Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years

WHERE:  Grossmont College

WHEN:  Saturday, May 7, 2022 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

REQUIREMENTS: Proof of Covid Vaccination, Mask Required, and Health Screening

LOCATION:  Grossmont College Room 31-107

This is a FREE Event in the Effort to put our collective voices together to create our vision for the future of Early Childhood Education sponsored by the Social Justice Committee.  We will be taking a tour of the Grossmont Child Development Center after our screening and discussion.

Some questions for your reflection are:

• What strategies do you notice teachers use to implement anti-bias education?
• What might the teachers need to have done before they started?
• How would you involve families in anti-bias work?
• How do your intersecting social identities (e.g. race, gender, language) influence this work?
• What might you do differently in your context and classroom?

About the Facilitators

Nadia Jaboneta lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and 3 children. She is a Pedagogical Leader at Pacific Primary preschool in San Francisco, California. She has 24 years experience in Early Childhood Education teaching young children, training teachers, consulting and facilitating workshops. She is passionate about social justice and is proud to have immigrant parents from Lima, Peru. Nadia attended San Francisco State University for both her Bachelor's and Master's degree. She has written numerous articles for the magazine Teaching Young Children, focused on the anti-bias education practices she uses. She also is the author of two books, one entitled “You Can’t Celebrate That: Navigating the Deep Waters of Social JusticeTeaching” and “Children’s Lively Minds: Schema Theory Made Visible.” 

Brian Silveira lives in San Francisco with his husband and is a Pedagogical Leader and has worked at Pacific Primary for 26 years. He is still thriving and growing in his commitment to social justice. Brian worked in community-based and public preschools before landing in his dream job at Pacific Primary. His experiences in diverse school settings has informed his philosophy and life mission to make the world a safe and just place for all children. He is currently the co-facilitator of the LGBT Interest Forum for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC ), and has presented on the topics of equity, bias and allyship both locally and nationally. He has been published in Teaching Young Children magazine and Exchange Magazine, and has been recognized by several national interest forums for his work supporting men in ECE, peace educators and the LGBT community.