#EduColor Archive

#EduColor was created both as a resource for intersectional discussions of race and education and as a safe space. Therefore, even though hashtags are open to the public, those of us who started it reserve the right to push back and challenge tweets we see as leading the discussion astray (see “derailing” for more details). This includes using #educolor on bios, blog titles, and paraphernalia.
Thursday March 30, 2017
7:30 PM EDT
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    Welcome to the March #EduColor chat w/ co-hosts @biblio_phile and @mdawriter. Tonight we’re discussing women of color educators.
  • participatechat Mar 30 @ 7:30 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #EduColor by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/68caHek4Qi
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    live thread on the racialization of islamophobia. click through to read... and then join the #educolor chat!
    • mathhombre Mar 30 @ 7:26 PM EDT
      Viewing these as isolated incidents prevents us seeing patterns, keeps us treating symptoms and hides historical context.
      In reply to @SikhProf
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:31 PM EDT
    Excited to join like minded friends #whyiEducolor Join #Educolor chat now!
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    welcome! Good to "see" you #educolor
    In reply to @MrsSpearsPC
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    Thanks for being here Christina! :) Welcome!! #EduColor
    In reply to @MrsSpearsPC, @EduColorMVMT
  • TheJLV - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
    For the next hour, please do check #EduColor and @EduColorMVMT for this conversation. Should be good!
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Kory, Elementary Innovations Teacher in MN. #EduColor always is a great chat and I loved seeing who was moderating tonight!
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Hello #EduColor! Excited to learn with you all tonight!
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Hey all! I'm in Honolulu, HI. 👋🏽 Actually, prepping to co-host this really helped me reflect. So excited to learn more today. #educolor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Hello #EduColor fam! Juli-Anne. NYC educator of color. Proud & humble servant to children Everywhere.
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT, @biblio_phile, @mdawriter
  • GeoJo22 Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Joanne, social studies T from Missouri. Ready to learn. #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Hello #EduColor. I am Sarah from VA.
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:33 PM EDT
    Awwww! *swoons* Thanks! cc @biblio_phile :D #EduColor blush :)
    In reply to @korytellers, @biblio_phile
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Evening all! I'm Geneviève, a middle school teacher in the #Bronx, an educator of color and part of @BlackTeacherPro. #EduColor
    In reply to @BlackTeacherPro
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Hello, everyone!! Shana from Georgia. Excited for this chat topic. #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Inspired to hear ideas and share:) From Philly:)#educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    4th year teacher of 3rd graders in the Delta. I LOVE US! I need to commune and fellowship with US and ABOUT US. #educolor
  • mthayer_nj Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Hello #EduColor - Mike from NJ, here to listen and learn.
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Andrea from metro ATL. I have yearned to discuss some of the promise & challenges being a WOC in education. This chat is perfect! #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Hello friend. #EduColor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Tamara, former K-12 Educator and current Nonprofit Leader. Always excited to discuss education-related topics! #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Good evening, all!! Melinda D. Anderson. Education writer. Mom of one. Coddler of none. 😎😉 And tonight's #EduColor chat co-moderator. ✊🏾😊
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Admitting that the new changes to Twitter might throw me off a bit during #EduColor #TwitterChangesAreHard
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    Hey y'all! Christina from NC, HS SpEd teacher. Looking forward to learning and reflecting with #EduColor peeps tonight
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    This is Subini. I'm here with one eye on the little one. So excited to talk to you all! #educolor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    #EduColor Belinda from the 🐝 Beehive State! Looking for likeminded, open minded, honest dialogue and learning. Ready to learn & share!
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • ColorBraveJcps Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
    @ColorBraveJcps from Louisville KY. Public ed teachers and advocates of marginalized students #Educolor
    In reply to @ColorBraveJcps
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Q1: What led you to choose the education profession? Who were your role models and the leaders who helped you get here? #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Heyyyyy Juli-Ann! What is up, my friend? #educolor
    In reply to @EdCampBROOKLYN
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    i'm grace, grad student. joining bc @mdawriter & @biblio_phile are 2 of the many WoC who help me be a better WoC educator! #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    <3 love that intro. So dope! #EduColor
    In reply to @EdCampBROOKLYN, @EduColorMVMT, @biblio_phile
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    A1: Brooke middle school ELA near Detroit; want to connect with other women eds of color, as I'm lonely in my new district #educolor
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Agreed! I'm having a difficult time coping with these changes #EduColor
    In reply to @korytellers
  • ValeriaBrownEdu Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    Val, anytime I get to kick it with my ladies is a good time. Happy to be here. #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    #Educolor Thomas,Preservice T in Minnesota. What else but to honor the women who do the work?
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 7:35 PM EDT
    I'm a Latina librarian working at a CA County Office of Education LMC library, serving K-12 educators. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Knikole...digital learning specialist. As a female edu of color & lover of #EduColor l, I had to be here!
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Okay. Y'all have me all in my feelings! So glad to see you Grace. <3 #EduColor hug!!!
    In reply to @graceachen, @biblio_phile
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    A1: I began as a bio major but I've always wanted to work with kids. My mother was a T. I was a natural fit. #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    My name is Mildred. Pursued teaching as a profession years ago & never looked back. Teaching is my calling. From P-12 to higher ed #EduColor
  • ChrisThinnes Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Listening and learning from tonight's #EduColor chat on "Women of Color as Educators"...
  • llynwalton Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Hello #EduColor! Here to listen and learn from the IE of SoCal.
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    **Also: Sometimes during our chats Tweetdeck won't let me great. 😔 If I go radio silent, it's cuz I'm switching up. #EduColor co-host PSA. 😉
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Zack,I teach middle school sp-ed & am a doc. candidate.These chats help me grow as an educator & I research them 4 my dissertion #EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Hey!!! Hope you are well too. #EduColor
    In reply to @alnunn15
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Intro: ¡Hola! Yamil from RI/MA, public high school, WL teacher Here b/c I love sisterhood of WOC educators #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    @beccaleech here for @WomenEd_US because it's only when we raise the voice and power of ALL that any of us will rise #educolor
    In reply to @beccaleech, @WomenEd_US
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Lenette from Louisiana joining in to be inspired and enlightened. #Educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Yes! Show some love and kindness-- the world is especially weird today 😏 #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    ALWAYS interested in #educolor chat that brings together collective voices to amplify our work. #blackteachers
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    A1 #EduColor My mom was the first person to tell me that I'd make a good teacher. I resisted at first, but mama knows best.
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
    Q1: #EduColor My strongest (warm & demanding) teachers in elem schl had a profound impact on me. Chose educ. b/c I love kids and learning
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    College access teacher in Louisville Kentucky #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    So blessed to have Melinda here. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 #EduColor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
      Good evening, all!! Melinda D. Anderson. Education writer. Mom of one. Coddler of none. 😎😉 And tonight's #EduColor chat co-moderator. ✊🏾😊
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Hey Andrea! #EduColor
    • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:34 PM EDT
      Andrea from metro ATL. I have yearned to discuss some of the promise & challenges being a WOC in education. This chat is perfect! #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Fam, I’m joining this chat for the next hour… Don’t mute us… BTW, I’m Khalilah a strong Black woman who cannot be intimidated #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Tamara, current Doc candidate researching minority student retention & former K-12 teacher. Love talking a/b all things education! #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    I am a ELA Teacher, cultural competency is life for our work #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • ShamikaWomble Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Shamika. School Counselor from Detroit. Excited to join this conversation. #EduColor
  • TheJLV - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Actual factuals. #EduColor
    • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
      Fam, I’m joining this chat for the next hour… Don’t mute us… BTW, I’m Khalilah a strong Black woman who cannot be intimidated #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Hello! I am Bryndis from Georgia. #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    @mdawriter i made it! switched up my travel schedule bc i couldn't stomach missing this live ;) #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @biblio_phile, @mdawriter
  • EspiOnFire Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    Me too from Tacoma, Wa! #interchangeablewhitelady #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
    She always does. We'll talk about female role modes too. #educolor
    • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:36 PM EDT
      A1 #EduColor My mom was the first person to tell me that I'd make a good teacher. I resisted at first, but mama knows best.
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    I know that's right. #EduColor 👏🏾
    • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
      Fam, I’m joining this chat for the next hour… Don’t mute us… BTW, I’m Khalilah a strong Black woman who cannot be intimidated #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    Love that intro! #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1. Hello All! I'm Leigh Patel, a researcher based in Boston. Always craving and thankful for spaces to speak about WoC w/WoC! #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1: I wasn't a big fan of the schooling system, so I got into education to change it #EduColor
  • CarlaShalaby Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    My first try at joining a Twitter chat! The topic makes it worth my fumbling through. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1 Wanted to be a teacher since I was 5 years old. I was fortunate enough to have many great Ts from K all the way to college. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    This is the time for those shout-outs!! Name a woman of color educator who's your role model and/or who inspires you! <3 #EduColor
  • ValeriaBrownEdu Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1. I come from a long line of women edus in my family, and have met many phenomenal, supportive WOC along the way. #educolor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1 I'm here bc I was led by powerfully strong and endearing women who made their classrooms seem like home to me. #educolor
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1 Honestly, teaching was never "my calling"... stumbled into #edu accidentally after a suggestion from a trusted mentor #EduColor
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
    A1: I had Ts who pushed me &supported me through family turmoil, saw the best in me when I didn't see it myself. I pay it forward #educolor
  • KinneyCourts Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    #EduColor A1:My grandma. She was a philosophy professor & had a fierce voice & never backed down in a male dominated university. Inspiration
  • EduGladiators Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    🔍Saturday #EduGladiators gets HACKED by @jamessturtevant & LIVE #afterchat ⏭https://t.co/VEBV4QNN6N #seesawchat #TchLIVE #EduColor
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    Hi y'all! I'm Amanda tweeting from New Orleans. I'm interested in connecting with WOC outside of my higher ed bubble #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • Jess5th Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    So grateful for this chat and the community it creates. The women here have taught me so much. Eager to listen and learn. #EduColor
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1. I believe in justice, in breaking down unjust systems and in supporting youth as change agents. My first 3 Ts were Blk women. #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    #Educolor A1 It was a looonngg process,spanning decades,but 1 of my 1st role models was my 6th grade teacher, powerful woman, Ms. Wang.
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1: Two women profs at UMich: one got me interested in ed and one kept me from dropping out of the SOE by just being there & a WOC #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    "Don't mute us." *phew* simple but... right?!??! #EduColor
    • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
      Fam, I’m joining this chat for the next hour… Don’t mute us… BTW, I’m Khalilah a strong Black woman who cannot be intimidated #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    Welcome sis!!!! A1 @CarlaShalaby is definitely an inspiration as a WoC in higher ed. Loved her fierceness in grad school. #EduColor
    In reply to @CarlaShalaby, @CarlaShalaby
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1 Needless to say, he pointed me in the right direction & I've never looked back #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1: School was safest,most loving constant in my life. I want to be same for children like me.RM: Ms. Kalafian in 7th GR Bridgham #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1 I'm here because of Ms. Webster and Ms. Johnson and Ms. Brown. I'm here because of Ms. Myrick!!!! #educolor
  • CarlaShalaby Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1. My sister. She was my first teacher, she became a teacher, and because of her, I became a teacher. #EduColor
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1 Dad is phenomenal educator. I was called to teach in HS & tried to ignore it. Dad & awesome former Ts lead the way. #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1: i'm here bc edu or the lack thereof shaped my mom & grandmothers' lives; WoC students & mentors kept me in the profession #EduColor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    A1: My mom has taught Elem. for 32 years! She is my main source for inspiration. I wanted to grow up to be like her! #LoveYouMom #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
    #Educolor Also the 1st Asian T I've had since moving to the US, didnt know it then,but that meant something to this Filipino boy.
    • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
      #Educolor A1 It was a looonngg process,spanning decades,but 1 of my 1st role models was my 6th grade teacher, powerful woman, Ms. Wang.
