Category: District
A Case for Self-Care/ Une question de soins de soi
Have you seen this resource from the College of Early Childhood Educators? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Feeling Anxious?/ Vous ressentez de l’anxiété?
Check out this great resource from the College of Early Childhood Educators. What other types of resources and information would you like to see us post? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Inclusion/ Inclusion
In this video, Donna Lero and Kathy Brophy discuss how to foster inclusive environments that support children’s individual needs and build on their strengths. After watching, tell us what stood out to you in the comments below.
Early Years’ Gala
We are excited to invite you to this year’s appreciation event, Early Years’ Gala: Celebrating the Profession! We encourage you to get dressed up and join us on the red carpet for an evening full of great food, good company, and a whole lot of fun!!
Click HERE to RSVP and reserve your seat!
This invitation is for all TBDSSAB-funded child care and EarlyON programs, as well as the special needs resourcing team at CCTB. Please share this INVITATION with your colleagues – they won’t want to miss out!!
Parent Engagement/ Engagement des parents
In this video, Gilles Cantin talks about how educators can support parents and caregivers to be active contributors in their child’s learning. Share your questions and key takeaways in the comments below.
CCEY Professional Learning Survey
The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB) is conducting a survey to gather information to help with planning professional learning for the Child Care and Early Years (CCEY) sector.
Your feedback is important to us! This anonymous and confidential survey is being distributed to all people who are currently working in TBDSSAB-funded early years programs. Please share this survey with all staff in your program. HERE is a poster than can be printed and posted in your staff room.
We will use the information we gather to create retention and professional learning strategies that will have an impact on all those in the sector presently and in the future.
As a thank you for completing the survey, we will be holding a draw for five gift baskets valued at $50 each. You will be provided a link at the end of the survey where you can enter your contact information for the draw. Your contact information will not be associated with your survey responses in any way.
The survey and draw are completely anonymous and voluntary, and the results will assist us in improving our programs and services. The results will be shared with service providers and posted on our website (www.tbdssab.ca) later in 2022. Please complete the survey by 4:30pm on June 17, 2022.
Link to Survey (English & French): https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/l/CCEYProfessionalLearning
The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You may decline to answer any question included in the survey. If you have any questions, please contact Carole Lem, Communications & Engagement Officer at Carole.Lem@tbdssab.ca or (807) 766-4219.
Asian Heritage Month is the perfect time to learn more about Asian-American/Canadian culture through your preferred arts, media, and flavours.
Film & Television
Over the last few years, Asian communities have been given more opportunities for authentic representation in film and television. Below are a few links to stories explaining the impact that casting and storytelling in mainstream media has had on Asian communities:
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is going to change Hollywood. It’s about time. Time (2018): Link.
- Seeing ‘Didis’ on screen: What South Asian representation on Bridgerton means to the diaspora. The Star (2022): Link
- Pixar’s Turning Red: Adolescence, Asian family dynamics and diversity. Cold Tea Collective (2022): Link.
Books [Source: https://www.cbc.ca/books/17-canadian-books-to-read-for-asian-heritage-month-1.5135252]
To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, CBC Books has curated a list of 17 novels, nonfiction, comics and children’s literature by Canadian writers with Asian ancestry.
Included on this list is Chop Suey Nation by Ann Hui, which includes honourable mention and interviews with the family behind Thunder Bay’s own Ling Lees restaurant.
Fun fact: “Chinese food” as we know it in small-town Canada is not authentic Chinese food. To quote Hui:
“It’s a food that was created out of discrimination and racism and ingenuity and creativity. It tells such a fascinating part of our history here in Canada.” – Ann Hui
Read the full article on CBC’s website for the list of all 17 recommended books.
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Communication and Collaboration/ La communication et la collaboration
Check out this article from the College of Early Childhood Educators! Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Asian Heritage Month: Anti-Asian Racism
While Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity to celebrate Canadians of Asian descent , it is also an important opportunity to address the realities of anti-Asian racism. Below, we take a closer look at recent examples of the impact of Anti-Asian racism and what non-Asians can do to help.
Anti-Asian racism in Canada
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/anti-asian-racism.html
In Canada, anti-Asian racism refers to historical and ongoing discrimination, negative stereotyping, and injustice experienced by peoples of Asian descent, based on others’ assumptions about their ethnicity and nationality. Peoples of Asian descent are subjected to specific overt and subtle racist tropes and stereotypes at individual and systemic levels, which lead to their ongoing social, economic, political and cultural marginalization, disadvantage and unequal treatment.
The term Asian encompasses a wide range of identities that the very term Asian can obscure. While all may experience being “otherized,” specific experiences of anti-Asian racism vary. Some are constantly being perceived to be a threat, some face gendered exotification and violence, some are more likely to be subjected to online hate and racist portrayals in the media, while others face Islamophobia and other forms of religious-based discrimination.
COVID-19 and anti-Asian racism
Xenophobia and racism toward Chinese and other Asian communities has been on a rapid rise since the outbreak of COVID-19. To confront that racism, several Chinese Canadian organizations across Canada have partnered on the COVID-19 Racism in Canada incident reporting project (covidracism.ca) to amplify voices and experiences. For more information on reported acts of anti-Asian racism in Canada, check out the Fight COVID-19 racism website: https://www.covidracism.ca/
To learn more about the experiences of Asian-Canadians during this pandemic, check out this recorded CCDI Webinar:
The intersection of race, mental health, and stigma in the age of COVID-19.
May 28, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T106ittMlTo
Fighting anti-Asian racism
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/anti-asian-racism.html
Here are some ways we can all contribute to tackling anti-Asian racism and building an even better and consciously more inclusive society where everyone is able to participate fully:
- Learn about pan-Asian diversity and the unique identities and cultures that have enriched Canadian society
- Challenge stereotypes and consider how they are rooted in the history of anti-Asian racism
- Show solidarity with Asian communities in Canada, i.e. by supporting local Asian businesses and organizations
- Be an ally – call out acts of racism, discrimination, and micro aggression and actively support those victimized by anti-Asian racism
- Interrupt unconscious biases and consider how they can affect your behavior and decision-making
Interested in learning more about how to be an ally to Asian-Canadians? Check out these free training opportunities:
Bystander Intervention Training to stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment.
Via: Right to Be Foundation.
May 24, 2022: 8:00pm – 9:15pm EDT: Link
Bystander Intervention in the Workplace: Mini Training.
Via: Right to Be Foundation.
May 31, 2022: 5:00pm – 5:30pm EDT: Link