For my last two blogs I'm going to share two different resources that I found. I believe that both of the resources are great for teachers to use; whether it is just using the idea or using the lesson plan and resources that projects provide.
http://www.safeatschool.ca/about-safeschool
This blog I am going to analyze a resource called Safe@School, it is a module intended for educators who want to ensure all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential. It provides resources for students who face barriers due to form of injustice such as sexism, racism and homophobia. The goal is to create a classroom where there is a sense of fairness, respect, and belonging. Safe@School was a project launched in 2007 led by the Ontario Teacher's Federation (OTF) and is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education. It provides Professional Learning Training Modules for teachers as well as many resources that can be used to create an inclusive environment.
Although as mentioned before this website focuses on racism, homophobia, sexism and other general resources. I'm going to look specifically at sexism as that is what my blog is developed around; demolishing sexism in the classroom. There are three different subsections under sexism; reference materials, lesson plans and tool kits, and resources for youth. I can't even count the endless number of resources that this website provides. I'm going to list a few of the titles of the lesson plans that stood out to me that would be a great tool to teach sexism in the classroom; benefits of being male, children's books that break gender role stereotypes, gender representation in the media, the jokes over: student to student sexual harassment in secondary schools, sexy inc.: our children under influence, what are stereotypes and gender roles?, etc. There are so many great resources that I really suggest you check out for some great ideas if you are going to teach sexism in the classroom.
One of the lesson plans from the toolkit that really stuck out to me is Love You Give. It is a website developed by and for Inuit, Metis and First Nation youth to prevent violence and promote healthy, equal relationships. The website is minwaashin.wordpress.com. Definitely worth looking into for some great ideas!
Another resource I wanted to share with you is Adios Barbie: Gender Roles. It is a website that explores body image issues in a intersectional manner including gender roles and representations of gender in popular culture. The website is adiosbarbie.com. It includes information about activism, aging, body image, disabilities, eating disorders, gender roles, LGBTQ, media literacy, race & culture, sexuality and size. All of these things will be issues we have to deal with as a high school teacher. We need to know how to handle them properly and how to address them with the youth. This resource is a great staring point to look for ideas about how to address them in our classroom and provide us with activities that you can use to teach all of your students about the topic.
I hope this blog gave you a few resources that you can use to address gender within the classroom. New resources are becoming available everyday and it is up to us as teachers to find them and utilize them within our classroom.
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