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What is Anti-Bias Education

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Anti-Bias Educaiton

Chapter 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAfLLHBrXkg

What do we believe?

All children/people deserve the opportunities to reach their full potential.

Children should be treated as if they are strong, intelligent and kind.

Adults need to actively guide these types of feelings, emotions and opportunities!

Anti-Bias

What does this mean?– Modeling, materials and activities– Teaching children to

Respect Recognize bias Appreciate Positively interact with ALL people Power in themselves

Why do we teach this way?

Teachers are committed to the idea and belief that every child deserves the opportunity to develop to their full potential

Teachers are the key to providing the education of what is really out their

The vision of anti-bias education

Children and families belong Children have access to society School and education are joyful, not scary Respect is learned Resources are available Everyone is safe Survive, develop, protect and participate

Activity

As a class we will share our bias beliefs. We all have them.

Remember what we share in class is safe and an opportunity to learn

Four Goals of an Anti-Bias Education

Goal 1 Nurture the construction of a knowledgeable,

confident identity as an individual and as a member of multiple cultural groups (such as gender, race, ethnicity, or class– Every kid should feel good about themselves

Four Goals of an Anti-Bias Education

Goal 2 Promote comfortable, empathetic interaction

with people from diverse backgrounds. – Everyone should have opportunities to learn

about differences

Four Goals of an Anti-Bias Education

Goal 3 Foster each child’s ability to recognize bias

and injustice– Critically think about bias and own bias

Four Goals of an Anti-Bias Education

Goal 4 Cultivate each child’s ability to stand up,

individually and with others, against bias or injustice– Take action

Now let’s take action!

The four goals of an anti-bias education (ABE) are for EVERYONE

ABE activities pay attention to the realities of children’s lives

ABE is developmentally appropriate ABE planning us child AND teacher activities ABE learning does not happen in ONE day or lesson ABE calls on teachers to know THEMSELVES ABE avoids the tourism approach ABE requires strong relationships between everyone!

Activity

Please open your books to p. 9– With someone you don’t know answer the 6

questions in the red box!