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 Kathy Gelding, Dr Kathryn Bown and Dr Red Ruby Scarlet. 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.

The Original Learning Approach

Creating Safe and Brave Spaces for Autonomy Part 2 Play is another word that I think we need…

The Original Learning Approach

Creating Safe and Brave Spaces for Autonomy Part 1 The Original Learning Approach is something I came up…

Anti-Bias Award – A Recipients Perspective; What winning the anti-bias award means to me

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

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

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

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!

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

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.)

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

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…