  • massignmenthelp Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    #artsed #DeafEd #MuseumEdOz #SOBTC #educolor 10 Benefits of Meditation to Students https://t.co/ZVTqWzPGBA
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    A1 I was inspired to become an educator when I met brilliant children who couldn’t read while mentoring as a college student #EduColor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    A1- the only Black professionals I knew growing up w teachers. I became what I knew. I have doctorate & 3 Black educators thruout #educolor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    A1: I'm a 3rd generation educator. I wanted work in sports med, but I was steered to my passion of working with kids in college #EduColor
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    .@jcpsforward @jdm1906 @meme3rat @MsMathies @Brad_Carpenter @AssistSupArea4 @KipHottman @RAKlein6 @DrEricaYoung #educolor
    In reply to @jcpsforward, @jdm1906, @meme3rat, @MsMathies, @Brad_Carpenter, @AssistSupArea4, @KipHottman, @RAKlein6, @DrEricaYoung
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    @moyokimya My mother, grandmothers and Aunties were all educators of some sort, honoring our legacy is a blessing #educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @moyokimya
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 7:40 PM EDT
    Q1: All of the people I looked up to on my campus had a higher ed degree and I was looking for a career where I could do good work #EduColor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1: began librarian career 15+ years ago & in my 1st year K-12. Not sure I fit due to overwhelming whiteness of school librarians #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1: I was blessed to have WoC teachers from P-12. Mostly Black women. Owe them so much!!! Not to mention my mothers & aunts. #EduColor.
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • ShamikaWomble Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1- My mother was a Special Education teacher and I saw the passion she had for her profession and students. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    We got you Carla!! :) This is #EduColor tech support. lol
    • CarlaShalaby Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
      My first try at joining a Twitter chat! The topic makes it worth my fumbling through. #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    I feel like a lot of familial vine films occur. Teaching seems like a legacy profession #EduColor
    • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:39 PM EDT
      A1: My mom has taught Elem. for 32 years! She is my main source for inspiration. I wanted to grow up to be like her! #LoveYouMom #EduColor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1: I wanted to help the Ss in my rural community. My role models were my Ps, former Ts & Admin. #Educolor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    Went to #hbcu fell in love w/Africa & all people of color across the diaspora. Driven & committed to education and leveraging SOC #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    #Educolor A1. Also,my mom. Worked hard for an entire year almost solo after moving to US,managed to bring me,dad,bro the next yr.
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1 I love love love learning and thought if I could share that with young people smarter than me, they would change the world #EduColor
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    Similar experience! Sports med background - every field placement ended up in a school and ppl kept saying "you need to teach" #EduColor
    In reply to @ShanaVWhite
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    Hi all! I'm Raven. Currently a doc student in GA. Interested in Black students' experiences in hied. #EduColor #BLMinEducation
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1: I am an attorney who represents students and faculty members in education law issues. #EduColor
  • amyo13 Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    #EduColor hey all. I'm Amy and a teacher in Aurora, Colorado. Always looking for perspective...
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    oh man. this, 2017, PhD program, is the first semester i have a teacher/professor who looks like me and i've felt the lack sorely #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    A1: My teachers recognized leadership skills in me. Mr. Olsen gave me my first break in 7th grade as the VP of Builders Club! #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
    Where's @mrsjjee think she'd like this chat! #EduColor
    In reply to @mrsjjee
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    wow @DrSubini. I know this is common but it's still jarring. Now you're an inspiration to us. #EduColor
    In reply to @DrSubini, @EduColorMVMT, @DrSubini
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    #Educolor My mom essentially.
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Stahhhhhp!!! :) <3 So glad I'm teamed with you on this adventure tonight. #EduColor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Thomas! I LOVE learning all of this about you! THIS is AMAZING! You need to share these stories more often! #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • GeoJo22 Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    A1 Back in the day, Mom said girls were Ts and nurses, so I resisted. Didn't become a T until I was 46. Inspired by my kids. #EduColor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    A1 I've had a black woman teacher in every generation of my family since the late 20s #educolor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Hi Melinda! #Educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    Gratitude Melinda. #blushing ☺️ #EduColor
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    A1 Always knew I was going to be a teacher A2 Mrs. Lapid, Mr Labrador, and Ms. Banuelos. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    #Educolor I dont think I personally had an Asian T since then. Actually, 5th grade science T was also Asian. Same school.
    In reply to @graceachen
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
    The lack of WoC in teaching the history of humanity, still dominated by wm #educolor
    In reply to @btalonia
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1: A high school counselor sat me down and told me I Could Go To College and helped me every step of the way! @GoPHSBulldogs #EduColor
    In reply to @GoPHSBulldogs
  • EspiOnFire Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    See our students' potential and call it out! #educolor
    • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
      A1: My teachers recognized leadership skills in me. Mr. Olsen gave me my first break in 7th grade as the VP of Builders Club! #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1 Black women on @MorganStateU campus who poured into me showed me power of good educators when I was a 16yr old starting college #EduColor
    In reply to @MorganStateU
  • calewis1975 Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1: My uncle was Elem school T and I went to school with him...I knew at 11 yrs old. Professor Donald Hornbuckle my 2nd role mod #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Friend. Hello hello. @JuliB224 #EduColor
    In reply to @JuliB224
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    #EduColor: I'm Dr. Melissa Halstead. I hail from KCMO. Teach MS Science in Urban area.
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1: I had an AA Spanish tchr who was a HUGE role model & showed me that I could be bilingual. She inspired me to teach Spanish :-) #EduColor
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1: My mother is a retired educator; my brother and sister are educators. #EduColor
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Hi I'm Natasha. I am an educator in Ontario, Canada. I I believe all voices & perspectives are necessary for equitable education #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 #same #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Hey #EduColor! Checking in late. I forgot. 😱
  • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    joining from NYC to listen and learn as a white educator trying to keep anti-bias practice front and center. #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • EspiOnFire Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Real talk right here #educolor
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
      oh man. this, 2017, PhD program, is the first semester i have a teacher/professor who looks like me and i've felt the lack sorely #EduColor
      In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1. @LeilaniKeys1 was my partner-in-crime in our credential program at @MillsCollege. #comrade #inspiration #truewarrior #EduColor
    In reply to @LeilaniKeys1, @MillsCollege
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    +1 #EduColor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • EngageReaders Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    A1: One aunt is a teacher and another is a school counselor. Several of the younger members of my family became teachers also. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Lol, I do it a lot frequently to any Ss. I embrace the title of immigrant, evn after citizenized #Educolor
    In reply to @korytellers
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    THIS. This is important! #EduColor
    • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
      joining from NYC to listen and learn as a white educator trying to keep anti-bias practice front and center. #educolor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
        Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
    Our rural communities especially need the perspectives of WoC as teachers. What a culture changer! #EduColor
    • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
      A1: I wanted to help the Ss in my rural community. My role models were my Ps, former Ts & Admin. #Educolor
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A2: What is the PROFILE of an upwardly mobile educator in the district/region. Many times answer is young, white femaile. Not us! #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A1: Finally reached my goal & then my Asst. Principal encouraged me to do my masters. Now I am one of the AP's @mvhsbruins #EduColor
    In reply to @mvhsbruins
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    Did you have WoC educators during your schooling years? If so, what did it mean to you? If not, what do you think was missing? #EduColor
    • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
      A1: I wasn't a big fan of the schooling system, so I got into education to change it #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A1: I wanted to be a Ts in 4th grade, but changed to a neurosurgeon. Ts tapped me on the shoulder and reminded me. #educolor
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    Im Janel, a student TOC. My Prof led me to disc after I got drained after working some of my SOCs who came to me for support😢 #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A1 noticing a lot of family connections here. I'm the same-- fam inspired me in, #educolor fam brought me back tbh. ✊🏽❤️
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
    A1 I wanted to be different kind of teacher: one I wanted & needed. Aimed to be a critical teacher that would love & support #EduColor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A1: My own experiences w/educational betrayal in historically White spaces brought me here. Granny & Mama were my 1st educators! #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    If you are not following Thomas, this is the exact reason why you should be! An amazing Pre-T that will be an amazing teacher! #EduColor
    • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
      Lol, I do it a lot frequently to any Ss. I embrace the title of immigrant, evn after citizenized #Educolor
      In reply to @korytellers
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    So inspirational Courtney! Sounds like a special woman. <3 #EduColor
    In reply to @KinneyCourts
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A2: WOC are not often celebrated publicly. They do a lot of the hard work, but don't receive praise/support they are due #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    I went to a middle school in Brooklyn run by & full of Black women educators. A woman my tia grew up w in Costa Rica was my AP. #EduColor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
      Did you have WoC educators during your schooling years? If so, what did it mean to you? If not, what do you think was missing? #EduColor
      • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
        A1: I wasn't a big fan of the schooling system, so I got into education to change it #EduColor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    Q2 lack of mentors. Asked my boss help finding a WoC mentor after 3rd instance of having my hair touched by wypipo. None available #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
    A2: WOC Ts face barriers: tone policing, being considered "aggressive, toxic, divisive" #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    Yup! So often we're assisting/behind the scenes #educolor
    • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
      A2: WOC are not often celebrated publicly. They do a lot of the hard work, but don't receive praise/support they are due #EduColor
  • Jess5th Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    "One I wanted and needed." I love that so much. #educolor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2: Also, many times WOC are guided into "cultural" or "discipline" ldrship, not instructional. We remind kids of their mommas. 😑#EduColor
  • JennWillTeach Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    Eagerly reading the responses to #EduColor chat. It's not their job to teach me, but, dear lord, I'm grateful for their wisdom.
  • DrNatashaWyatt Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    @EduColorMVMT i have a burden for boys and girls of color as it relates to social justice. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    #Educolor A2 There is always noise abt male SOCs needing guidance from Male TOCs, female SOCs never seem to pop up as often. Why?
