Understanding Gender Bias and Equity in a classroom

Essential Question

In what ways does a students gender effect their experience in a classroom?
How can a teacher lead by example to equalize their students classroom experience?
How does the media portray both boys and girls from a young age poorly?

Texts

Multimedia

Gend-o-meter

In this video, young people reflect on society's rules for what males and females can and cannot do.

Debra Chasnoff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

July 8, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Socratic Seminar

A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Be the Change...

Students identify and investigate a community problem and propose a solution. They then plan and implement action directed at solving the problem.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Consuming and Creating Political Art

Students examine the history of political art. They then create their own murals, political cartoons or posters, demonstrating an understanding of social justice issues.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

Swansh311

Understanding Gender Bias and Equity in a classroom

Gend-o-meter

Socratic Seminar

Be the Change...

Consuming and Creating Political Art

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