ITOC is an ongoing critical professional development space designed to support well-being, strengthen racial literacy, and cultivate the racial justice leadership capacities of teachers of Color who work in K-12 public schools that serve students of Color and university-based teacher educators of Color.
Join us for our public ITOC keynote in two weeks on Wednesday, November 5th with Dr. Ed Brockenbrough! ITOC public events are open to everyone. Registration is free but required. Please sign up at this registration link.
ITOC Virtual, Public Keynote Event: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025, 4:30-6:00 pm PST
Queerly Responsive Pedagogy in Anti-Queer Times
Dr. Ed Brockenbrough
Queerly responsive pedagogy is a framework for teaching and learning that counters anti-queerness and other forms of domination that marginalize LGBTQ+ youth with critically caring attention to these young people’s identities, agency, desires, community-building, and knowledge production. As anti-queerness expands its pernicious reach across US K-12 schools, queerly responsive pedagogy has become more necessary—and more dangerous. This presentation will define queerly responsive pedagogy and consider how to manage the risks associated with its implementation in our current anti-queer milieu.
