Course Information
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Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
$200.00
Dates: July 4 - July 31Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Equity and Early Literacy will explore the development of racial awareness and young children - with a focus on implicit bias and other cognitive biases, research about bias ingroup/outgroup bias in babies and young children, and ways to foster belonging with our youngest learners through high-quality children’s literature and equitable storytime practices. Participants will gain an understanding of the most current research and best practices to reduce bias in young learners and action-oriented ways to ensure equity is embedded in storytimes, literacy engagement, and family programming. This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Session |
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Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
---|---|
Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Equity and Early Literacy will explore the development of racial awareness and young children – with a focus on implicit bias and other cognitive biases, research about bias ingroup/outgroup bias in babies and young children, and ways to foster belonging with our youngest learners through high-quality children’s literature and equitable storytime practices.
Participants will gain an understanding of the most current research and best practices to reduce bias in young learners and action-oriented ways to ensure equity is embedded in storytimes, literacy engagement, and family programming.
This course will cover the following:
This course is part of our Certificate in Early Childhood Literacy, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Janet R. Damon is the Library Services Specialist for Denver Public Schools. She has more than twenty years of experience as a teacher-librarian and educator in urban schools. She leads professional development for librarians and library staff in a school district serving 93.000 students and over 200+ schools. Her work focuses on culturally responsive libraries, co-designed family programming, whole child supports, and trauma-informed practices in the library. She was named a 2020 Mover and Shaker Change Agent by Library Journal and recognized as Leadership Lamp Awardee in Denver Public Schools.
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