Presented by Andrew Grant-Thomas, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Co-Director, EmbraceRace; Debbie LeeKeenan, Social Justice Educator, Lecturer, Consultant, and Author; and Christina Rucinski, Ph.D., Research-to-Practice Program Manager, EmbraceRace
Moderated by Melissa Giraud, Co-Founder and Co-Director, EmbraceRace
Featuring Frederick Joseph, author and activist; Jelani Alladin, artist; and David Cox, Creative Marketing Writer/Producer at HBO. Moderated by Michelle Luhtala, a school librarian.
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Curenton, Associate Professor, Boston University; Dr. Tonia Durden, Clinical Associate Professor, B-5 Program Coordinator, Georgia State University; Dr. Kerry-Ann Escayg, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha; and Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka, Research Professor and Founding Director of Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderated by Raven Griffin, Marketing Manager, Kaplan Early Learning Company
Presented by Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA
Presented by Jesse Bridges, Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, EVERFI; Dr. Chezare A. Warren, Associate Professor of Urban Education and Teacher Education, Affiliate Faculty, Program in Mathematics Education, Core Faculty, Center for Gender in Global Context, Michigan State University; and Derek Francis, Manager of Counseling Services, Office of College and Career Readiness, Minneapolis Public Schools (MN)
In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Kaplan Early Learning Company, “Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms: A Response to Racism in America,” four recognized early childhood education specialists, and lead authors of the newly released book Don’t Look Away, Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms, emphasized that to challenge bias, educators have to recognize the role implicit bias, microaggression, and white privilege hold in undermining the learning experiences of marginalized Black and brown children.
Listen to a discussion on how to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family engagement to ensure culturally responsive experiences.
The goal of this edWebinar is to ensure that participants understand and embrace anti-bias and anti-racist teaching approaches by creating affirming culturally-rich classroom environments that protect children from psychological trauma and heals them from the inside out.