Leading for Equity Fellows
“It’s not what leaders settle upon and announce formally that determines what happens. It’s how people make sense of what they see and hear, and how they find themselves acting... it’s the meaning of things that matters, not the things themselves... outcomes are ultimately determined by the psychosocial and group dynamics of real people interacting together on a continuing basis.”
(Chris Rodgers, “Taking Organizational Complexity Seriously”)
The Leading for Equity Fellows Program supports 25 GAEYC members in a 6-month series of online meeting and professional development that include materials developed by the National Equity Project (NEP) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Free for GAEYC members. To participate, fill out an application by clicking on the Apply button above.
GAEYC developed the Leading for Equity Fellows Program:
to cultivate a group of leaders connected to high quality training that ties the study of equity into practice and policy in Georgia.
to expand the number of people having discussions about equity in early childhood education in Georgia.
for professionals to build awareness of and hone skills about the different places we can apply equitable practices (classroom, community, professional development, state policy, national policy).
to document the voices of members and nonmembers for planning purposes.
to support actions to make changes in programs and at the systems level.
The Fellows meet twice monthly on the following dates:
Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 27, 2021 |10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, May 13, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 29, 2021 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 26, 2021 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, July 17, 2021 |10:00 am - 11:00 am