  • MeenooRami Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2 it's also related to visibility. We need role models of all types to see how our passion can shape our pathways. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2 I don't think BW are really desired in education long term. There is the yng YT savior and the Heroic male. No room for BW #educolor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A1: Blessed to hav true Queens as former teachers who became treasured mentors &the gift of a friend. Always showed me the T way #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    <3 happy to be here! WELCOME to all our first timers! #educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @EduColorMVMT
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A1: Lack of representation of themselves as role models, leadership, and in society. #RepresentationMatters #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    @WomenEd_US my rural S were almost all students of color; still, almost all their teachers were white. #EduColor
    In reply to @WomenEd_US, @WomenEd_US
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    I guess thinking back on it @mdawriter that was one of my earliest examples of the schoolhouse being an extension of family #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2 My first thought at reading Q2 is: WHY didn't I have a WOC educator until graduate school?!?! #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2 Lack of commitment by Schools of Ed to recruit & support Women of Color Educators #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    A2: it seems like it takes WOC longer to advance in CERTAIN leadership positions. They have more to prove to many. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
    Karyn here, I'm definitely in the topic, saw my higher ed sis in the struggle @Amanda_Learning tweeting! #EduColor
    In reply to @Amanda_Learning
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Q2: As much as MOC deserve a place in edu there is a false narrative that WOC don't deserve support as they climb into upper admin #EduColor
  • MeenooRami Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2 need to get beyond the single story of why WoC want to be in and lead in education #EduColor
  • ValeriaBrownEdu Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2. When you're the only one or one of few on staff, it gets exhausting. Especially if you're the only one championing equity. #educolor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2: WOC (BW specifically) have been educating since the beginning of time. We educate for survival. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2 I think WOC are EXPECTED to be teachers. It's one of the jobs that people "accept" is in easily. Fits lots of tropes about us. #educolor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2: a barrier I faced was perceived economic status. Folx expressed that I should aim for a higher paying profession #EduColor
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2. We are often mentors, advocates, and sought-out "mothers" for our girls of color. There need to be more of us. #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2: I also think WOC are not acknowledged for general content knowledge excellence or piloting initiatives that really help Ss #educolor
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A1: I only had 2 latina Ts in my life. I was inspired by them & wanted to fill a void of this representation in the system #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • RosaIsiah Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A1 educators transformed my life. My Elem teacher Sra DeLaPeña valued my language/culture wn I felt invisible as newcomer to U.S. #Educolor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A1: I was inspired to pursue education b/c of my Teacher Cadet teacher. Surprisingly, none of my role models were African-American.#EduColor
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2. In a phrase: racist patriarchy. MoC end up being the focus, while WoC, esp. Black women, keep things going. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2: Another issue is the microaggressions WOC face. They are categorized unfairly often and assumed to be/act a "certain" way. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    What is a wypipo? #EduColor
    In reply to @poliananana
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2 As a white woman in the rural Midwest I will admit that sadly there are just not a lot of WOC/POC here. Don't know if WOC are+ #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    So true! Say more: what are those supports vs what they give MOC? #EduColor
    • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      A2 Lack of commitment by Schools of Ed to recruit & support Women of Color Educators #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
        Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2 other than racism/sexism in so many institutions? devaluing of their labor + expect. they do more for less credit/compensation? #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Q2: WofC are silenced in their classrooms, the main office, and districts. Written off as "angry black/brown woman" #educolor
  • Love_Beanie Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A2 the lack of support in place, particularly considering burdens WoC expected to hold in all spaces. #EduColor
  • Jess5th Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    White educators, I hope we are all listening. We ARE the barriers. #EduColor
    • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 7:45 PM EDT
      A2: WOC Ts face barriers: tone policing, being considered "aggressive, toxic, divisive" #educolor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    I lost track of time! Helping my kid with her costume tomorrow. She's dressing up as a florist for Career Day. =) Hi, everyone! #educolor
    In reply to @EdCampBROOKLYN
  • KinneyCourts Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Such a special woman.I'm channeling her more as I grow older.Learning to find my voice & never back down standing for inclusivity #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Your tweet is Everything. All things cultural competency, relevancy And sustainably. #EduColor
    • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:37 PM EDT
      I am a ELA Teacher, cultural competency is life for our work #educolor
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    Same here. #EduColor
    In reply to @JennWillTeach
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:47 PM EDT
    A1: Most of my role models are women of color who were in roles that impacted my path in college and ultimately my career path. #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 welp. #educolor
    • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      A2 My first thought at reading Q2 is: WHY didn't I have a WOC educator until graduate school?!?! #EduColor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    A2: Recruitment:Many positions are already spoken for...Retention: could be not seeing "your worth" which causes WOC to move on! #Educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    A2: We (BW) are overworked, underpaid and undercited. Yet, we persist. #BlackWomenAtWork #BlackWomenInEducation #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    Freedom to creatively enhance curriculum in order to develop relevant content. I can't teach if I can breathe. Feeling stifled. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    A2: Also there aren't many WOC in certain leadership spaces. See many in schools. But in the district & state it thins out. #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    Hey Shamika, welcome. #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    And what was the response? Anything you care to share re lessons learned? -- each one, teach one. #EduColor
    In reply to @poliananana, @EduColorMVMT
  • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    it was a lack in my teacher ed master's program too, and I heard and saw the challenges that posed for WOC in the program. ##educolor
    In reply to @EspiOnFire
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    i've seen this both as WoC being told that's all they can do & as WoC feeling like they have to bc the White Ts cannot do it well #educolor
    • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      A2: Also, many times WOC are guided into "cultural" or "discipline" ldrship, not instructional. We remind kids of their mommas. 😑#EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    YES!!!!! #EduColor
    • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
      Freedom to creatively enhance curriculum in order to develop relevant content. I can't teach if I can breathe. Feeling stifled. #educolor
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    +recruited in this area at all. My guess is no. But I think that should change. #EduColor
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
    A2: It seems to me like it has to do with intersecetionality...ystemic racism and systemic sexism #EduColor
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Q3: How would schools and colleges/universities look different if women of color educators were fully represented? #EduColor
  • SeattleEA_CRE Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    @EduColorMVMT A1: Having a voice when I was young encouraged me to continue to remove barriers for the other voices to be heard. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2 WOC educators often get questioned & challenged when they lead w any sign of strength. Makes up & coming leaders pause #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2: It's so hard to progress into certain positions. Seems like WoC are boxed into where ppl "think" we should be vs what we want #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A1: My grandfather taught English in Korea as a foreign language. Awesome role model. #educolor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A1: My mom never had any schooling. She taught herself to read. Education meant freedom. Reading Paulo Freire sealed the deal #EduColor
  • padilladanielle Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Lack of mentorship, representation, guidance, and professional development opportunities for our unique needs and interests #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Loving this dialogue! So glad I joined this tonight even though mama is tired! #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    What a beautiful anecdote! <3 Really underscores the power of women of color educators! #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    So true. Do you think that room is more likely affords to male teachers? #EduColor
    • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
      Freedom to creatively enhance curriculum in order to develop relevant content. I can't teach if I can breathe. Feeling stifled. #educolor
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2: My 3rd grade Ts was a WoC who CHANGED my life. She didn't take my crap. I am a PhD now bc of her. We need more WoC in Schools #EduColor
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2: WoC educators often feel isolated and disrespected in this spaces. Double down due to their race and gender. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2: I think WoC are too critical of each other where we need to be supporters, especially in leadership roles. #EduColor
  • CarlaShalaby Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    A2. So many folks just named WoC in our homes who were our first & best teachers. Hard to teach a 24-hr day, at work AND at home. #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
    Antoinette. Elaine. Russell. 37 years of service. Educator. Teacher. Asst Principal. Principal. Mentor. Friend. @NYCSchools #EduColor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
      This is the time for those shout-outs!! Name a woman of color educator who's your role model and/or who inspires you! <3 #EduColor
  • AnissiaWest Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    Hi. I teach in Tulsa, OK. Tonight, I'm thinking deeply about how misogynoir toward female educators color may impact learning. #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    A2: I think because the teaching field is dominated by women, women of color aren't as visible as men of color. Male Ts are rare. #educolor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    I don't flatter. Speak only truth. I look up to you. Many of "us" do. #EduColor.
    In reply to @DrSubini, @EduColorMVMT
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    What were some of the things you were hearing? #EduColor
    • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 7:48 PM EDT
      it was a lack in my teacher ed master's program too, and I heard and saw the challenges that posed for WOC in the program. ##educolor
      In reply to @EspiOnFire
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    This is SO TRUE! As a teacher I had to really push my curriculum strength. I was seen as a disciplinarian a lot. #EduColor
    • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      A2: Also, many times WOC are guided into "cultural" or "discipline" ldrship, not instructional. We remind kids of their mommas. 😑#EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    The single story pollutes the waters and we need to see all angles. I love how you brought this up! #EduColor
    In reply to @MeenooRami
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    A2- Narrative is abt failure of bboys and lack of role models. They look to B men 4 answer. Bgirls/women continue 2 b ingnored. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    A2: Women are generally overlooked in the sec. world. If they are WOC it's a double challenge. When given the opportunity #WeRise #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    A2: also, WoC seen as too "emotional" or "angry" or "not strong enough" to be leaders #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    It really was beautiful. A testament to community school model & what’s missing when the community isn’t entrenched in the school. #EduColor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
      What a beautiful anecdote! <3 Really underscores the power of women of color educators! #EduColor
      In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • wagmamommandi Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    A3: there'd be a lot more of us! #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
    Nice!! :) #educolor
    In reply to @ReeAnders
  • Chris_Educator Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Coming in late and only got a bit! Chris from NJ #EduColor
  • SparkyTeaching Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    For teachers *with* spark *who* spark & principals with principles! https://t.co/hDZ23sVjRW #whatisschool #lrnchat #educolor #teachmindful
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Q2: NOT having mentors and sponsors. Even though I knew what I wanted to do I had to figure it out myself. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    #Educolor White people
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @poliananana
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Simply put, they would look amazing. #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    A3: I think it would look beautiful! I really don't remember having any teachers of color until college. #educolor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    "None available" refers to the response I received. Waiting to see if I'm eligible for mentoring via leadership program next year #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @EduColorMVMT
  • MeenooRami Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Let us not reduce labor of WoC IU n education to savior complex. Our contributions are many and varied. #educolor
  • YWG_66 Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    A2 WOC are often made to feel as we are not doing enough for our Ss #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Ohhhh. Interesting. Say more. What does that look like? #EduColor
    • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:49 PM EDT
      A2: I think WoC are too critical of each other where we need to be supporters, especially in leadership roles. #EduColor
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Common to have large SoC populations w/ no (or few) ToC in rural areas. Sends detrimental message abt PoC and edu that must change #educolor
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:46 PM EDT
      @WomenEd_US my rural S were almost all students of color; still, almost all their teachers were white. #EduColor
      In reply to @WomenEd_US, @WomenEd_US
  • Commandr_nchief Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    #Educolor
    • Commandr_nchief Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
      A1. I never thought I could.
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Cal4Justice Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    This is happening now. #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
    Laurie Kingsberry. 27 yrs dedicated service. Math educator. Grad professor. Coach. Specialist. PD powerhouse. Mentor. Friend. @UFT #educolor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
      This is the time for those shout-outs!! Name a woman of color educator who's your role model and/or who inspires you! <3 #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    I was lucky to room w/another Kor-Am teacher during grad school. I didn't feel as isolated. #educolor
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A2: They are often underrepresented in educational spaces. Bringing them together, creating affinity spaces can help #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A3:Perhaps it would establish a cultural norm. It would not be a topic of concern anymore or wondering why WOC aren't represented #educolor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A3: Support for Black students who are crying out for it. Brilliant Black women being hired & PAID for their labor. #CiteASista #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A3: Outcomes for students (esp woc in math/scie) would be on par w/male studnts. Our yng ladies wld develop a diff def of POWER #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Ooooh! Say more Anissia. I sense a lot behind those words! *pulls up chair* #EduColor
    • AnissiaWest Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
      Hi. I teach in Tulsa, OK. Tonight, I'm thinking deeply about how misogynoir toward female educators color may impact learning. #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A3: I'd like to believe the entire narrative would change if WOC were reppin' fully: margin moved to center #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    If you were other hats, like being a mother or caregiver, the expectation is you can't give your all in the classroom. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Don't see question 2...yet! #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    yup. those existing perceptions of women add a whole nuance we don't talk about enough. #educolor
    • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:51 PM EDT
      often because they think that WoC can't discipline, can't evaluate the same way as a man.
      In reply to @biblio_phile
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    my 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Yee, worked w/ me during lunch to improve my handwriting. Wanted 2b a teacher after that. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    "Beautiful like the rainbow..." Brilliant, diverse, and powerful to change education systems that continue to not work for all Ss #EduColor
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A3: More inclusive, diverse, and representative of society at large! #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A2: Amen. That's been my struggle especially this week. Trying to balance it all. Lots on my shoulders. Expectations real high. #EduColor.
    In reply to @CarlaShalaby
  • RosaIsiah Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A2 in Ed field where most R female, # of WOC in district leadership positions is dismal. Feels that we must prove more 4those jobs #Educolor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    That isn't happening because we are ignoring girls of color AND the women of color that educate them. It's reflective of society #EduColor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    A2: Another challenge is the lack of visible role models. Who do I follow & still remain true to myself? Q. only WOC are asking. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    Got it! Thx. #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
    #Educolor I hear this so frequently. Assertive,confidence is seen as angry, guilt-tripping just to ease white comfort....
