BKLYN Early Childhood Educator Series: Raising Race Conscious Children: Explicit Race Talk for Early Childhood Educators
Raising Race Conscious Children: Explicit Race Talk for Early Childhood Educators (CTLE Credits: 3)
We often avoid talking about race with young children but, whether we like it or not, children notice similarities and differences between people. When we are silent, they are left to draw their own conclusions about what “different” means. Without coaching or support, their conclusions often reflect and reinforce biases. Fortunately, when we are intentional, we can impact the ways that our children see, categorize, and make meaning about race.
In this 3 hour-long workshop, you will:
- Develop confidence to talk about race with young children.
- Practice various strategies to proactively talk about race with young children.
- Strengthen children’s ability to become a change-maker.
Agenda:
1pm-1:30pm: Check in and refreshments
1:30-4:30pm: Training
4:30-5pm: Paperwork and library resources
Trainer: Raising Race Conscious Children
Sachi Feris is a blogger and workshop facilitator at Raising Race Conscious Children, an online a resource to support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children. She currently teaches Spanish to Kindergarten and 1st grade at an independent school in Brooklyn. Sachi identifies as White and is mother to a daughter and two sons.
Lori Taliaferro Riddick is a blogger and workshop facilitator at Raising Race Conscious Children, an online a resource to support adults who are trying to talk about race with young children. She currently consults with public school districts to develop effective leaders by building individual and team capacity. She formerly served as the Executive Director of Policy and Practice Services at New Leaders. Lori identifies as Black/Bi-racial/Multi-racial and is mother to three boys.
Sachi and Lori have been talking about race with each other and others for more than a decade.
You must RSVP to attend. Registration is now open.
The BKLYN Early Childhood Educator Series is a series of professional development workshops designed and curated for early childhood educators and librarians working with young children in diverse schools, early childhood settings, institutions, and libraries, offered for free through Brooklyn Public Library. Brooklyn Public Library workshops for educators qualify towards the New York State Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) credit 100 hour requirement.
The BKLYN Early Childhood Educator Series is supported in part by generous funding from the NY City Council through the City's First Readers Initiative.
