February 25, 2026, 7:00pm EST, Rhode Island Art Education Association, How can we integrate anti-bias education in children’s art?
Presenter: Debbie LeeKeenan
RISD’s Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design (TLAD) along with the Jamestown Arts Center & Rhode Island Art Education Association invites you to join Producer Debbie LeeKeenan for a live screening and discussion of her award winning film, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years. This film, organized around the 4 goals of anti-bias education (identity, diversity, justice and action), features vignettes of early childhood classrooms interspersed with teachers reflecting on their practice on how to create more inclusive, just, and responsive communities across the curriculum.
This event is FREE for all educators made possible by the generous event sponsors.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER HERE TODAY!
Participants may request a signed Certificate of Attendance verifying 2 professional learning hours from the Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design at RISD (see registration form for more details).
In conjunction with the screening, the Jamestown Arts Center, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Art Education Association, presents Picturing Play: Playful Learning in Early Childhood, an exhibition highlighting the artistic experiences of children from birth to age six. Centered on play and process-based learning, the exhibition celebrates how young children explore, imagine, and make meaning through art. This exhibition will be on view during this special event through March 28, 2026.
April 24, 2026, CAAEYC Annual Conference, Pasadena, California, Cultivating Relationships : Children, Families and Educators in Community.
Debbie LeeKeenan is the keynote speaker for California Association for the Education of Young Children (CCAEYC) Annual Conference Leadership Day on April 24, 2026 in Pasadena, CA.
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April 27, 2026, OCAEYC Unity Series: Cal State University at Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, Families Embracing Anti-bias Education Values
Presenter: Debbie LeeKeenan
Special in person screening and discussion with producer, Debbie LeeKeenan, of the film Families Embracing Anti-bias Education Values. Registration coming soon.