to a Young Teacher"

Dwight D. Jones
Colorado Commissioner of Education

Third Annual TOCA Summit — November 9, 2006
Supporting and Affirming Diversity

Dr. Sonia Nieto, Ed.D.
"Educating for Solidarity, Courage, and Heart: The Role of Teachers of Color in Difficult Times"

Dr. Daryl J. Maeda, Ph.D.
"Beyond the Model Minority, What Asian American Students Can Teach Us About Diversity"

Second Annual TOCA Summit — November 4, 2005
To Gather and Learn Together!

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ph.D.
"What if we leave all the children behind: The challenge of Teaching in the new millennium"

Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Ph.D.
"Multicultural Educational Leadership and Transethnic Intellectual-Activist Legacies: Critical Social Theory and Pedagogical Praxis."

First Annual TOCA Summit — November 12, 2004
Bringing together education students, practicing educators of color, and allies to provide collegial support, opportunities for networking and mentoring, and insights into best practices in education.

Dr. Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Ph.D.
"Teachers of Color and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy"

Dr. Kathy Escamilla, Ph.D.
"Teaching in the age of the CSAP"