    In reply to @mainmarcia
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A3 If educational institutions had full representation of WOC children wld have comfort of home in the place they spend most time #EduColor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A3: I think a lot more WoC would enroll in grad programs for sure. Nothing like seeing someone who looks like you :-) #EduColor
  • KaitPopielarz Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    Listening and learning tonight. I'm grateful for the family & community of #EduColor who continue to teach me so much. #WomensHistoryMonth
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • EngageReaders Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A2: You know, I don't think I did until college. Many who supported me through advocacy outside the classroom, but not as teachers #Educolor
    In reply to @MrsSpearsPC
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A2: NOT having mentors and sponsors. Even though I knew what I wanted to do I had to figure it out myself. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A3: More leadership opportunities. More opportunities to speak to issues that affect WOC. Better representation. #EduColor
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    I think there would be a lot more intentional practices and pedagogy fostered in these spaces. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    I'm trying to figure out why any1 would want 2 touch anyone's hair. I get MS girls wanting to touch each other's hair, but adults? #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    Diversity would inc. Students would be interested looking for profs in their field that could represent their experience #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    ALL #EduColor fam please join us 4nxt #edcampbrooklyn FREE Teacher led collaborative #PD Saturday 4/22 https://t.co/eLcXaIOTaA Pls #RT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
    A2 IMPOSTER SYNDROME! Esp this yr. For the 2nd consecutive year I have the best data in 3/4 bt I haven't celebrated myself. #educolor
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    Been telling myself I'd love to have a #edu mentor who is a WOC... but not as easy as it should be #EduColor
    In reply to @btalonia
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    you're welcome! #Educolor
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @poliananana
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A1- I grew up in Chinatown- all kinds of Chinese and Chinese American kids. Got to know our diversity. Chinese teachers did too. #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:32 PM EDT
      Thanks for coming! Introduce yourself and what sparked your interest in this topic. [We'll use Q1, Q2 / A1, A2 format & #EduColor hashtag]
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    yes. especially in PWIs, it's isolating. feels like you're the only one/you're the only one who sees/thinks certain things. #EduColor
    • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
      A2: They are often underrepresented in educational spaces. Bringing them together, creating affinity spaces can help #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
        Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A3: I also think that course offerings would be much more interesting. #educolor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    Yes! #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A3 Also this… #EduColor https://t.co/AItawYJHgv
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A#pt2: Kids wld exp a different environment, - more robust, colorful, diverse in every way. Kids wld ques current power structures #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    lol... exactly THIS. We hold each other to a higher standard. We challenge each other. Laughter is everything. Love this about us. #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @wagmamommandi
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    I love it! #educolor
  • cmm246 Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    A2-1 challenge for WoC in Ed is the qualities that were nurtured in us don't work as well in ldrship or evals ie storytelling #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    YES. We're taught to make ourselves small! There's so much to unpack there. How do we learn to celebrate/uplift self and others? #educolor
    • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
      A2 IMPOSTER SYNDROME! Esp this yr. For the 2nd consecutive year I have the best data in 3/4 bt I haven't celebrated myself. #educolor
  • ChrisThinnes Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
    JFYI here are some guidelines for using the #EduColor hashtag you may find helpful: https://t.co/uZIXyQmZOc
    In reply to @SparkyTeaching
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A3. Depends on the WOC but w/the 1s I'm envisioning, more #communal decision-making, #selfcare, #support & #collaboration. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Q3: Schools, colleges, and universities would be DIVERSE and RICH in experiences, content and community. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Is it also because men of color are new shiny object in terms of #edpolicy? I wonder if visibility is somewhat orchestrated? Hmm. #EduColor
    • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
      A2: I think because the teaching field is dominated by women, women of color aren't as visible as men of color. Male Ts are rare. #educolor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Are you in @ncte? Mentoring programs for POCs! #educolor
    In reply to @poliananana, @mdawriter, @EduColorMVMT, @ncte
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Yes!!! #EduColor
    • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:52 PM EDT
      A3: Support for Black students who are crying out for it. Brilliant Black women being hired & PAID for their labor. #CiteASista #EduColor
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • hashtagsjp Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    #EduColor を登録しました。 https://t.co/hMtaCc5Iln
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    "exoticism" #educolor
    • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
      I'm trying to figure out why any1 would want 2 touch anyone's hair. I get MS girls wanting to touch each other's hair, but adults? #EduColor
      In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    Agree. #EduColor
    In reply to @ShamikaWomble
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A3 #EduColor I'm fortunate to have experienced this going to an HBCU and teaching in an area with good representation. (Contd)
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    WoC educators in higher education face barriers in terms of access to research funding and being included in research projects #EduColor
  • emilytwo Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
    A2: Asian Ts are often invisible in the YT/Black binary or a Rorschach test for wypipo ... model minority myth in play #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3. We could embrace the fact that racism and patriarchy have always needed each other. And that WoC are bigger than all of that. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • AnissiaWest Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A1: As a sub, I connected with a phenomenal teacher a local magnet. She saw my potential provided a wealth of support.#EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Q4: How are assumptions and stereotypes a hindrance to the work of women of color in K-12 and in academia? #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Wow. So they just go up to folks and touch their hair? How creepy!!! #EduColor
    In reply to @mainmarcia, @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Here's Q2 @EdCampBROOKLYN #Educolor
    In reply to @EdCampBROOKLYN
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Not sure, it seems like they are railroaded to deans and admin, rather than empowering classroom teachers:( #educolor What is the solution?
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3: so much brilliance & creativity unleashed by not having to spend energy dealing w microaggressions or worrying ab representing #educolor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A2 Cont: ALSO, not being challenged or maybe "invited" to think about the Education as opposed to education only in the classroom #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Q3: Our work would be much more critical and have nuance that it seems to lack, at times. #EduColor
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3 Ss might be more confident to see more Ts who looked like them & be inspired to follow in their footsteps #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A2: recruitment barriers r many. Not enough purposeful targeting of young woc. Career of a T isn't respected enough #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3 If WoC were fully represented in higher ed, those spaces would be willing to talk about state violence & intersectional justice #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3b #EduColor I did, however, grow up in an area which was/is the opposite of that. Still healing.
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    Or bc men of color are seen as necessary role models for boys of color? Ignoring black girls and WOC in the process #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A3: it will take some time but the face of leadership in schools would change. A welcome change.#EduColor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    A2- simply put women aren't taken srsly as men. A Chinese man told me that I wasn't married so I wasn't going 2b taken srsly. #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    excellent question. How do we ask MOC to understand/empathize/ally? That's what needs to happen. Ownership shouldnt just be us. #educolor
    • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
      Not sure, it seems like they are railroaded to deans and admin, rather than empowering classroom teachers:( #educolor What is the solution?
      In reply to @biblio_phile
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    What would be something that would ease this issue? #EduColor
    In reply to @emilytwo
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
    @WomenEd_ US Absolutely! #Educolor
    • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 7:43 PM EDT
      Our rural communities especially need the perspectives of WoC as teachers. What a culture changer! #EduColor
      • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 7:41 PM EDT
        A1: I wanted to help the Ss in my rural community. My role models were my Ps, former Ts & Admin. #Educolor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A3- a more welcoming/inclusive env where diversity is celebrated/not ignored. Students would feel safer and would achieve higher. #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    I have a great example/comparison. Too long for Twitter!! #EduColor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A3 We would all be free because schools would actually look like the launchpads of liberation that I hope they can be #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    #educolor yeah. and that's just... so much on our shoulders. *sigh*
    • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
      it fell disproportionately to WOC to bring up equity & systemic racism in discussion, point out syllabus gaps, call out bias in classmates
      In reply to @biblio_phile
  • JennWillTeach Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A2: #EduColor I'm wracking my brain trying to remember any WoC teachers. I had several men. I had WoC as friends/classmates--no teachers 😔
  • mochamomma Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A3: Curriculum and content would change to represent us more. We'd probably do damage to Women's History Month. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    I agree with this 100%! #EduColor
    In reply to @lmhawkhill
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A3: There would be WOC in EVERY department in Higher ED. EVERY. We gotta see ourselves there. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    So real! And qualities that seem to work well for others ... well, women of color can be punished for those. See #BlackWomenAtWork #EduColor
    • cmm246 Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
      A2-1 challenge for WoC in Ed is the qualities that were nurtured in us don't work as well in ldrship or evals ie storytelling #EduColor
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    WoC educators are often paid less than their male counterparts. #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    ugh. to make ourselves small & indispensable and to give others credit, which gets in the way of the recognition needed to advance #EduColor
    • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:54 PM EDT
      YES. We're taught to make ourselves small! There's so much to unpack there. How do we learn to celebrate/uplift self and others? #educolor
      • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:53 PM EDT
        A2 IMPOSTER SYNDROME! Esp this yr. For the 2nd consecutive year I have the best data in 3/4 bt I haven't celebrated myself. #educolor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A2- also, as teachers we're in a majority female profession. The men of color simply stand out more. #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 7:57 PM EDT
    A4: Many were covered during the #BlackWomenAtWork hashtag. Too assertive, too direct, too intimidating, yada, yada, yada #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    Critique is necessary, but also must be accompanied with empathy and tact. Too many admin do not show this understanding:( #educolor
    In reply to @MsClassNSession
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    So true! I was just told recently that I need to be nicer AND less absolutist. NO. Um, pretty sure I'm the expert in my field. #EduColor
    In reply to @DrAshleyGriffin, @EduColorMVMT
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    A2: recruitment for woc 2become TOC has to include sacred spaces for woc. HBCU's, sororities and legacy women @ univ #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    Q4: we have to spend a lot of time and energy fighting for our space when that time and energy could go to our work #educolor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    A4: Folks assume my BW-centered research is optional when it's actually my activism. My research is my resistance. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    #Educolor A3 Maybe TPrep would actually promote more cultural competency & send PreServiceTs to convos abt racism present in Edu....
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    A4: This is my answer to Q4... That's why I love @donnayford. She'll call me out for not being passionate enough. #EduColor
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
      A2: also, WoC seen as too "emotional" or "angry" or "not strong enough" to be leaders #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
        Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
    Thanks! I was struggling to put those words together. Well said. #EduColor
    In reply to @TeacherTalkwZC
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A4: Do you have time for a LONG list for this one? #EduColor
  • EspiOnFire Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    My first experience with WoC educator wasn't until college. 😞 #educolor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:44 PM EDT
      Did you have WoC educators during your schooling years? If so, what did it mean to you? If not, what do you think was missing? #EduColor
      • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 7:38 PM EDT
        A1: I wasn't a big fan of the schooling system, so I got into education to change it #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A4: The oldie that haunts us "Those who can't, teach" We're already seen that way, teaching becomes ironically proof. #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A4: Stereotypes are so hard to overcome and it's annoying as hell. #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    agree! working in a school is a community endeavor that requires constant learning from ALL, not a division of labor #educolor
    In reply to @thetinydynamo
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A2: retention barriers= professional learning, true/concrete development of practice, money deters woc from career #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A4 When WOC speak up that up "mean and angry" stereotype creeps up. #educolor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 7:59 PM EDT
    A2- as a majority female profession in gen teaching isn't taken srsly. Makes sense that WOC educators would have less voice #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
      Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4: Too often we are (have to be) cautious of our environment and careful, then not seen as a team player, friendly, or social. #Educolor
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4: Ppl tend to think WOC only want to teach liberal arts. I know WOC who are dynamic science & math educators. Often 2nd guessed #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    yes, or that the only way up (for SoC) is out. #educolor
    In reply to @WomenEd_US
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A3: Multicultural Education would be infused in all content and pedagogy coursework instead of crammed in one semester. #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4: People assume I am a math T all the time. They're often shocked when I tell them that I teach English. Laughable reactions. #educolor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4 Research constantly questioned, positionality & competence questioned when we step up as the expert on a topic #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4. The battle fatigue is both racial & gendered as white folx & men of color often expect our labor with little repayment #EduColor
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Every. Time. Every time I can participate in #EduColor it moves me in so many ways. Can't say enough for these women sharing their stories.
