Activity 2.2 | Anti-bias practice (identity, diversity, justice, action)

Taking Action

The film is accompanied by a facilitator guide book (LeeKeenan, D., & Nimmo, J., 2021). It includes reflective questions to support you in reflecting and processing aspects of the film and considering how you can move toward action.

Spend time responding to these questions:

• What values and images of the child do you see at play in the film? How do these align with your own and of those of your community?
• What are the strategies teachers in the film use to support anti-bias education?
• What enabled these teachers to take on this type of curriculum? What might the teachers need to have done before they started?
• How would you involve families in anti-bias work? How would you approach their questions, concerns, and support?
• What would you do differently in your classroom and program? What challenges might you face?
• How might your intersecting social identities (e.g., race, gender, language) influence this work?
• How is anti-bias education integrated into the daily routines, environment and curriculum in the film?
• What resonates with you in each vignette? What causes discomfort? What do these feelings say about you as an educator?

Reference

LeeKeenan, D., & Nimmo, J. (2021). Facilitator and viewer guidebook: Reflecting on anti-bias education in action: The early years (Version 3). Anti-Bias Leaders in Early Childhood Education.  https://www.antibiasleadersece.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EX_ABE_Guidebook_v3.pdf