Teaching about Gender Diversity is an edited collection of teacher-tested interdisciplinary lesson plans that provides K–12 teachers with the tools to implement gender-inclusive practices into their curriculum and talk to their students about gender and sex. Divided into three sections dedicated to the elementary, middle, and secondary grade levels, this practical resource provides lessons for a variety of subject areas, including English language arts, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and health and physical education. The lessons range from reading aloud early literacy picture books that use gender-neutral language and highlight the gendered experiences of characters to engaging mathematics in the study of targeting gender terminology, stereotypes, and the social construction of binary gender. Written by teachers for teachers, this engaging collection highlights teachers’ specialized knowledge of pedagogical practices for the diverse contemporary classroom. More than 30 contributors from across North America provide their varied perspectives on the timely issue of teaching about gender in the classroom. Teaching about Gender Diversity is an ideal resource for students taking education courses on gender, sexuality, diversity and equity, curriculum design, and professional practice. Features: • detailed lesson plans that include next steps and extension ideas • practice-based, guided approach • practical resource for pre-service and in-service teachers Table of Contents Acknowledgements Editors’ Introduction Lee Airton & Susan W. Woolley SECTION I: Elementary (K-5) Section Introduction English Language Arts Using readalouds to promote a gender inclusive learning environment Alisha SarangSieminski Learning about transgender identities through story: 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert Kate Paterson For every gender: Being who we are Katherine Lewis STEM More to finding Nemo: Sex-shifting fish as reproductive strategy Katherine Baker, Bryan Fede, & Summer Melody Pennell What does it mean to be equal? Kate Paterson Health and Physical Education, Advisory and Homeroom “All I want to be is me”: Interrogating the gender dualism in early learning Jessica Prioletta Gender diversity: Me in HD Ashleigh Talbott & Sonja Mackenzie Nothing to fear: Teaching to transcend transphobia in Catholic contexts Ryan Colwell & Cory Wright-Maley We all change and grow: An introduction to puberty education Julia Feldman-DeCoudreaux SECTION II: Middle Years (6-9) Section Introduction English Language Arts Gender fanzines: Developing gender literacy through popular culture Karleen Pendleton Jiménez Privilege and practice: Examining gender through personal narrative Matthew Jeffries, Ashley Boyd, Nicole Ferry, & Johnna Lash STEM A critical approach to teaching data management and analysis categories Mario I. Suárez & Kim B. Wright Protozoan pairing: Investigating mating behaviors in paramecium Meg Gardner Health and Physical Education, Advisory and Homeroom The festival of puberty benjamin lee hicks On the threshold of awesomeness benjamin lee hicks Reclaiming our selves: Healing towards gender autonomy in our classrooms Angel Rubiel Gonzalez SECTION III: Secondary (10-12) Section Introduction English Language Arts Boys and girls: Examining gender roles Savannah Brittner Constructing character in dramatic monologues Kim Kelly What is drag? Armen Shahnazarian Social Studies Constructing an equitable society Milo Chesnut (Re)Learning gendered language Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones Cultures of gender Milo Chesnut STEM Beyond the binary: Are there really only two sexes? Allison Gonsalves, Dawn Wiseman, Luke Vanderzwet, Kathleen Raea Spencer, & Véronique Cartier-Archambault Using school audits as an equity lens: Understanding the experiences of gender diverse students Meg Gardner Mathematical modeling activity: The spread of gender inclusive pronouns Kyle Whipple, Susan Staats, & K.C. Harrison Health and Physical Education, Advisory and Homeroom From “real” boys and girls, to “real” men and women Samuel Long Pronoun challenge Milo Chesnut Glossary Resources Author Biographies About the Editors: Susan W. Woolley is Associate Professor of Educational Studies and Director of the LGBTQ Studies Program at Colgate University, New York. Susan’s interdisciplinary research and teaching contribute to the fields of anthropology of education, language and literacy studies, gender and sexuality studies, and LGBT and queer studies. Lee Airton is Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen’s University, Ontario. Lee’s teaching, research, and advocacy work focus on enabling individuals and institutions to welcome gender and sexual diversity. They founded the Q&A-based blog They Is My Pronoun and the No Big Deal Campaign. |