  • emilytwo Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A4: Model minority myth, "Don't you teach math?" (Nope, English), dragon lady (YT parents complaining abt "stern" teaching style) #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Ma'am. After the chat, see us. lol We could give you chapter and verse on the touching women of color's hair phenomenon. Ooof. #EduColor
    • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
      Wow. So they just go up to folks and touch their hair? How creepy!!! #EduColor
      In reply to @mainmarcia, @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    Right?! huge can't-win. If weak, confirms the stereotype about women. If I'm loud it's another stereotype I confirm re WOC. *sigh* #educolor
  • YWG_66 Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A3 Full representation also includes being part of the curriculum taught. #EduColor
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
    A2: The research interests of many WoC in higher education are often devalued or dismissed as not being academically rigorous. #EduColor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    #EduColor I'm loving the responses and realized I'm two questions behind! Highly engaged! ❤
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4. Hypervisibility and invisibility are issues all the time. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    My college had a whole semester on cultural competency. I was upset that many didn't take it seriously like I did. #educolor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: I've had many of my valid critiques of curriculum and testing dismissed bc I'm getting too emotional or being an angry blk w #educolor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: and this is differentially racialized. Black women are shamed for being too loud, Asian women for being too quiet... #EduColor
    • bovrd Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
      A4: This is my answer to Q4... That's why I love @donnayford. She'll call me out for not being passionate enough. #EduColor
      • graceachen Mar 30 @ 7:50 PM EDT
        A2: also, WoC seen as too "emotional" or "angry" or "not strong enough" to be leaders #EduColor
        • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
          Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: Sometimes WoC stifle their light for fear of being too "aggressive". Bump that, around me you better let your light shine! #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    Hey Chrissy! #EduColor
  • Love_Beanie Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: #EduColor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A3- I actually started late to this Twitter chat cuz I'm at a Feminist Asian American History workshop w/ @NAPAWFNYC! #AAFeminism #educolor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: My "presence" at the table is automatically seen as a threat. I'm perceived as "too demanding & never satisfied". #EduColor #BLMinEdu
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    All. Of. This. Right. Here. x100000 #EduColor
    • knikole Mar 30 @ 7:56 PM EDT
      A3 Ss might be more confident to see more Ts who looked like them & be inspired to follow in their footsteps #EduColor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4: SO many issues! Even down to my hair and ppl suggesting my fro made me unprofessional/less intelligent #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    yeah. When we force ourselves into traditional systems of power/hierarchy, we start playing (& hurting each other) by their rules. #educolor
    • CrownVictoria8 Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
      In grad school all my profs were WOC/MOC- no support. In fact anti-support. Full support to my BM colleagues. I'm seen as competition #sad 😔
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4 Sometimes I think I'm seen as the "diversity police" but my education, skills & experience mean I have so much more to offer #EduColor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    A4 Also in the Delta BW are seen as being so religious. Assumed that we are so "blessed and highly favored" and never empty #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    #Educolor Mine still...in progress. Too much content/methods packed to have more than brief attempts at convos abt cultural competency.
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
    ...although when we do speak up, that means people are "shocked!" 🙄 #educolor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4- woc are not given opprts, held back & blocked. PapaPope said we have 2 b twice as good & even then, we're not given a chance. #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4: WOC have extra hurdles to overcome in terms of assumptions about leadership styles and perceived roles in academia. #educolor
  • padilladanielle Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    WOC wouldn't feel the need to excuse themselves. professors may have had similar experiences. Bridge gap through prior knowledge #EduColor
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4 P1: my def & commitment 2 family (momma & auntie) lead ppl in pwr to think that I don't have bandwidth 2 do the intellec work. #EduColor
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4 White folx shocked that a 26 yo black girl from the country has 3 degrees, including a Master's. Give me some credit! #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Can we retweet a tweet too many times sis? Asking for a friend… #EduColor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • mochamomma Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4: When all Ss of color are referred to us to "handle" it removes responsibility of other educators & dismisses them from work. #EduColor
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A3: There would be more WoC department heads and deans and directors.. #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Talk about it @graceachen! #EduColor we cannot essentialize all of WoC experiences. Thanks for the reminder.
    In reply to @graceachen, @graceachen
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    #Educolor Altho,since my cohort were sent to Field Exp in racially,socioeconomically diverse schools, theyre starting to see it.
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Co-sign. WoC are surveilled & punished and simultaneously ignored #EduColor
    • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
      A4. Hypervisibility and invisibility are issues all the time. #educolor
      In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • MeenooRami Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    #EduColor Connection issues but all the love to you and what you do to create magic daily. Will find capture from tonight!
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4: Stereotypes sadly include sexualization of WoC - being exotic, being provocative, being to forward, being the "token". #EduColor
  • EngageReaders Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4: We have to work hard and consistently to prove our excellence. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    Asking because I know I'll get answers. My district has no WOC teachers. What can I do to change this? #EduColor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
    A4:It doesn't allow opp for developing work-related RELATIONSHIPS. Often thought of "hard to get along with" don't fit in, etc #educolor.
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Q5: How do we cultivate more women of color educators as change agents in their schools and communities? #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Yes! The #womeninstem struggle is only added to by the lack of POC in STEM. #educolor
    • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
      A4: Ppl tend to think WOC only want to teach liberal arts. I know WOC who are dynamic science & math educators. Often 2nd guessed #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    that's my big sis... love her! She has my back... time and time again. #EduColor
    In reply to @elizabethaself, @donnayford
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    A4: Sometimes color & features predetermine cultural expectations. One has to work harder to be heard, yet somehow theyre not seen #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • TheMsHowie Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    #BlackWomenAtWork covered it - In academia, our work isn't as valued as similar work from white peers. It's PERVASIVE in sci ed #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Right?! It's so pervasive that being a non-white person in addition to a WOMAN. The hurdles are abundant. #EduColor
    In reply to @_Teach2Lead
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    A4 The perception of BW is truly of a mammy esp in schls were teaching body is of color & the admin is nonPOC &/or dominantly male #educolor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    A4: We can't be heard or understood until we are seen for who we are. I don't have an agenda: I want to serve all students. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Indeed. Yet that assumption ignores that our girls of color need role models too and how gender and race intersect in this regard! #EduColor
    In reply to @MrsSpearsPC
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    on the other side, i get the "of course you teach math." #educolor
    In reply to @emilytwo
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:03 PM EDT
    Maybe we should get it put on a plaque for each of our office doors? #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    When the #EduColor chat on WOC educators is so lit you can’t keep up…
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    We had so much in 1 sem. Were given scenarios, had to come up with solutions. Also had an LGBTQA panel. #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    #Educolor Really impt point.
    • poliananana Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
      A4 Sometimes I think I'm seen as the "diversity police" but my education, skills & experience mean I have so much more to offer #EduColor
  • mochamomma Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A5: Give them the responsibility AND the authority to make decisions. Not just the former. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    I need to read this. I'm oddly intrigued and creeped out at the same time. Who does that?!!! #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • DrAshleyGriffin Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    I'm here because teacher diversity is essential to the edu of all students. Tcher diversity is key to tcher workfore #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A4: This is echoed in many responses but being seen as behind all the time,slow-moving, treated as not enough or as "lacking" #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A4P2: No! BECAUSE I have strng women w/me, I can do the intellectual Lifting. They gone make sho erthang else is on point so I can #EduColor
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A3: The viewpoints of WoC would be represented in the curricular offerings. #EduColor
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A4: I was called into a meeting after I used "institutionalized racism" at a PD, which made a white admin cry #whitetears #educolor
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A5: Quite simply continue to do the right work & tell the right narrative. If we don't no one will. #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    A5 #EduColor Amplify the good, and uplift. The world is negative enough. Very important to support one another especially as WOC.
  • See_Jo_Teach Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    @EduColorMVMT A2: Fear/bias around WOC in leadership- retention without opp for growth in a safe/supp place. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    me sis... and Kendrick just dropped a video. This night is lit. #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
    #Educolor "B-but, you're a model minority!" smh
    In reply to @graceachen
  • darylhowardphd Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    Powerful. So true. #EduColor
    • emilytwo Mar 30 @ 7:55 PM EDT
      A2: Asian Ts are often invisible in the YT/Black binary or a Rorschach test for wypipo ... model minority myth in play #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 7:42 PM EDT
        Q2: The dominant discourse seems focused on men of color. What are the recruitment & retention barriers faced by WoC educators? #EduColor
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A: that I got where I am because of affirmativeaction, not by toil, lots ofeducation, and instructional prowess #EduColor #BlackWomenAtWork
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A4: Saw someone else mention it briefly before it disappeared but I feel like #BlackWomenAtWork speaks to the issue at large #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    #Educolor
    • korytellers Mar 30 @ 8:02 PM EDT
      Asking because I know I'll get answers. My district has no WOC teachers. What can I do to change this? #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    i'd be curious to learn more about the assumed religiosity and its use of "service" to justify poor pay and working conditions... #educolor
    • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
      A4 Also in the Delta BW are seen as being so religious. Assumed that we are so "blessed and highly favored" and never empty #educolor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    It's as if the first hurdle wasn't enough for us to prove ourselves. We have to jump even higher. Ugh. #notfair #EduColor #ReflectEdu
    In reply to @_Teach2Lead
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A5: When WoC are in leadership roles, TRUST their leadership. Being undermined and second-guessed all the time is disheartening #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    I agree someone said before, mentorship and affinity organizations to support and guide through burnout.#educolor r
    In reply to @mochamomma
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A4 Being a WoC can mean that speaking up for Ss is never just that. Ppl look for ulterior motives. Inherent suspicion #educolor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    #EduColor A lot of ppl requested mainly white schools, which I found ridiculous. I wanted the most diverse school district to teach everyone
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
    A4/P3 - So give me the research analysis and major projects to plan. I strong in heart and mind cuz my Momma made me that way!! #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: This is a tough question. I don't encourage my Ss to go into teaching these days. #educolor
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: More things like this. Connecting. Communing. Feeding our souls. #educolor
  • thetinydynamo Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    THIS please. I don't understand how we send ppl into American schooling system without these competencies. #educolor
    • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 7:58 PM EDT
      #Educolor A3 Maybe TPrep would actually promote more cultural competency & send PreServiceTs to convos abt racism present in Edu....
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: We're already here & already doing the work. We ARE the #HiddenFigures of education. We just need more support. #EduColor #CiteASista
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • emilytwo Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: be the change agents. I have great fun with @TchKimPossible blazing trails & knowing we do the work 4 those who come after us #EduColor
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: Schools need to access funds of knowledge relevant to WoC educators and their communities #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    I love this. storytelling aspect is key. Keep letting us shine & share shine. hard to ignore, but we can't do it in echo chamber. #EduColor
    • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:04 PM EDT
      A5: Quite simply continue to do the right work & tell the right narrative. If we don't no one will. #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Oh, can you post it? Would love to read it. We need to ask ourselves have you read & cited a WoC today? #EduColor
    In reply to @ejuc8or, @biblio_phile
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Yes!...EMOTIONAL....ugh..and too SENSITIVE about the "appearance" of injustice or dismissal of value #EDUCOLOR
    In reply to @brooke_suzanne, @EduColorMVMT
  • ccfrancois Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    Hi everyone! Chantal in nyc. I love the idea of mentorship programs for young women of color, in schools, etc. #educolor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A4 There is also that tug of having to chose between gender and race. Where to fall in line? Choosing means betraying SOMEONE. #educolor
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A4 Have to fight for respect simply given to others w similar work....battles not just with "non POCs" either🙄 #EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
    A5: Don't stifle us. Celebrate us. Support us. When 1 WOC is successful it creates desire/permission for others to succeed too #EduColor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A5: Be the best change agents we can be! Encourage and nourish all educators-Share your passion w/WOC & be ready to mentor. #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    I prefer "angelic troublemakers" to quote Bayard Rustin #educolor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A4: Must work twice as hard to STILL get overlooked. And watch others doing less, but achieving more. #EduColor
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    Q5: we have to continue to support each other, as we always have and white people need to do better #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    YES. I actually stopped speaking in front of large groups and going 1 on 1 instead because of the negative feedback. #educolor
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
      ...although when we do speak up, that means people are "shocked!" 🙄 #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    Okay. I'm gonna need a moment here. *punches air* And Brooke, dear, how did you respond? #EduColor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A5: (Part II) - Support them. I feel like lots of WoC are put in positions and left alone. We need support and encouragement too! #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A5: connect them with other inspiring, humbling, and always-learning/struggling WoC. show them they're not alone. #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    #Educolor Sigh... Gotta give props to a couple of profs tho, they tried. Just too busy,not enough time.
