WOYC Cambridge Preschool Program: Reducing Suspension and Expulsion Practices in Early Childhood Settings
Training
Young children in state-funded preschool settings are expelled at three times the rate of K–12 students. Suspension and expulsion from early childhood education programs are prevalent and problematic, and disproportionately impact children of color. Collaboratively we will consider how research, relationships, strength-based approaches, and experiential understanding affect our learning environments. Join us for an in-depth panel discussion and exploratory workshop as we strategize prevention techniques on exclusionary practices.
Available Seats: 25 of 35
Credit: 1.5 PDP
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Cambridge Preschool Program: Reducing Suspension and Expulsion Practices in Early Childhood Settings
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Sat. Apr. 1 10:45 AM —
12:15 PM
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Lesley University Hall
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Facilitator
Nicole Johnson
UPK Project Manager
Nicole is an education consultant, Doctoral researcher, and undergraduate professor for the University of Massachusetts Boston. She believes passionately in the creative arts as a teaching practice to sustain culturally relevant pedagogical practices. She is a dynamic storyteller leveraging her platform to share the inequitable injustice in education and facilitate workshops on educational equity. Nicole credits her love for education from her migrant West Indian family and her over 20 years of experience as a teacher, leader, and school builder. Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Care from Cambridge College, and earned a master’s in Arts Education at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Nicole resides in Jamaica Plain, Boston with her beautiful partner Mike.