Current Course Schedule

All About Me: Including Racial Identity and Ethnicity (Preschool - 2nd Grade)

If best practice suggests teaching to the whole child, how can we do this effectively without recognizing and affirming a child’s and family’s racial and ethnic identities? In this workshop, you will revisit your current All About Me unit and build on it (if applicable), or create a new unit centered around race and ethnicity. We will work from your existing lesson plans while designing new lessons that connect literacy, language, art, music, science, math, and home/school connections to help children develop language around their racial identities and respect for other races and ethnicities. We will explore children’s books and other media that can provide entry points into lessons. We will also connect lessons to state standards and the social justice standards from Teaching Tolerance. This workshop is recommended for educators in the beginning stages of having conversations about race, racial identity, and ethnicity with young children and their families.

Term(s) offered: Summer
Format: Online
  • Course Number
    TEWS858N
  • Focus On
    Preschool-2nd Grade
  • Category
    Childhood / Elementary School, Early Childhood, Online
  • Registration Options and Cost
    $195 5.0 CTLE or 0.5 CEU

Sections

Summer 2 2024

  • Section 1:
    Date(s)
    August 6 I On Site* 610 112th Street, NY NY 10025
    Day and Time
    Tuesday, 10:00 AM–3:30 PM ET
    Registration Deadline
    Jul 30, 2024
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    • Tara Kirton
      Tara Kirton
      is an instructor in the early childhood department at Bank Street College. She also works as a Special Education Itinerant Teacher in preschool settings, and she is a consultant in public schools and PreK Centers facilitating professional learning opportunities on a variety of topics. Previously, Tara worked at the 92nd Street Y Nursery School for 12 years in various capacities, including Head Teacher, Assistant Teacher, and Associate Director for the summer camp. Kirton holds an MSEd in Early Childhood Special and General Education from Bank Street College and an MA in Public Communications from Fordham University. Her BA is from the State University of New York at Albany in English. Tara is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Early Childhood Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.