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    @themathdancer #tchlive, what I was mentioning earlier. #EduColor
    In reply to @themathdancer
    • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:01 PM EDT
      A4: Sometimes WoC stifle their light for fear of being too "aggressive". Bump that, around me you better let your light shine! #EduColor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A5: #CiteASista to keep BW employed. Support our work. Read our articles. HIRE US! #EduColor #BlackWomenInGradSchool #BlackWomenAtWork
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    A5: We must tell a different story and we must make this work look great on us - FOR those who come next - not for others. #EduColor
  • ahmedda84048078 Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    سكس حبايب ولحس ومص ونيك في الكس وقذف لبن https://t.co/LnZCOHCMB6 fsa #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
    Yasss!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #EduColor
    In reply to @MrsSpearsPC
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    This is seriously one of my favorite conversations ever! Sister Lorde took Brother Baldwin and taught him something. #EduColor
    In reply to @lipatel
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5: Develop RELATIONSHIPS w/all stakeholders, be an advocate for Ss, be visible in the community. Show Ss, Ps & comm that you CARE #educolor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5- we have 2 work 2gether & not against! There's room 4 ALL of us & we have offer support. We have to hire, mentor/promote us #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Too many hoops to jump through, not enough jobs. It's tough getting a teaching job in NY. #educolor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Say that!! #EduColor
    In reply to @mochamomma
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5: Personally, having mentors and connecting with other WOC in Edtech and Edu has helped me to grow and be more bold. #EduColor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5 open up/expand ideas of ldshp and change. Things that are seen as weakness (e.g. emotion) are POWERFUL tools! #educolor
  • DrAshleyGriffin Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Trust them, engage them in the work and give a seat at the table. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5 I submit WOC educators are already change agents in every shape and form. They are master navigators of patriarchy & supremacy #EduColor
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Melissa. We candrink bttl of red Still, couldn't get thru all the stories #educolor
    In reply to @MeliHalstead, @mainmarcia, @shadow_uzumaki, @poliananana
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5: I think that SM is allowing our voices and accomplishments to get heard in a relevant way. No more getting steamrolled. #educolor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    just because it's not the way YOU would have done it doesn't mean it's not a good idea... #educolor
    • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:05 PM EDT
      A5: When WoC are in leadership roles, TRUST their leadership. Being undermined and second-guessed all the time is disheartening #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    Hey y'all. We're trending. Great work. Thank you all for joining us for this important #EduColor dialogue!! Woo-hop! cc @bovrd @graceachen
  • TheMsHowie Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    We already are putting ourselves on the line! We simply continue the work, get MORE visible, and get more folks on board #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    exactly. and in higher ed esp. hyper-sexualized. Hurts the most when it's from colleagues who are men of color #EduColor
    In reply to @lipatel, @EduColorMVMT
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    A5. We recognize, compensate, and create space for WoC educators to be well, really well (Toni Cade Bambara) #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
    I...think I played a part in "persuading" for diverse school.... Still unsure,but I made a wave a couple of yrs. ago via email #Educolor
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A5: Reach back and help pull someone else up: student teachers, former colleagues, etc: help them get involved in advocacy #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • korytellers Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Have to head out early #EduColor. Thank you. I always learn so much every time I am here. Thank you for sharing your stories. So powerful.
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    This #EduColor is fiy-ah! I am finding so many brilliant women of color educators to follow & be in community with! This is how we thrive.
  • ShamikaWomble Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Exactly! Support one another and be willing who mentor other WOC. #EduColor
    In reply to @btalonia
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A5: Be true to yourself. Trying to be something you are not is exhausting. When you are you, you allow others to be themselves. #EduColor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    #educolor That class also sent us to a very diverse school for a day and for some it was a wake up call- hence their specific ST requests
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    This hashtag...I absolutely love!!! #EduColor
    In reply to @BrilliantBlkGrl, @EduColorMVMT
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A5: I find women of color are already doing much of the heavy lifting. It often becomes a question of capacity and how to support. #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    I can imagine. What would it take for you to be willing to encourage students? And what makes you stay in profession? #educolor
    In reply to @mrsjjee
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    A5 I live authentically in my teaching as a black woman. I try to make it okay to dissent and I call ppl out on their shit #educolor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    HIRE US, and pay us as if we were white men. #WeNeedDiverseBooks #WeNeedDiverseLibraries #WeNeedDiverseLibrarians #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:09 PM EDT
    Twitter has been an amazing place for me to connect with and learn from WOC in education. There are very few TOC in my area. #educolor
    • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
      A5: Personally, having mentors and connecting with other WOC in Edtech and Edu has helped me to grow and be more bold. #EduColor
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • Amber_Malone1 Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A1: I became an educator bc #musiced saved my life & there are not enough WOC for children to have as role models! #educolor #peru552
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    or ppl include us and then say "check, diversity!" while continuing to ignore our black and brown sisters #educolor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • EdCampBROOKLYN Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5: WOC have the agency to change things. We have to use our voices. Advocate and be mindful of our trajectory. Up. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Saving this for later. #educolor
    • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
      sooo true. Everyone should read how Audre Lorde taught, literally taught James Baldwin to see this fact. https://t.co/coR2coJMuw
      • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM EDT
        A4. The battle fatigue is both racial & gendered as white folx & men of color often expect our labor with little repayment #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5: Support each other. Celebrate each other. Build networks with each other. #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    #Educolor 'cause who're admin-ing TPrep programs? Not enough POC leadership imo. Only limited to UrbanEd,usually.
    In reply to @thetinydynamo
  • See_Jo_Teach Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Q4: Stereotype threat is a huge prob for WOC. It inhibits our ability to be the strong leaders and educators we can be. #EduColor
  • GenevieveDeBose Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5. Create and fund spaces in schools and IHEs led by WOC for WOC - focused on practice, relationships and support. #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5: also encouraging other WOC to publish about our experiences: we have a particular, important perspective! #educolor
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    I don't even remember. It was a blk woman principal admonishing me. Twilight Zone. #educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    Puts #CiteASista in my pocket for the win… #EduColor
    In reply to @BrilliantBlkGrl, @EduColorMVMT
  • MissBruan Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5 Be a model for students to uplift and encourage. Create a dialogue to create one common message to be the agents of change of #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5 I ask for what I've earned and some shit I have yet to. I push boundaries and I try to pick out co-conspirators in the bldg #educolor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    #educolor Mine was "pick two schools that you want to go to." My bro picked the same school I did. Explained that he needed to teach every S
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    preach sis.....we continue to do the work..... #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    A5. Listen to their needs & let them lead. Support them when they take breaks. And DO. THE. WORK. EVERY. DAY. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
    And how do we leverage that @Ed2BeFree? In its fullest form. #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
    • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
      A5 I submit WOC educators are already change agents in every shape and form. They are master navigators of patriarchy & supremacy #EduColor
  • See_Jo_Teach Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A4: Stereotype threat is a huge prob for WOC. It inhibits our ability to be the strong leaders and educators we can be. #EduColor
  • ccfrancois Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    A5 and we have to have these twitter chats more often! #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    I don't discourage my Ss. I just tell them to do some research. I stay because I love it. BUT I started in 2000. Different now. #educolor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    HA! Can't take a dose of reality, eh?? This actually make me admire my cohort a bit more then.... #Educolor
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    Must have deep networks of support, + have to convince white & male edu leaders to include WoC, sometimes step aside & keep quiet #educolor
  • brooke_suzanne Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    I do know I stood my ground that stand. tests are racist. #educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    annnnnd this is why we have to teach/practice/breathe intersectionality. It shouldn't be a betrayal! #educolor
    • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
      A4 There is also that tug of having to chose between gender and race. Where to fall in line? Choosing means betraying SOMEONE. #educolor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    😂😂😂#EduColor
  • llynwalton Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    I see WOC here tapped to advance 👍🏼👍🏼leaving dust in classrooms where Ss live👎🏼👎🏼. IMO need to value both spaces - how? #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    YES!!! Putting in the work and changing the narrative everyday. #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • DrAshleyGriffin Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    Stereotyping undermines the authority & capacity of WOC in education & limits opportunities.#EduColor https://t.co/ARjCW267CN
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
    I'm the multitasking QUEEN. On a conference call & participating in my first #EduColor chat!
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    Definitely requires us to form alliances where our work can be amplified for the folk who act like they don’t see us #Educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A5 I think most importantly, we listen & we respond with real actions to the WoC who drive the academic success of so many Ss. #educolor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    I think teaching in general is a difficult field to go into these days, regardless of race/gender/ethnicity/etc. #educolor
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A4- As a Chinese teachr I sometimes am seen as quiet (I'm not), not taking enough initiative (I am), not a key playr (I better be) #educolor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A5: presenting at conferences: panels, keynotes, other sessions--excellence everywhere, helping folks write. Can't ignore us! #educolor
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A6: Are the barriers for advancing in only for WOC? I see it for Women in general. It's just a double whammy being a WOC #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    In academia, I mentor & make visible the tips needed to survive & thrive with care & compassion #EduColor
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
    A5: When WOC are speaking up, listen to them. When others try to attack them for speaking up, defend them. #educolor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Amen #EduColor
    In reply to @sarahdateechur
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    Also @mdawriter being intentional abt acknowledging when we see mastery at play for Ss & colleagues. Teachable moments everywhere #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @mdawriter
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    My principal is a total badass WoC. The ENTIRE building respects her and she rocks the school. SoC see this and aspire for more. #EduColor
  • lookforsun Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    #educolor is trending--awesome! #edchat
  • cmm246 Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A story in our own voices, in our own words, re our own experiences #EduColor
    • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:07 PM EDT
      A5: We must tell a different story and we must make this work look great on us - FOR those who come next - not for others. #EduColor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    #educolor It was upsetting to hear their complaints. The only thing that upset me was that my 'mentor' that day said "don't teach."
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    say it again for the people in the back! #EduColor
    In reply to @oJaison
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    #Educolor Ha! And expect Asian WOC to fall in line bc timid and shy!
