In an effort to mitigate traditional and harmful practices, this presentation offers insight into the systems of support within the Black Educator Teacher Residency (BETR) residency work to disrupt the status quo, and support and empower Black credential candidates through their journey to becoming educators. Some of the systems of support that will be discussed during this presentation include: acknowledgement and intentions to undo harms Black students face in educational spaces, centering Black identity at the core of curriculum and instruction, allowing ample time and space for residents to shape ideologies and confront racist ideals embedded within the education system, careful selection of mentors and university supervisors, and the BETR Alumni Network to provide continued support for Black educators once they have completed the residency program. The first half of this presentation will explore the research in the field in regards to the Black experience in K-12 classrooms, teacher preparation programs, and in the educator workforce. The second half of the presentation will explore the systems of support that were created within a residency program at one university. The goal of this presentation is to bring awareness to the complexities related to the lack of Black educators in the teaching workforce, and to equip attendees with research and practice examples of how teacher education programs, administrators, and fellow educators can come together to support and empower Black educators.

Authors:
Shaylyn Marks, California State University Bakersfield, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Shaylyn Marks is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at California State University Bakersfield, United States

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