#  Past AOCC Conferences 

 



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##  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.



 

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##  Past AOCC Conference Themes 

 



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###    2026-2022  expand\_more  

**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

 

 



###    2021-2017  expand\_more  

**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

 

 



###    2016-2012  expand\_more  

**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’

 

 



###    2011-2007  expand\_more  

**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

 

 



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**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