Understanding and Implementing Antibias & Antiracist Practices in Our Current Moment
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ABOUT THIS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
In this timely and practical workshop, award-winning educator and author Liz Kleinrock, author of Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community, will explore what it means to sustain antibias, antiracist work in schools amid the today’s political and social climate. Grounded in the framework of her best-selling book, participants will consider how to meet the current moment while remaining grounded in the values of equity and inclusion. Together, we will discuss the real barriers educators are experiencing, reflect on how the culture around ABAR and DEI have shifted, and identify ways to continue to create learning environments where students and adults can engage across differences with curiosity, courage, and care.
LEARNING GOALS
Participants will explore how the current social and political climate has shaped the landscape of ABAR and DEI work in schools (including emerging barriers and opportunities); understand how to remain grounded in equity and inclusion while navigating pushback and changing expectations within school communities; and practice developing sustainable ways to move ABAR work forward.
AUDIENCE
Ideal for K-12 educators, administrators, and specialists.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Liz Kleinrock (she/her) is an award-winning educator and bestselling author, as well as a Korean-American transracial adoptee, queer, Jewish woman. In 2018, she was honored with the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the following year delivered her TED Talk, "How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics,” which has amassed over 2 million views.
Her first book, Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community, was published by Heinemann in 2021, followed by her Kirkus and SLJ starred picture book debut, Come and Join Us! in 2023, followed by a collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Joanna Ho on Eyes That Weave The World’s Wonders, a picture book sharing her personal adoption story. Most recently, Liz released What Jewish Looks Like with HarperCollins, a middle grade biography collection celebrating the beauty and diversity of the Jewish community.
Beyond the classroom, Liz leads professional development programs in Korea for international educators, and consults and facilitates for schools and organizations across the globe on equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive practices. Her clients have included The North Face, The Jim Henson Company, Nike, the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Liz was also named one of the Top 100 Influential Jews by The Tel Aviv Institute in both 2022 and 2023.
Liz currently serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Prospect Sierra School, and lives in Oakland, California, with her partner, cat, and two bunnies.
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