    In reply to @graceachen
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    So now would be time to note all our skinfolk ain't our kinfolk. Sadly, women of color can internalize oppressive behaviors. :( #EduColor
    In reply to @brooke_suzanne
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A5: Mentorship, recognize and support #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A4- WOC educators have to rep their culture right while also adhering to the female role played w/in cultures (read-patriarchy) #educolor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
    A5: Don't speak bad about other WoC at all. Show solidarity and support. #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Absolutely this #EduColor
    • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      A5: When WOC are speaking up, listen to them. When others try to attack them for speaking up, defend them. #educolor
  • CrownVictoria8 Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A6: Praxis exam acts as a barrier to Teacher programs at 4-year unis. Most POCs enter the classroom through alternative cert. #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A5: Mentoring/sponsoring/connecting WOC. Bring WOC from community into our spaces to make connections for Sts bigger than us. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    I think that "double whammy" is the thing. But in that having to deal with both & choose a side, it's new and harder. #educolor
    In reply to @btalonia
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A4- trying to rep and own and love the humanity of my Chinese and Latino students while teaching is a hard balance #educolor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    That's all I'm saying...😉#EduColor
    • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
      A5- we have 2 work 2gether & not against! There's room 4 ALL of us & we have offer support. We have to hire, mentor/promote us #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    Wait, just observe? Augh, painful.... Would jump in right away... #Educolor
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    I also think sometimes we need to just show up in force behind WOC educators w unabashed praise. Who gone check us? #EduColor
    In reply to @mdawriter
  • mrsjeff2u Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A5: We have to be advocates for them. Provide a safe place for them to share, grow and learn. #educolor
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A5/2 We should also question ldrships commitment to diversity. Where are the rest of us? You need WOC in positions of POWER #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    yes- transparency is so helpful! and as we learn the ropes, it's our responsibility to share them with women following us too. #educolor
    • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      In academia, I mentor & make visible the tips needed to survive & thrive with care & compassion #EduColor
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A6: "We can't find them." And other copouts. #educolor
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    A5: Validate their experiences. Provide them w/ opportunities & platforms (conferences, prof development) to share their work #EduColor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
    #educolor She was a K teacher and was super upset with how things have changed. She was basically teaching preschool.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    ALWAYS steps aside and be SILENT when a WoC whose perspectives more closely mirror the exp of Ss than your own is talking. #EduColor
    • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 8:11 PM EDT
      Must have deep networks of support, + have to convince white & male edu leaders to include WoC, sometimes step aside & keep quiet #educolor
  • CrownVictoria8 Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    There's an inverse relationship to how we enter the classroom: WW 85% through teacher progs, POCs 86% through alt-certs #EduColor
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A6: Like attracts like. It's hard to get an "in" when it comes to leadership roles. #educolor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    And this is why I love you @graceachen. Your honesty is everything. #EduColor
    In reply to @graceachen, @shadow_uzumaki, @graceachen
  • ccfrancois Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    a5: Also, I think it's important to convey that education work is/ can be justice work. #EduColor
  • CrownVictoria8 Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    I think the discrimination starts there. Alt-certs are like the for-profits of credentialing: expensive and not recognized. #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    In middle & high, I listen and amplify the voices of girls of color. I focus my research on them so they can shine their light #EduColor
  • knikole Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A5 Give then the opportunity to lead. Listen to their ideas & let them know they are valued. #EduColor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:15 PM EDT
    A6- " good ole boys" thinking keep us out! Who does the hiring? From schl board 2 clsrms. Lack of repr & closed doors 2 diversity #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • 11Drtlee11 Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Black Women at Work – Impressions of a Work in Progress #blackwomenatwork #diversityandinclusion #educolor #microaggresions #riseabove
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Come right on in with this glorious truth! #EduColor
    • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:08 PM EDT
      A5 I submit WOC educators are already change agents in every shape and form. They are master navigators of patriarchy & supremacy #EduColor
  • msmusiced Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    It was just an observation. I only helped with engagement. #Educolor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    We all need more like her! #EduColor
    • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:13 PM EDT
      My principal is a total badass WoC. The ENTIRE building respects her and she rocks the school. SoC see this and aspire for more. #EduColor
  • mrsjeff2u Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A4: When we use stereotypes to base our opinion, we limit ourselves to what we think they should be and not what they are. #educolor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A6: I would love to know how my PhD could compete with a white, male, a former coach, and 6'4 or taller who has only a Bach Deg. #EduColor
  • Amber_Malone1 Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A3: We could have more diverse understanding! People are afraid of what they don't know. Educating everyone! #EDUcolor #peru552
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A6: We don't always acknowledge expertise that comes with lived experience. We take proxies like degrees whether relevant or not. #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    Shorter: You live authentically! Preach. #EduColor
    In reply to @pedagogilist
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A6: much of it deals with assumptions. Where you went to college. Where you taught. What ppl think you know. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • padilladanielle Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    More of an unwelcoming culture. Limits networking opportunities bc men relate more to men. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    A4- we need to own our history first. Hard to find #AAeminist history when swimming in sea of textbooks featuring dead white guys #educolor
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
    I love this gif. #educolor
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Q7: How do we work within/break down oppressive structures in academia and raise voices of women of color researchers/profs? #EduColor
  • triciaebarvia Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    YOU inspire me, @TchKimPossible! #hfellows #educolor
    In reply to @TchKimPossible
    • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      A5: also encouraging other WOC to publish about our experiences: we have a particular, important perspective! #educolor
  • cmm246 Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    We have to speak and write ourselves into the more dominant narrative - this is one way! #Educolor
    • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 8:14 PM EDT
      A5: Validate their experiences. Provide them w/ opportunities & platforms (conferences, prof development) to share their work #EduColor
  • lmhawkhill Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A6: The systemic barriers in education are aligned to the world's view: a male dominated world...."not ready for WOC" YET! #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A6: Decision makers in Ed Policy usually do not have EDU degrees/training OR have adv. graduate degrees-so how many WOC get these? #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    When the majority of people don't see a problem with the way things are going, it's hard to be a dissenting voice. #educolor
  • BrilliantBlkGrl Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A6: Misogynoir is REAL. Hatred of BW is not ahistorical to education. Our brilliance is a threat. #EduColor #BlackWomenMatter
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Side note: I'm loving learning more about how classroom educators operate on twitter. So many new abbreviations to learn 😂 #EduColor
  • mgrosstaylor Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A4: Particularly in ldrship roles, stereotypes can discolor our determination, high standards & assertiveness expected from ldrs. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Indeed. Women of color are hidden in plain sight Jaison. #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Yes! And these hidden rules perpetuate white supremacist ablesit cis patriarchy that purposefully exclude WoC #EduColor
    In reply to @graceachen
  • calliembush Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    Good morning, #educolor! So sorry to be late. Apparently, my alarm was set to silent & a silent alarm does not work so well. Will catch up!
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A6 this is where stereotype threat (https://t.co/JdgmJh5rjp) and imposter syndrome hit me really really hard #educolor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A6 Girl we gone be here all til next chat doin this! 😂😂🤣🤣 #educolor
  • JuliB224 Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
    A5: research. Study. Write. We have MAJOR stories to tell that inspire, motivate other SOC to go and do it as well #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Unfortunately, I don't have a list, but follow #educolor right now to follow some amazing TOC and supporters!
    In reply to @mhamiltonedu
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A6 Lack of $$ capacity & networks to fund bright ideas that become massive reforms built on the backs of brown kids/communities #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    A6: A barrier is new teacher-evaluation methods that have increased power 4 white, mostly-male administrators compared to teachers #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    On it! thanks for connecting #EduColor
    In reply to @mainmarcia, @EduColorMVMT, @jcpsforward, @ColorBraveJcps
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Right. You can't ignore us. Not going anywhere. #educolor
    • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      A5: presenting at conferences: panels, keynotes, other sessions--excellence everywhere, helping folks write. Can't ignore us! #educolor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    #EduColor she's in Bahrain. Hence the good morning greeting. lol
    • calliembush Mar 30 @ 8:17 PM EDT
      Good morning, #educolor! So sorry to be late. Apparently, my alarm was set to silent & a silent alarm does not work so well. Will catch up!
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    ppl are already discussing on this chat with #citeasista; @SaraNAhmed writes about not citing WM as a political choice. do your hw #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    #Educolor I've been in a few observations as well, hav to resist urge to jump in & join everytime... XD But,that mentor sounds familiar
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • clmsbcs Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
    Today I was told my expectations are too high - raising them tomorrow #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A5: offer to make visible the invisible: parents' coded language; offer to review application materials, mock interviews #educolor
  • cmm246 Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Not just disheartening, deflating & more likely for others not to want to follow. We need to make path easier for those who follow #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Yes! #EduColor
    In reply to @oJaison
  • DCSamantha Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Great conversation going on by @EduColorMVMT on increasing women of color in the education profession. #EduColor #EdChat
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    That's happens to me! How many times must we prove ourselves? #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Hi @ccfrancois! Hope to see you at AERA. Love seeing you on this chat #EduColor
    In reply to @ccfrancois, @ccfrancois
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    A6 Lack of citations in academia. We need to ask ourselves, have we read & cited a woman of color today? Every. Day. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • triciaebarvia Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    No, but seriously, knowing you even these short months has made me more comfortable sharing my voice. So TY. #educolor
    In reply to @TchKimPossible
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    #Educolor ikr? XD
    In reply to @oJaison
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
    Way to be Amber!!! :) #EduColor
    • clmsbcs Mar 30 @ 8:18 PM EDT
      Today I was told my expectations are too high - raising them tomorrow #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A7 #EduColor definitely being there to support one another, and also to help build each other up with words and actions.
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A6: WM do not want to pass the mic!!!! Waiting for them to let go of their tight grip on the mic and give someone else a shot #EduColor
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A6. The systemic barriers are upheld by the disillusion that those at the top (WM/WW) have earned those ranks by merit alone. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A6: Pursuing an advanced degree can be lonely. I have a sista in academia (@dreamwdeadline) - but often discuss how tough this is #EduColor
    In reply to @dreamwdeadline
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    Yyyyyyaaaasssss! It's the only way. #EduColor
    In reply to @clmsbcs
  • mrsjeff2u Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A7: Denounce stereotypes. Make a conscious effort to have conversations with WOC. Shine a light on inappropriateness. #educolor
  • JuliB224 Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    Yes Dr. Kim! Yes. Also attending the conferences. Tribes form within those spaces for us. Seek each other out. #EDUcolor
    • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:12 PM EDT
      A5: presenting at conferences: panels, keynotes, other sessions--excellence everywhere, helping folks write. Can't ignore us! #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    #Educolor Whoa, never heard of stereotype threat....
    In reply to @biblio_phile
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A7: when we see that women's and gender studies depts don't have tenure track positions demand those as alumni. #educolor
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    *nods* we have to start seeing and validating each other as important sources of knowledge. #EduColor
    • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      A6 Lack of citations in academia. We need to ask ourselves, have we read & cited a woman of color today? Every. Day. #EduColor
      • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
        Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • FirstGenCollege Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    #educolor
    In reply to @clmsbcs
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    You have so much to say, and your work is excellent and it's necessary. It's fantastic watching you soar. #educolor
    • triciaebarvia Mar 30 @ 8:19 PM EDT
      No, but seriously, knowing you even these short months has made me more comfortable sharing my voice. So TY. #educolor
      In reply to @TchKimPossible
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A5 We DONT PUNISH WoC for their vulnerability/proft from their stories. Too many times WoC try to be vulnerable and it backfires #educolor
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
    A6: Pursuing an advanced degree can be lonely. I have a sista in academia (@dreamwdeadline) - but we often share how tough this is #EduColor
    In reply to @dreamwdeadline
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A6 Unspoken norms & expectations that are purposefully hidden from WoC. #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • FirstGenCollege Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    How do we effectively find those citations? #educolor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • alnunn15 Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A7: We must continue to do the right work & collaborate in our spaces. Tell the narrative. Open doors 4 others as we move. #EduColor
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A7: Show a UNIFIED group and a UNITED front. We lift each other up as we climb to the top. Shut people down who are negative. #EduColor
  • PrincipalNyberg Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    I wonder what would be bumped? I know a few things I'd like to see shown the door in favor of quality programs. #educolor
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A7: Acknowledge (&compensate?!) the emotional labor WOC academics are often doing to support undergrad and grad students of color. #educolor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A6 PoC in cafe & janitorial, mid-level white women, mgmt white men. Network at prof assoc con, but only connect w the other Latina #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    A6- the myth that women can't handle it after starting families #educolor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
    woke white friends: when you see the things that happen to us, don't just offer to buy us a drink later. say something to stop it! #educolor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A6: white women networks also keep out WOC. Making sure hiring committees have POCs at all levels of hiring matters. #educolor
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A7. I believe in creating our own spaces of joy so that we walk taller & straighter into unfriendly rooms and advocate for change #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A6. The expectation to be friends-lunch, happy hour, spend time w co-workers When we protect ourselves we are seen=not collegial #EduColor
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A7- Create our own networks/support systems.Those at top need 2 open doors 4 others. We need 2 promote each other's work/voice! #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    The loneliness can be the hardest to bear. The external feelings of exceptionalism. How are you navigating this terrain? #EduColor
    In reply to @_Teach2Lead, @dreamwdeadline
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    Overworked because there's this assumption that only women of color can manage and educate students of color. #EduColor
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    my strategy has been to find WoC academics i admire, and read to see who they're citing. see who THEY'RE citing. whole new world. #educolor
    In reply to @FirstGenCollege, @DrSubini
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A7: Recognize that there are barriers in the first place and work to dismantle them. Denial suffocates progress. #educolor
  • JuliB224 Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A6: Systemic barriers We create=competitiveness and jealousy amongst ourselves. Lack of true connectedness. #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    A7 Please support the Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research https://t.co/AUtdmnwDvY see @AJCCenter #EduColor
  • darylhowardphd Mar 30 @ 8:22 PM EDT
    This struggle is real for WOC. You preaching, sis. Respect. #Educolor
    • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:06 PM EDT
      A4 There is also that tug of having to chose between gender and race. Where to fall in line? Choosing means betraying SOMEONE. #educolor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    CITE EACH OTHER Read each other Assign each other Amplify each other Love & Support each other Women of color must build community #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    The Amer Edu syst innately breeds barriers b/c it was not meant for ALL children to be edu'ed Ain't nbdy got time 4dat #educolor I<3myclass
    In reply to @padilladanielle
  • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A7: Support one another! If I can help a fellow WoC in ANY way, I will. Her success is my success. Not my place to pull her down #EduColor
  • oJaison Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Speaking of WOC academics about to jump off to hear from Prof Margaret Burnham at @rothkochapel symposium on mass incarceration. #educolor
  • Amber_Malone1 Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A6:good ole boy club is a hard one to handle. Gender/Color shouldn't be barriers, fences are barriers, NOT gender/color #educolor #peru552
    • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:10 PM EDT
      Q6: Talk about the systemic barriers keeping women of color educators from leadership in white, male-dominated education spaces? #EduColor
  • gaabse1618 Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    Martine Brown ins. Coach Garland Tx #educolor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    #Educolor This goes w/ us MOCs too.... Support our sisters!
