**Attendees will need to purchase their own copy of Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves (2nd Edition) by Louise Derman-Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards.**

Join us for an opportunity to discuss, share and dive deeper into Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves by Louise Derman-Sparks & Julie Olsen Edwards. We will explore the ideas presented by Derman-Sparks and Olsen Edwards, including the four core goals of anti-bias education, identity, diversity, justice and activism, constructing and understanding social identities and attitudes, building an anti-bias program, fostering children's cultural identities and learning strategies to engage young learners in anti-bias conversations and learning activities. Guiding questions will be sent to all participants prior to the start of each book study session Each session will provide time to reflect, share and learn from each other.

Objective: To explore the ideas presented in Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves in a Professional Learning Community environment.

$75
Thursdays, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Mar 3, and Mar 10, 2022 (4:00 - 5:00PM PST) Will be held virtually via Zoom
Includes 5 clock hours/STARS credit

Audience: Preschool and Kindergarten teachers and instructional assistants, and early learning coaches and administration.

Meet the instructor:

Julie Lockhart is a Partner Manager at the Haring Center for Inclusive Education. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood and Family Studies and her Masters of Education in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Washington.  Julie’s work focuses on supporting special education and inclusion in early childhood programs. She supports the provision of training, coaching and consultation around inclusion and individualization for Early Achievers coaches.  Prior to joining the Haring Center team, Julie worked as a special education preschool teacher at the Experimental Education Unit for seven years. Julie has experience supporting special education students, dual language learners and students in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). Julie is fluent in Spanish, and passionate about supporting dual language learners and collaborating with multilingual families. Julie also has experience coaching pre-service teachers in early childhood and special education. Julie is passionate about helping all students, families and adult learners to feel welcome and included in the classroom setting.

If you have questions or comments, please contact the Haring Center Professional Development and Training team at haringpd@uw.edu.