Videos and Webinars
- The Danger of a Single Story
Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. - Freedom Reads: Anti-Bias Book Talk
A video series that is part anti-bias training, part book review. Each short segment explores anti-bias books for home and the classroom with the goal to strengthen parents’ and teachers’ anti-bias, anti-racism lens and their ability to critically analyze children’s media. - Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
A brief video where education experts Jackie Jordan Irvine, Geneva Gay and Kris Gutierrez explain how to implement culturally relevant pedagogy. - Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors with Rudine Sims Bishop
Rudine Sims Bishop uses "Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors" as an analogy to briefly discuss the importance of diversity in books and the authors who write them. - Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years
A film that features vignettes of anti-bias strategies in early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice.
- Deepening Your Understanding of Race and Racism: A Tool for Anti-Racist Teaching
PBS’ virtual professional learning series videos explores the role media plays in understanding of race and racism. Hear from experts who share advice on how educators can use media to confront injustice and create anti-racist classroom environments. - Freedom Reads: Anti-Bias Book Talk
A video series that is part anti-bias training, part book review. Each short segment explores anti-bias books for home and the classroom with the goal to strengthen parents’ and teachers’ anti-bias, anti-racism lens and their ability to critically analyze children’s media. - Learning for Justice Webinars
Free on-demand webinars for educators that address various topics related to bias, class, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, rights, sexual identity and slavery.
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