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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
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Anti-Bias Award – A Recipients Perspective; What winning the anti-bias award means to me
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Posted by: on 03 03 2021
Cath Gillespie and Kirby Barker from Evans Head-Woodburn Pre-school talk about what it meant to receive the Anti-Bias Award in 2020. Kirby Winning the 2020 Anti Bias award for…
Anti-Bias Award – A Recipients Perspective, The Benefits of Putting in a Nomination
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Posted by: Alistair Gibbs on 14 14 2019
When I was first approached about putting a nomination in for the Anti-Bias award I went through a process that I’m sure every educator would have gone through which is one full…
Recipient of the 2017 Anti-Bias Award
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Posted by: Karen Neal on 24 24 2019
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,…
HOW THE ANTI-BIAS BOOK BECAME A SOCIAL MEDIA MASCOT
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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…
KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
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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’?…
ACKNOWLEDGING AND EMBEDDING ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURES INTO ECE
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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…
BOOK REVIEW: THE ANTI-BIAS APPROACH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (3RD ED.)
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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…
FINDING OUR PEOPLE: THE CASE FOR MORE ACTIVIST PROFESSIONALS
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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…
WORM JUICE BUSINESS
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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…
GIRL IN BOYS’ CLOTHING
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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…