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
      woke white friends: when you see the things that happen to us, don't just offer to buy us a drink later. say something to stop it! #educolor
  • THEKarynDyer Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    A5: I believe in helping them understand their identities and positionality is the first step. #EduColor
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
    all day. Every day. #EduColor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • EduColorMVMT - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Q8: What are some readings or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? #EduColor
  • cynthiabdillard Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    @lipatel Teachers of color are working, healing, thinking, & loving us all back to our humanity. Excited to be part of the convo! #EduColor
    In reply to @lipatel, @lipatel
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I also believe that it's important to cultivate strong working relationships and build alliances that combat systemic racism. #educolor
  • WomenEd_US Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Time to take it from them! #EduColor
    • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:20 PM EDT
      A6: WM do not want to pass the mic!!!! Waiting for them to let go of their tight grip on the mic and give someone else a shot #EduColor
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A6: The "not a good fit" defense 🤔#EduColor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A7: Understand the work is hard, not glamorous. Also know some people are not cut out for the work, but amplify those that are. #EduColor
  • poliananana Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    It is SO lonely. I think it's how "impostor syndrome" sneaks into an otherwise confident mind -- I struggle w feeling like a fraud #EduColor
    In reply to @_Teach2Lead, @dreamwdeadline
  • MadameNguyen Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A7: Speak up, collaborate, promote each other. Work together #buildcommunity #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I'm trying to figure that out k-12 #educolor It's hard work.
  • gaabse1618 Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Very true. #educolor
    In reply to @alnunn15
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    OMG! When I was MD for a Women's Networking group. I was ALWAYS on the lookout for WoC. Not many out there. #EduColor
    In reply to @TchKimPossible, @korytellers
  • bovrd Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    yes!! I love it! #EduColor
    In reply to @clmsbcs
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    I can say unquestioningly that the worst boss I ever had was a Black woman who was trapped in the white gaze. It was intolerable. #EduColor
    In reply to @mochamomma, @brooke_suzanne
  • technolibrary Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    #educolor
    • technolibrary Mar 30 @ 8:16 PM EDT
      @TheJLV @mdawriter student schooled me today on our lack of college books on #hcbu which I intend to rectify tomorrow
      In reply to @brooke_suzanne, @TheJLV, @mdawriter
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A7: Advocate! Advocate! Advocate! From Ss. To Ts. Advocate- Support- Mentor. Continue to excel and bring others along with you. #EduColor
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Agreed #EduColor
    • _Teach2Lead Mar 30 @ 8:23 PM EDT
      A7: Support one another! If I can help a fellow WoC in ANY way, I will. Her success is my success. Not my place to pull her down #EduColor
  • TheMsHowie Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    Someone else said it earlier - SEEK OUT WOC researchers/profs and CITE THEM OFTEN. They've been doing this work. Amplify them! #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    This works well for A7 too! #Educolor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • sistabryndis Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
    A4: WoC have to battle against the tropes of the angry black woman, the saucy Latina, etc. #EduColor
  • IAmTJMcCarthy Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    #EduColor for the love of God, I am telling you, threads like these prove it's not racism ya hate but racism not in your favor...👇🏻👇🏾 #MAGA
  • JuliB224 Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A6: Absolute disregard for our genius, work, study and intellectual prowess that Put us in leadership spaces #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • FirstGenCollege Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    This #EduColor has to be the fastest moving & knowledge heavy chat I've ever participated in on @twitter.
    In reply to @Twitter
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Sometimes you have to bring up uncomfortable subjects in order for others recognize the deep injustices that are happening. #educolor
  • NikkiDelkBarnes Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A7: Support ea other's work. Surface inequities. Leverage your own role. Connect WOC w/overal success of org & mission. #EduColor
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Calling in people and working to humanize and organize takes enormous time and emotional energy. #educolor
  • Amanda_Learning Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Q7: @SaraNAhmed writes about deciding on who to cite in your own research. Examine what work you are uplifting #EduColor
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    #Educolor So frustrating too, so many voices that dont get heard as result.
    In reply to @thetinydynamo
  • Amber_Malone1 Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    A7: Don't stand by & allow "jokes", find positive ways to break down the hate & fill the space to educated acceptance #educolor #peru552
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    Yes. Agreed! Selfcare for women of color is essential! In all fields! #EduColor
    In reply to @_Teach2Lead, @dreamwdeadline
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:25 PM EDT
    YES. Don't tell me in secret that you have my back! Speak up right then and there to show support. #educolor
    • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:21 PM EDT
      woke white friends: when you see the things that happen to us, don't just offer to buy us a drink later. say something to stop it! #educolor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A7: we have to SEE ea. other! Acknowledge our brilliance to ea. other. #noinvisibleteachers #educolor
  • ShanaVWhite Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A7: Connections also help at any level. 2 minds are better than 1. Also understanding how oppressive systems work helps break them #EduColor
  • LRossSchCnslr Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Got so excited about spring break starting I forgot about #educolor chat tonight. 😕 I'll have to check out all the discussion later!
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    YES! And that's danger-if we spend all this extra time w colleagues, we aren't researching & writing when we have to be 2x as good #EduColor
    In reply to @graceachen
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A7: When some1 talks trash about a WoC, it's up to me to put a stop to that talk right away. Explain that I don't roll that way. #EduColor
  • kilolo_s Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    When & Where I Enter by Paula Giddings. Historically understand her story in America. Empowering Sista's #Educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    When I think about someone mentioning women tearing each other down...*phew* the internalized oppression is dangerous and violent. #educolor
    • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:24 PM EDT
      I can say unquestioningly that the worst boss I ever had was a Black woman who was trapped in the white gaze. It was intolerable. #EduColor
      In reply to @mochamomma, @brooke_suzanne
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    And it's sooooo tiring! It's like, "Can we just breathe, please?" #EduColor
    In reply to @sistabryndis
  • graceachen Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    A8: citing men here, but coloma & leonardo have both written ab historical role of WW in ed "protecting" WoC & WM from each other #educolor
  • MzMollyTL Mar 30 @ 8:26 PM EDT
    Just wanted to mention a "person resource" @crutherford, an excellent prof from Brock U, whom ppl might want to follow on Twitter #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT, @crutherford
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    Me always on #educolor chat days
  • JuliB224 Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A6: Disdain mindset of dominant folx that WOC don't belong in leadership, director 'ship' or executive 'ship' spaces #educolor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • shadow_uzumaki Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    #Educolor What's impostor syndrome??
  • DrAshleyGriffin Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    Through Our Eyes: Perspectives and Reflections From Black Teachers https://t.co/ARjCW267CN ; Latin@ tchr paper coming! #educolor @EdTrust
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT, @EdTrust
  • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A8- part of the problem! I can list tons abt blboys by blmen and none by/for woc. Frustrating! I'm listening and taking notes! #EduColor
  • yamilb12 Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A7: SUBSCRIBE to #EDUCOLOR 's collective TWITTER LIST as resource..(oh..I guess this goes for A8 too!) I love to amplify my colleagues' work
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • mrsjjee Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    https://t.co/OKwMwjkxJH #educolor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
    A8 Michele Foster’s “Black Teachers on Teaching” is an amazing text with historical perspective #EduColor
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    I can't stand this one! #educolor
    In reply to @MsClassNSession
  • MsClassNSession Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A7: Speak up/stand up against stereotypes. Share your knowledge with other WoC. #EduColor
  • DrSubini Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Baby is awake #educolor so I have to dip out. But it's been lovely. You all are amazing. Thank you!!!
  • TheMsHowie Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    The Dreamkeepers - the genesis of culturally relevant pedagogy Read Geneva Gay, Okhee Lee for sci edu and CRP #EduColor
  • FirstGenCollege Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    When a person feels that don't belong in a certain environment or group. Common with #firstgen students. #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • btalonia Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A8: Grateful for Army of Mentors I found tonight, for each of you & those who share in their ❤because you can't any other way. #EduColor
  • rosy_burke Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Just got home and it looks like I missed a really good chat tonight on #EduColor I need to check it out!
  • mainmarcia Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    intrigued and excited. Going to look it up. Thanks for connecting #EduColor
    In reply to @Ed2BeFree, @AJCCenter
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    What makes it harder is when some of the white male Ts make sure we are reminded of how "saucy" or "exotic" we are. #EduColor
    In reply to @sistabryndis
  • biblio_phile - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 the struggle is very real #EduColor
    • melitaj2 Mar 30 @ 8:27 PM EDT
      A8- part of the problem! I can list tons abt blboys by blmen and none by/for woc. Frustrating! I'm listening and taking notes! #EduColor
  • Ed2BeFree Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    Good to (e)meet you sis! #EduColor
    In reply to @DrSubini
  • sarahdateechur Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    I appreciate the discussion about #CiteASista. My references are def inclusive but I hadn't thought explicitly about it before #EduColor
  • emilytwo Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    A7: Something @lipatel told me resonates here... think about education with ppl outside of ed school. @zackboston says the same. #EduColor
  • mdawriter - Moderator Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    That's why #EduColor exists. The impetus was creating a space where you can say "Ain't this crazy?" and know it ain't you! <3 #solidarity
    In reply to @poliananana, @_Teach2Lead, @dreamwdeadline
  • AngryTeachr Mar 30 @ 8:28 PM EDT
    @NAPAWFNYC has been collecting this Asian American Feminism resource document/guide- add to #AAFeminism #educolor! https://t.co/P0ExJ8byQZ
  • mochamomma Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    Also adding a person resource in @DrCamikaRoyal, professor and Race & Urban School Reform Scholar (see @LoyolaCIUE). #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT, @DrCamikaRoyal, @LoyolaCIUE
  • TchKimPossible Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    I've had similar experiences. Such internalized racism. I didn't stay there for long. #educolor
    In reply to @mdawriter, @mochamomma, @brooke_suzanne
  • MeliHalstead Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    You want to remind them that you are more than "saucy", you're an academic who knows her stuff!! #EduColor
    In reply to @sistabryndis
  • MrsSpearsPC Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    I got lost reading the incredibly awesome #EduColor threads that I forgot to actually chat. In awe at the brilliance!
  • lipatel Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A8. Presumed Incompetent, Lorraine Hansberry, Octavia Butler. We need research/facts and art to imagine a different world. #EduColor
    In reply to @EduColorMVMT
  • TeacherTalkwZC Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    A8: I don't have anything to share so I'm really looking forward to seeing what others share for this one. #EduColor
  • pedagogilist Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    When you believe wht you've achieved is somehow fraudulent and you will be discovered and it will be AWFUL. Long time sufferer #EduColor
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheMsHowie Mar 30 @ 8:29 PM EDT
    For more on science edu and CRP- Read work by Eileen Parsons and Mary Atwater #EduColor