The Anti-Bias Stories blog is a community space for educators and teachers to share their anti-bias stories of practice, policy, professional engagement and learning. This blog is edited by the SJIEC Board. If you would like to submit a blog piece, please email it to: foundation@sjiec.org or if you would like to be a guest editor, please contact us on the same email address.
To receive a phone call from someone who I had read a lot about, read some of her exciting publications both during my studies as well as, just because, was to say the least,…
Posted by: Alistair Gibbs & Michelle Wood, Early Childhood Educators on 17 17 2018
Much has been said recently about a crazy online thread. Maybe you’ve heard about it? It has been the topic of presentations, even videos have been made. Let’s set the…
Posted by: Rachel Ho, Early Childhood Educator on 21 21 2018
Never in my life have I ever felt comfortable admitting that I was good at something! Perhaps this is because I didn’t feel like I was good at anything. But what is ‘good’?…
Posted by: Kay Bryan, Early Childhood Teacher on 20 20 2018
Acknowledging and embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures into early childhood settings is something I have always felt is the ethical thing to do. Doing this…
Posted by: Cassandra Way, Early Childhood Educator and Student New South Wales, Australia on 18 18 2017
Being an early childhood educator can sometimes be an isolating experience. Yes, we are surrounded by a limitless source of families and children, each with their own experiences…
Posted by: Martel Menz, Vice President Early Childhood Australian Education Union Victoria, Australia on 18 18 2017
In Latin, advocacy means “to call to one’s aid.” I like this. It evokes images of collectivism and unity, of people standing side by side working together for a shared…
Posted by: Marnie Saunders, Annie Dennis Children’s Centre Victoria, Australia on 18 18 2017
If you had told me over 12 months ago that my kinder group was taking action to support Asylum Seekers in Australia, I would have laughed and said “how?”. Well, that is…
Posted by: Jessica Whamond, Apple Tree Kindergarten Room Leader Kensington Community Children's Cooperative Victoria, Australia on 18 18 2017
I recently attended the Victorian Anti-Bias Book Launch on March 17th 2017, where the speakers spoke about identity and how they identify themselves. Hearing these stories…
Posted by: Catharine Hydon, Hydon Consulting Victoria, Australia on 18 18 2017
“Who we are choosing to be… we are choosing to be ‘warrior women’” (Johns, 2016, p. 257). Today we celebrated the launch of the third edition of The Anti-Bias…
Posted by: Sarah Louise Gandolfo, Quality Supervisor Clarendon Children’s Centre Victoria, Australia on 18 18 2017
Opening address from The Victorian Launch of The Anti-Bias Approach in Early Childhood 17th May 2017 My first experience with anti-bias thinking came only recently in 2015 when…