Equity iini the Classroom - Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond

VECF Reports and Tools
Discussing race with children
Start with Equity: Early Childhood Equity Strategic Plan Template
Video on how to get started talking to your kids about race
10 tips for teaching and talking to kids about race
30 books to help you talk to your kids about racism
Racism and Violence: how to help kids handle the news
Addressing implicit bias in early childhood education
Challenging implicit bias in classroom observation
GetReadyVA– VECF’s technical assistance website will serve as an intuitive platform for early childhood systems builders, to navigate a complex and ever shifting landscape across the state of Virginia.

Harvard-How racism can affect child development
Video explaining systematic racism
Racial equity tools to increase your understanding and help work for racial justice at every level
Understanding race and privilege
Racial Equity Impact Assessment – find out how different racial and ethnic groups will be affected by a proposed action or decision by your organization.
Annie E. Casey Foundation – 7 steps to advance and embed race equity and inclusion within your organization
Diversity, equity and inclusion definitions
Harvard’s Implicit Bias Test
Targeted Universalism – CA report (example of state that used targeted universalism in their approach)
Census Research to Improve Data on Race and Ethnicity

Discussing Equity and Confronting Racism