1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogTess Prendergasthttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/tess-prendergast/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a9aqTKeMUE"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/12/elevating-anti-bias-picture-books/">Elevating Anti-bias Picture Books</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2024/12/elevating-anti-bias-picture-books/embed/#?secret=a9aqTKeMUE" width="600" height="338" title="“Elevating Anti-bias Picture Books” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="a9aqTKeMUE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> What is anti-bias education? “At the heart of anti-bias work is a vision of a world in which all children are able to blossom and each child’s abilities and gifts are able to flourish” (Derman-Sparks, Edwards, & Goins, 2020 p.5) Anti-bias education (ABE) aims to support the development of children living in a diverse, yet still unequal, society. Expanding beyond a specific curricula, ABE acts as an underlying framework, upon which all relationships and services are built in support of all young children’s growth. ABE recognizes human diversity, and that children grow up within specific family groups and that they are impacted by how society views them and how they view themselves.(Derman-Sparks, Edwards, & Goins, 2020) What are the four goals of anti-bias education?  ABE has four main goals that are meant to identify, prevent (as much as possible), and address and remedy the harm that social prejudice and bias can have on...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1842-scaled.jpeg19232560