Live from the Classroom: Highly Effective Teachers of Color Share Expertise

Given the benefits for all students, but specifically Students of Color, to learn from and engage with Teachers of Color, we propose a strong need for Teacher Candidates of Color to have opportunities to be mentored by and see highly effective teachers in action who also come from similar racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Such opportunities would be equally beneficial for all novice and veteran teachers, regardless of their racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds given the research findings noted above. The Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) Teacher Video Project is designed to address this need.