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We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing educators of color.
We believe that supporting and connecting BIPOC educators and leaders is essential to creating education spaces where students of color – and thereby, all students – thrive.
The Network for EdWork (NWEW) identifies and dismantles oppressive institutionalized structures and practices through person-centered professional development and support for educators and leaders. Through this work, we aim to activate the practices of liberation in education and beyond.
Our work is grounded in the TAF Liberation Pedagogy™ model, designed to help our educators recognize and unlearn institutionally racist cultural norms, replace those norms with more inclusive behaviors, and engage in cycles of reflection with others using the Liberation Pedagogy™ to create sustainable change in our communities.
Through using the Liberation Pedagogy™,
our program is centered on "headwork and
"heartwork" and is rooted in community,
which allows for leaders to chart their
own path for growth and change.
We aim to make the educator and education leader populations more representative of their student populations by:
- Supporting the growth of new educators who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)
- Sustaining and encouraging retention of our educators and leaders
- Developing leaders and a leadership community of BIPOC educators and education leaders
The Network develops collaborative partnerships with:
- Higher Education
- School Districts
- Schools
- Teacher Preparatory Programs
- Nonprofits
We Build Staying Power
Network for EdWork provides person-centered development, prioritizing and supporting the emotional and professional development of educators of color. We want educators of color who enter into education to stay — whether in the classroom or at the district level.
Programs for liberation in education
We offer three core programs that support BIPOC educators and white leaders in education on their journey to create a racially equitable and inclusive public education system.
Early-career professional development, networking opportunities, and community building for new BIPOC teachers.
Early-career professional development, networking opportunities, and community building for new BIPOC teachers.
Professional learning for white leaders to develop liberatory practices in support of BIPOC leaders, educators, students, and community members.
