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Imagine that you are the owner of a small early childhood education center in your local area.  Recently, some parents, guardians, and caregivers have had interactions with your staff that has concerned you.  For example, two preschool teachers were overheard making jokes and ethnic generalizations about parents who were picking their children up late from preschool.  You have taken the teachers aside and asked them to stop, but you realize that the entire staff could benefit from a deeper understanding of anti-bias education strategies.  You would like to teach your staff and ECE colleagues more about the issues of stereotyping and discrimination.  Create a presentation examining stereotyping and discrimination in the ECE setting.  Utilize this week’s resources and 3-5 additional scholarly resources from the NCU Library.  Be sure to include the following aspects:

• What is meant by the terms stereotyping and discrimination? (1 slide)
• Why are the issues of stereotyping and discrimination especially relevant in 21st century America? (1 slide)
• What do today’s early childhood education professionals need to know about stereotyping and discrimination in ECE settings? (1 slide)
• How will you address situations such as the scenario above? (2-3 slides)
• How will you address stereotyping and discrimination overall in your specific ECE role and local setting? (2-3 slides)
• How should ECE professionals teach children about respectful words and actions? (1 slide)

References

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Length: 8-10 slides, with speaker notes