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Nurturing Anti-Bias Education: Exploring Identity and Diversity

Recorded: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Duration:
1 hr
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About this Session

To ensure equitable outcomes for all children, anti-bias education must be at the foundation of all teaching practices, curriculum, early childhood spaces, and learning opportunities. The NAEYC publication [Anti-Bias Education for Young Children & Ourselves, Second Edition]1 defines four core goals of anti-bias education: Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Activism. Each of these goals interlocks with the others and supports children in developing self-awareness, finding joy in differences and similarities, recognizing fairness and unfairness, and empowering them to speak up when harm is being done. Teaching Strategies has chosen these 4 goals as the focus of our equity series.

In this session, we will take a closer look at the first two goals: Identity and Diversity. We will discuss the educator’s role in understanding their own social identity in order to nurture each child’s appreciation for their own individuality and differences.

Presenters
Sandra Faria
Sr. Director, Professional Development
Teaching Strategies
Tina Sykes, M.Ed
Applied Research Manager
Teaching Strategies
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In 2019, The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) released their Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education position statement. This statement describes the vital task of creating equitable learning opportunities to support all children in reaching their full potential. Key to advancing equity is the embodiment of Anti-Bias Education. Throughout this series, we will hear from renowned speakers and examine the four core goals of anti-bias education: Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Activism.

Each session will be followed by an optional 30-minute open discussion where educators will be able to connect and reflect with one another. The link to join the open discussion will be shared during each webinar.

1Derman-Sparks, L., Edwards, J. O., & Goins, C. M. (2020). Anti-bias education for Young Children & Ourselves. National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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