Past AOCC Conferences
AOCC 2026
Rewriting the Narrative: Persistence as Innovation
During AOCC 2026, we invited interested participants to reimagine persistence not as endurance alone, but as a creative force that has driven meaningful transformation. This gathering put a spotlight on strategies that not only respond to current challenges but also empower educators to shape the future of schooling with intention and imagination. Together, we affirmed that rewriting the narrative begins with persistent, collective action toward building learning systems that reflect the world our students deserve.
Past AOCC Conference Themes
2026: Rewriting the Narrative: Persistence as Innovation
2025: The Power of Critical Hope: Reset. Reimagine
2024: Embracing Resistance, Joy & Solidarity
2023: A Journey Towards Healing: Authenticity & Activism in Education
2022: Passing the Torch of Knowledge: Movements Toward Liberation Through Education
2021: Immunity in Community: Resilience in the Face of a Double Pandemic
2020: HGSE 100 Years in the Making: Past, Present, and Future of Education for Communities of Color
2019: Homecoming: Past, Present, and Future
2018: Radicalize, Reimagine, Reconstruct
2017: Define, Defy, Dismantle
2016: Educators as Architects: Building a Mosaic for Democracy Now!
2015: The Other Narrative: Celebrating Untold Stories
2014: From Dreams to Movements
2013: The Revolution will be LIVE!
2012: Disrupt the Discourse: Discussing the ‘Undiscussable’
2011: We Make the Road by Walking: Education for Leadership and Transformation
2010: Response-Ability: Using Dissonance and Delight for Justice
2009: Crossing Borders: Exploring Local and Global Perspectives on Race, Inequality, and Education
2008: Raising Our Voices: (Re)Framing Conversations About Race & Education
2007: Image and Knowledge: Constructing Power in Communities of Color
2006: Response-Ability: Using Dissonance and Delight for Justice
2005: Power, Politics, and the Experiences of People of Color in Education
2004: Reconnecting the I and We: Building Community For Change
2003: Exploring Issues of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Identity in Education