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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom: A Handbook of Classroom Practices--See What We've Done

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research a leader or achiever, prepare a poster, and participate in a panel discussion and role play.  In this contributions by people of diverse backgrounds lesson, students choose a leader and find three resources about...
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Lesson Plan: A Bird's Tale

For Teachers K - 5th
Who wouldn't love to get a letter from a blue bird? Elementary art enthusiasts analyze the social and historical context of Ason Yellowhair's Navajo piece, Bird and Cornstalk Rug. They examine the construction and images on the rug...
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Orange County Department of Education

Black Cowboy, Wild Horses

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the selection Black Cowboy, Wild Horses and identify characteristics of self-discipline shown by story's main character, Bob Lemmons. Students then identify some of their own traits of self-discipline and reflect upon...
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Hanal Pixan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research the culture of Mexico. For this Mexican culture lesson, students view a PowerPoint presentation about the culture of Mexico and the students take notes. Students write an essay about what they have learned.
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Infusing Equity Vs Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the effect of gender bias in the classroom. In this statistics lesson, students discuss the effects of stereotyping, discrimination, and gender bias in the classroom. They collect data on different work places dealing...
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How Characters Get What They Want

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze the primary force that drives a character's actions in a character analysis lesson. For this character analysis lesson, 6th graders analyze how characters present their actions and participate in a group activity...
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PHONEMIC AWARENESS INFUSION

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed Standards
Students practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom: School to Career

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify nontraditional career areas for their gender and discuss gender bias and stereotyping.  In this nontraditional careers instructional activity, students research a nontraditional career and shadow the job in the...
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INFUSING EQUITY BY GENDER INTO THE CLASSROOM:A Handbook of Classroom Practices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how gender bias, stereotyping, and discrimination impacts their lives.  Students examine behaviors they believe are acceptable for males and females and will compose an essay based on their findings. 
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students discover the biases between the two genders by comparing males and females in different species.  In this gender identity lesson, students research National Geographic Magazine and view videos demonstrating the differences...
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the classroom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine equality. In 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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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the gender equality of past civilizations. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use history books to determine which of the ancient Greek City States was the most equitable concerning gender....
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Infusing Equity by Gender into the Classroom: Those Ancient Greeks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the treatment of men and women in Athens and Sparta. For this gender roles lesson, students research daily life in the Greek cities and create charts that compare the lives of women and men in both of the cities.
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Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Who is a champion to your class? Elementary and middle schoolers think of a role-model from their lives. Then, in their journals, they write evidence of that person's perseverance. They identify the character trait of perseverance with...
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Phonemic Awareness Infusion

For Teachers K - 5th
Students comprehend how to produce these pronuciation features, recognize the various blends of two and three letter consonant sounds, hear the sounds, produce them correctly when thinking about it, and practice correct pronuciation to...
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Infusing Equity By Gender Into the Classroom:

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze personal perception of gender role assignments. They complete their "personal" point of view, then complete the "societal" view as a group.
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Career Stereotyping

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn about gender biases.  In this careers lesson, students list possible careers with the gender associated with them.  Students discuss gender biases and complete an activity where they find pictures in magazines...
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PRINCESSES DON'T HAVE TO BE PASSIVE

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners learn the effects of stereotyping and discrimination.
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EMOTIONS AND GENDER EQUITY

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss emotions and decide as a group which emotions are O.K. for males/females. They discuss solutions to gender bias in terms of the different emotions and write a reflective essay about what they learn from the discussion.
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RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

For Teachers K - 4th
Students learn the importance of fairness and come up with strategies to create this type of environment in their classroom.
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The Basics of Creature Connectedness: Biodiversity Diversions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study biodiversity. They participate in a scavenger hunt to look for presence of wildlife and connections in nature. They create a collage about Venezuelan biodiversity in small groups and present to the class. They write a...
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The True Story of Abbie Burgess

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a story about Abbie Burgess. They identify at least three specific actions exhibiting traits of courage and responsibility. Students explore ways children and adults become heroes by helping others out in a time of...
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Nights of the Pufflings

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story to identify the problem and solution that occurs in Night of the Pufflings. They identify problems within the story that are solved through the characters' responsible actions. Students describe in their...
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Integrity and a Boy Called Slow

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the character trait of integrity in the main character, Slow, in "A Boy Called Slow." They participate in a discussion to determine what steps the main character took to earn his new name. Students write an essay...