Acknowledging the Role of Implicit Bias as a Barrier to Reaching ALL Children: A Professional Learning Session with Dr. Rosemarie Allen

In-person registration will close after Tuesday, November 26! Livestream registration will remain open.

Instructions for the livestream - 9am-4pm on Dec 2
Click here for instructions to access the livestream via Mediasite.
View all materials and slides at mespa.net/bias. 

The Minnesota Departments of Education, Health, and Human Services, along with the Minnesota Children’s Cabinet, Metropolitan State University, and the Minnesota Elementary School Principals’ Association invite you to attend a special one-day professional learning opportunity for those making policy, program, and funding decisions impacting children and families.

Who should attend this session?
This one-day session is geared toward those making policy, program, and funding decisions impacting children and families, including legislators, funders, advocates, government staff, school principals and district leaders, faculty, and more. If you are looking for the two-day session on December 3-4, for those working with providers, teachers, children, and families, please click here.

Attend in-person or via livestream! 
Within your event registration, please indicate whether you plan to attend the event in-person or live-stream from the comfort of your home or office. You must register to attend this event, even if attending via livestream.

During this FREE 1-day session, you will:

General information:

About the presenter: Dr. Rosemarie Allen

Rosemarie Allen has served as a leader in early childhood education for nearly 40 years. Her life's work is centered on ensuring children have access to high-quality early childhood programs that are developmentally and culturally appropriate. She is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her classes are focused on ensuring teachers are aware of how issues of equity, privilege, and power impact teaching practices.

She is also the President and CEO for the Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence. In 2012, Dr. Allen was appointed a Global Leader for Young Children by the World Forum on Early Care and Education. She collaborates with professionals and advocates from more than 80 countries who meet to share inspiration and information on issues impacting children and families worldwide. Rosemarie earned her B.A. from California State University, M.Ed from Lesley University and Ed.D in Equity and Leadership in Education at the University of Colorado, Denver.

This event is made possible using federal funding, 93.434 - ESSA Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.