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"Name Me Nobody"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete a 3-5 week unit related to the novel "Name Me Nobody." They participate in a literature circle, read and discuss stories provided by the Safe Schools Coalition, complete a Character/Problem-Solution chart, create a...
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Cinderella: an Adaptation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a list of characteristics for the heroine of a fairy tale and discuss ways these images affect behavior and self-esteem.  In this, The House on Mango Street gender equity instructional activity, students identify...
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Strategies for a Successful World

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students solve real-life social issues. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss instances of gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination. Students then discuss how to address the social issues.
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LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine gender bias and stereotypes. In this discrimination lesson students participate in class discussions and poetry reading in order to examine the gender stereotypes of fears and develop the...
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I can do What I Want

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize gender bias and stereotyping. In this self-esteem lesson, students listen to Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and discuss how girls can be successful and provide positive role models for others.
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars identify gender stereotypes in magazine advertisements. In this gender bias lesson plan, students discuss the problems of gender bias in advertising and develop an understanding of the way advertisements work.
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The Staffing Exercise: A Lesson Cluster for Civics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars discuss gender bias and non-traditional career areas as they relate to governmental appointed positions. The participate in a simulation in which they apply for and decide who would get traditionally male positions in the...
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IS MY SCHOOL EQUITABLE?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the students handbook and revise each section to make it equitable for males and females. In this stereotypes lesson students engage in a discussion of gender inequality and then look through the student handbook for...
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I Am More Than You See

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their personal interests in culture/ethnicity and what they value in terms of physical vs. Personal characteristics. They discuss the forces in society that cause gender discrimination.
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When Johnny Came Marching Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of gender bias. For this discrimination lesson, students research 1940's and 1950's America and determine how historical events shaped the changing role of women in the country.
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom: School to Career

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify nontraditional career areas for their gender and discuss gender bias and stereotyping.  In this nontraditional careers lesson, students research a nontraditional career and shadow the job in the...
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That's A "GIRLS" Job!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners discuss the traditional roles of men and women at home and in the working world.  For this gender lesson, students observe someone who holds a job usually thought to be held by one gender.  Learners direct their...
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Woman Power!!! Mathematics Camp

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore mathematics by researching stereotypes. For this gender bias lesson, students participate in discussions where they identify traditional careers according to their own gender. Female students attend summer camp and...
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine equality. For this civics lesson, students appoint committees for various offices then model a mock committee/application process in the classroom, followed by a discussion of whether equity was achieved or not and why.
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Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in putting a straight knurl on a piece of steel.
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Gender and Media #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students expand their knowledge to not focus on stereotypes. They practice using new vocabulary words and analyze different media for the use of stereotypes.
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F.E.W. Harper: Uplifted from the Shadows

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
What is stereotyping, and how do we handle stereotyping in our daily interactions? Your young historians will not only have the opportunity to learn about the first African American woman to publish a short story–Frances Ellen...
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Anti-Bias Mini-Film Festival

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Imagine a resource that provides all the materials you need to organize a film festival. Imagination becomes a reality with a five-star resource that has done all the work for you. Eight different award-winning short films are featured...
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Is Olympic Coverage Sexist?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Women Olympians have come a long way since 1900 when 22 women competed for the first time. News coverage of the Olympics has also changed dramatically. What has been slow to change, however, is the language used in the coverage of female...
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BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explain the effects of gender bias.
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TV TELLS IT ALL

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify the influence of television on gender roles and talk about how they are changing.
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IS MY SCHOOL EQUITABLE?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students evaluate student handbooks and determine if it is gender bias.
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PRINCESSES DON'T HAVE TO BE PASSIVE

For Teachers K - 6th
Students learn the effects of stereotyping and discrimination.
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Language in Classroom Texts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research printed material found in a school setting, looking for examples of bias, gender equity or distortion, discrimination and stereotyping.Students work in pairs to develop suggestions for strategies to address bias they...

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