Justice and Inclusion ToolKits For young children and their grownups
BEAT THE DRUM is a new book about a Native American child who is assigned female but challenges both gender and tribal stereotypes to be who she is. The book is a collaborative project between the Storyteller, the Author, and the Illustrator, one of whom is a member of and another a descendent of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Beat The Drum is bilingual in English and Chinuk which is the trade language of many Tribes in the West. The story introduces the terminology "two-spirit" and affirms gender fluid identity as well as highlighting traditional Tribal art. The artwork in the book inspires a connection to the earth and to the journey this child travels to sit in the full power of their true self.
Age range from 3 years to 10 years.
Storyteller: Qahir
Author: Katie Kissinger
Artwork: Chenoa Barton
Provides a useful, clearly outlined guide for implementing anti-bias and anti-oppression practices in early childhood education settings.
Throughout the book, you’ll find stories from the field, strategies for keeping teaching practices in touch with growing social justice movements, tasks, and questions to spark your professional growth in this important area
Katie Kissinger uses her personal experience as a longtime educator to highlight both the challenges and the potential for transformative learning in the anti-bias classroom and gives other teachers the tools they need to create classrooms that welcome all students and families.
Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years
ALL THE COLORS WE ARE
Don’t Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms leads early childhood professionals to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family engagement to ensure culturally responsive experiences. This book challenges us to consider your perceptions and thought processes:
Identify your own unconscious biases
Recognize and minimize bias in the classroom, school, and community
Connect with children and their families
Help close the opportunity gap for children from marginalized communities
Book Review: Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms with Mackenzie Weintraub
TOJC has developed anti-bias teaching/learning modules with activities for ECE classrooms, home visit programs, and in-home childcare settings based on the six core social identity categories: race/skin color; gender, family structure, culture/language, socio-economic status, and able-ness.
BEAT THE DRUM
ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM
A new film, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years (48 minutes), produced by Debbie LeeKeenan and John Nimmo, partnering with filmmaker Filiz Efe McKinney of Brave Sprout Productions shifts the focus away from the talking heads of experts and on to the voices of teachers committed to equity on a daily basis.
Order your 20th Anniversary Edition of the classic book
All the Colors We Are! The Story of How We Got Our Skin Color
Written by Katie Kissinger
