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Mentor Teachers and Classroom Environments: Exploring implicit bias and gender norms

Educating Gender

Jul 12, 20224 min read

Mentor Teachers and Classroom Environments: Exploring implicit bias and gender norms

One of my professional roles is as the director of The Mentor Teacher Training Program at American Jewish University’s graduate education...

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An invitation to Engage: The Pathways Aravali School, India and Gender Sustainability (Part I of 3)

Educating Gender

Apr 21, 20223 min read

An invitation to Engage: The Pathways Aravali School, India and Gender Sustainability (Part I of 3)

Bhavna’s invitation came in the form of a message on Twitter. The chaotic and happenstance world of social media made a connection that...

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Want to Transform Middle School Education? Teach Girls (and Boys) Empowerment Self Defense

Educating Gender

Feb 3, 20224 min read

Want to Transform Middle School Education? Teach Girls (and Boys) Empowerment Self Defense

If we could do anything of great importance in education in the United States it would be to completely rewrite the script on what we...

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Gender and Implicit Bias: Three Steps to Support New Teachers

Educating Gender

Dec 28, 20214 min read

Gender and Implicit Bias: Three Steps to Support New Teachers

One of the most significant challenges for administrators in supporting new teachers is to help them unpack their previous notions of...

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8 Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys about Gender. Part II: Beyond the Canary in the Coal Mine.

Educating Gender

Sep 14, 20214 min read

8 Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys about Gender. Part II: Beyond the Canary in the Coal Mine.

As I mentioned in Part I of this two-part post, the main approach to thinking about boys and getting them more engaged with school and...

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Educating Gender

May 4, 20214 min read

Disrupting Class: A Working List

Disruption in classrooms has a name and it's not Sarah. Her hair is something out of an epic Greek myth. Everyday Sarah comes to school...

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Autonomous Learning Behaviors Vs. Learned Helplessness: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Part II

Educating Gender

Apr 20, 20215 min read

Autonomous Learning Behaviors Vs. Learned Helplessness: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Part II

Kenny, an 11th grader at a school where I am the academic director, is struggling universally in all his classes. The school which Kenny...

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Educating Gender

Mar 16, 20214 min read

Single Sex Education: A Road to Empowerment or Increased Oppression?

I have written previously about the potential and power of single sex education. Educating Gender examined the work of long time head of...

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The Double Standard of Physical Education in Schools

Educating Gender

Mar 3, 20213 min read

The Double Standard of Physical Education in Schools

I had a love-hate relationship with gym class in school. While I loved to run around and play games, I was a heavy child after the age of...

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Educating Gender

Aug 24, 20205 min read

Teacher Student; Student Teacher

“When adults seek to learn about and from children, the challenge is to take the closely familiar and to render it strange.” Barrie...

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Educating Gender

Jul 6, 20203 min read

Moving at the Speed of Work and Play

Dolls and Blocks and Dress Up Closets and Action Figures are for play. Desks and Pens and Books and Paper are for work. Sitting at a desk...

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A Working Definition for Schools Regarding Masculin(ities)

Educating Gender

Jun 8, 20205 min read

A Working Definition for Schools Regarding Masculin(ities)

All boys’ high schools, which I have worked for as a teacher, administrator and consultant, are simple to understand and, at the same...

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More Male Teachers in Schools, Better Educational Results for Boys? Not So Fast!

Educating Gender

May 11, 20204 min read

More Male Teachers in Schools, Better Educational Results for Boys? Not So Fast!

The argument goes something like this… The preponderance of female teachers in schools, particularly at the elementary school level, may...

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Act Like a Man...Shifting Perspectives on Gender and the Art of Growing Up

Educating Gender

May 4, 20204 min read

Act Like a Man...Shifting Perspectives on Gender and the Art of Growing Up

Boys used to wear dresses. In the 19th century, it was fairly common for young boys to be brought up wearing girls’ clothing until about...

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“Do You Think This Is Okay?”: Performing Gender and Disciplining Students

Educating Gender

Apr 27, 20204 min read

“Do You Think This Is Okay?”: Performing Gender and Disciplining Students

Shakespeare makes many references to life as a type of play. The author imagines that we are all really on a stage performing our roles...

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Educating Gender

Mar 16, 20204 min read

The Peace of 1815

If you are a student educated in the United States, it is impossible not to be triggered by the phrase, “the War of 1812”. Yes, of...

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Playgrounds and Classrooms and Everything In-between

Educating Gender

Mar 2, 20204 min read

Playgrounds and Classrooms and Everything In-between

Jessie is wicked fast. She’s so fast, that when she’s standing still she still looks like she’s moving. For months, the third grade...

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Educating Gender

Feb 24, 20205 min read

Turning Your Classroom into a Chrysalis

There is a dirty little lie that teachers tell and it is a complicated one. “I don’t play favorites in my classroom. All of my students...

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Realistic Self-Defense Training: An Education for Everyone

Educating Gender

Feb 17, 20206 min read

Realistic Self-Defense Training: An Education for Everyone

**Guest Blogger: Rachel Collins If you google “self-defense training near me,” or something similar, you’re likely to get relevant...

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Tomboy Versus Sissy: Crossings Versus Boundaries

Educating Gender

Jan 27, 20204 min read

Tomboy Versus Sissy: Crossings Versus Boundaries

As someone who has spent over 25 years hiring faculty and staff for schools, one of my favorite interview questions which I ask...

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