CalTeach would like to give a huge thank you/credit to Dr. Socorro Cambero for starting this initiative, supporting the creation of these affinity spaces, and continuing to contribute to them through UROP guidance!
Want to get involved in the CalTeach community & have a
safe space to be supported as a future educator?
Check out our Affinity Spaces! We have a variety of spaces to share thoughts/ideas and connect with others.
🏳️🌈QTEEA – Queer Talk: Educators Enabling Action🏳️🌈
🏳️🌈QTEEA is an affinity space aimed at:🏳️🌈
– providing a community for queer educators and LGBTQ+- affirming educators
– providing inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in our future classrooms
– engaging with queer topics and discussing their relation to educational issues
🏳️🌈Meeting Information:🏳️🌈
Meeting Dates are Specified in the Flyer Below!
Location: Conference Room at the CalTeach Office
6-7:30pm
🏳️🌈Scan the QR code to sign up for this affinity space at any time!🏳️🌈
If you cannot meet in person, no worries!
You can also join our meetings through ZOOM (link)
🍎S.O.S. – Senior Only Space🍎
🍎Senior Only Space aims to support senior student teachers in the CalTeach program!🍎
During our weekly sessions, S.O.S. provides a space for decompression, reflection, and joy!
🍎Meeting Information:🍎
In-Person Every Thursday – 6:30pm
Location: @ the CalTeach Office
👩🏫WOCE – Women of Color in Education👩🏫
👩🏫Join WOC educators in STEM in an affinity space that focuses on building community and justice in education!👩🏫
Envision a space of solidarity for those of us in the intersectionality of being a woman in STEM, in education, advocating for equity, all while being a member of a marginalized cultural group! Let’s share our stories of challenges and celebrations, support one another’s resilience, and further develop our strength for resistance.
👩🏫Meeting Information:👩🏫
1st Monday of Every Month – 6:30-8pm
Online on ZOOM (link)
(unless indicated otherwise on flyer below)
🏅Former Affinity Space Leaders🏅
- 2022-2023
- SOS: Gisselle Aguirre-Ortiz (Cohort 2023) & Brianna Bejune (Cohort 2023)
- WOCE: Madeline Lee (Cohort 2023), Roshni Biswas, Ashley Lopez
- QTEEA: Phoebe Arista (Cohort 2023)
- 2023-2024
- SOS: Kalena Kwan (Cohort 2024) & Tanya Guzman Dominguez (Cohort 2024)
- WOCE: Ysabelle Fernando (Cohort 2024)
- QTEEA: Phoebe Arista (Cohort 2024) & Michelle Tran (Cohort 2024)
- 2024-2025
- SOS: Marilyn Nguyen (Cohort 2025) & Gabriela Grace Puerner (Cohort 2025)
- WOCE: Rachel Kim (Cohort 2025) & Jennifer Chaidez (Cohort 2025)
- WOCE: Gabriela Alexandra Zuno (Cohort 2026) & Nicholas Shows (Cohort 2026)