How Bias Impacts Our Relationships with Children and Families

We’re kicking off our new Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism series with our first webinar “How Bias Impacts Our Relationships with Children and Families”! What is bias? What does it mean for me and my role in ECE? Join QSLA and our PEACH partners for this first webinar on bias, anti-bias and how these concepts affect us and our work in ECE. We will discuss what anti-bias approaches and strategies can help us create early learning spaces that are more equitable and inclusive for staff and families of color.

Did you miss our webinar?  Watch the recording below!

Understanding How Color Blindness is Really Color-Evasiveness

Do you struggle with conversations around skin tone and color blindness in your early learning program? In this constructive webinar on color blindness and color evasiveness, we will learn, examine, and discuss how these matters affect us, our programs, and the families we work with – and what we can do about it!

Did you miss our webinar?  Watch the recording below!

Applying Anti-Racist Strategies in Early Learning Environments and Family Engagement

In this third webinar, we will discuss more about both racism & anti-racism, from the implicit and subconscious aspects to how we can actively be anti-racist educators.

What can you expect to learn and do in this 2-hour webinar?

• Define and discuss the impact of racism, particularly at varying levels (internalized, interpersonal, institutional, structural) and as it relates to your work as an early educator and how you interact with children and families.
• Explain what an anti-racism approach is and its applications for early learning settings.
• Discuss what internal your work early learning programs can do to create better relationships and a better environment for BIPOC* families and staff.
• Identify anti-racism strategies that your early learning program can use to support BIPOC* families and staff*BIPOC – Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

Anti-Racist Strategies to Prevent Suspensions and Expulsions in ECE

Are you looking for anti-racist strategies to bolster your program’s discipline practices?Do you want more ideas for you and families in your program to better support positive behavior and wellbeing in young children of color? Join QSLA and PEACH for “Anti-Racist Strategies to Prevent Suspensions and Expulsions in ECE”!

Our 5^th installment in this anti-bias and anti-racism series with PEACH, this workshop pulls together: data on the harmful effects of racism & bias, exclusionary discipline for children of color in ECE, the roots of these inequitable practices, and how we can improve the system for our children.

What can you expect as a participant?

• Explore & discuss data on pre-school suspensions and expulsions and their effect on children of color.
• Identify the factors that lead to inequities in the application of school discipline on children in pre-K and kindergarten.
• Identify what strategies early learning programs can take to assess and adjust their discipline practices with anti-racist and equity and inclusion principles in mind.

Community of Practice #1

In this first Community of Practice, we will share what we have learned from these past Anti-Bias and Color Blindness webinars, from our own reflections, and from bringing these ideas to our early learning programs. If you need support, clarity, and inspiration around these topics, come connect with your fellow early educators and QSLA in these enriching conversations!