Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education

Presented by Jenny Fererro, M.S., Professor, Child Development and Education, Palomar College; and Rebecca Bishop, Co-Author of Guidance for Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Moderated by Jennifer Lewis, President, Gryphon House, Inc.

Sponsored by Gryphon House

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Gender identity and expression are often misunderstood and recently politicized topics. Early childhood educators can benefit from understanding gender diversity and its place in early childhood development.

Watch the authors of the new book, Guidance for Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education, for an introduction to gender diversity and ways ECE providers can support and include children and families in their programs. Viewers of this edWebinar receive an introduction to early childhood gender development and explore methods for making their ECE classrooms and programs more inclusive and supportive for ALL children, including gaining insight into ways to communicate about gender with children and families.

This recorded edWebinar benefits early childhood teachers and administrators, childcare providers, early elementary teachers and administrators, and other related service providers working with young children. 

About the Presenters

Jenny Fererro, M.S. (she/her) is a professor of child development and early childhood education at Palomar College in Southern California. A former ECE teacher, her areas of interest and focus include infant/toddler development and care, disability and inclusion, gender identity development, lactation support, and ECE curricula. She is actively involved in shared governance, faculty leadership, and social justice issues at her college and in her community, including helping to lead her college’s Pronoun Project. Jenny loves collaborating with colleagues to improve inclusion in ECE and higher education.

Rebecca Bishop (she/her) is a pseudonym for the co-author of Guidance for Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education. She has worked in early childhood education and as a behavior specialist and currently devotes much of her time to volunteering and advocating for students with learning differences and issues relating to gender-diverse students. She is the mother of two children, one of whom is transgender. Her decision to use a pseudonym was made with the support of her family to protect the privacy of her children.

About the Moderator

Jennifer Lewis is the president at Gryphon House, Inc., the leading publisher of educational resources for teachers and parents.

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