CRITICAL EDUCATORS OF COLOR PATHWAY
  • What is the CECP?
  • Encuentro Juvenil
  • Youth Conference
  • What does the CECP offer?
  • Who We Are
  • Join a CECP Cohort
  • Cohort Calendar
  • Getting Involved
  • Educator Resources for Participatory Action Research

What does the CECP offer?

The CECP offers its cohort students
  • ​An ethnic studies and social justice approach to preparing leaders 
  • A cohort approach that facilitates group efficacy, as students support each other through transitions between community college, university, and beyond
  • Awareness of and engagement with community groups, movements, and leaders  
  • Focus on ethnic studies pedagogy and youth participatory action research
  • Teaching and workshop facilitation opportunities with K-12 youth 
  • Support in advising, scholarships, grants, and financial aid opportunities
  • A clear pathway for degree attainment, licensure, and employment opportunities in education ​
Benefits for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students 
  • Enhanced “college knowledge” 
  • Cultural validation
  • Increased self and group efficacy
  • Investment in the community
  • Increased public speaking / presentation skills and opportunities
  • Participation in rigorous academic research and writing
  • Near-peer mentorship through the connections established with the college student-teachers 
Benefits for Participating Host School Teacher  
  • Enhanced engagement in participatory action research
  • Built-in college-knowledge sharing
  • Opportunity to interact with both the college students and their own students in a dialogic manner decentering power dynamics and allowing for a greater engagement in the classroom
​Benefits for Community Organizations
  • Direct impact on and connection with cohorts of future teachers
  • Increased presence in K12 learning as community resources
  • What is the CECP?
  • Encuentro Juvenil
  • Youth Conference
  • What does the CECP offer?
  • Who We Are
  • Join a CECP Cohort
  • Cohort Calendar
  • Getting Involved
  • Educator Resources for Participatory Action Research