Elevating Equity : Advice for Navigating Challenging Conversations in Early Childhood Programs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Searcy, Angela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Elevating Equity

Place of Publication:

Newburyport : Gryphon House, Incorporated, 2023.

Summary:

Elevating Equity Advice for Navigating Challenging Conversations in Early Childhood Programs ​Angela Searcy, EdD Elevating equity requires educators to be mindful of how to include children, families, and colleagues in all parts of early childhood programming. Elevating equity is all about creating systems that celebrate everyone! Sounds great-but how do you do it? Elevating Equity: Advice for Navigating Challenging Conversations in Early Childhood Programs takes a positive approach by embracing differences and meeting readers where they are. * Get nonjudgmental, practical advice from an experienced trainer and educator. * Find out how to have healthy, respectful, and productive conversations about what equity means and how it looks in practice. * Discover strength-based, evidencegrounded techniques that lead to professional growth and learning in your early childhood program. With practical examples, research, tips, advice, self-reflections, and real stories--shared with Angela Searcy's warm humor--you'll discover how to find common ground and truly elevate educational access for the children and families you serve.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Labeling, Bias, and Empathy

Chapter 2: What Young Children Understand about Differences and Equity

Chapter 3: What This Means for Early Childhood Educators

Chapter 4: Equity and Families of Young Children

Chapter 5: Understanding Historical Trauma

Chapter 6: Elevating Equity with Your Staff

Chapter 7: Pushing Past Conflict with Adults

References and Recommended Reading

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781636501154

163650115X

OCLC:

1371754801