Building Supportive Relationships Through an Anti-biased and Anti-racist Lens Deb Norris January 27, 2021

Children’s educational success depends as much on the quality of the relationship in the school community as it does on the quality of instruction school provides. As part of the Vermont Guiding Principles Professional Development Series, this 2-hour session focuses on the importance of building equitable, trusting, and caring relationships with children that value individual social identities, cultures, languages, and abilities and the role they play in supporting children’s healthy social and emotional development and learning. Participants will examine their own personal values, beliefs, and biases and how these beliefs positively or negatively impact relationships with children and families. You are encouraged to attend the full training series, but welcome to sign up for any individual session you choose. Follow the registration link to learn more and to register for any or all of the sessions.