Sex and Gender-based systems
Reflection:
After reading the RI Laws and Policies & Queering Our Schools and watching Woke Read Alouds:They,She,He Easy as ABC I was able to learn more ways to ensure that my classroom is inclusive to every student no matter their gender or sexuality etc. Ensuring that we have this inclusive environment in our classrooms is extremely important in making sure every student has a supportive accepting environment that they can come to each day. Having this strong supportive accepting environment improves the students academic success and their mental and physical health. In Rhode Island there are some specific laws that are set in place to prevent discrimination to these students. Some of these laws include Title IX which ensures that there is no sex-based discrimination. Additionally there is the Equal Access Act and FERPA which makes sure that every student has equal access to through their education and protection of the students privacy. As a teacher it is our responsibility to ensure we are making our students feel welcome. We can do this by using the students preferred pronouns and names and allowing access to the bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity. In addition to this we should have open conversations on gender and how to respect everyone. The video of the read aloud really stuck out to me because I am interested in teaching younger kids. Having this book that discusses different gender identities and pronouns through the ABCs would be an easy way to introduce this inclusive environment into the classroom.
Questions/Comments/Thoughts to Share:
What are other ways that we can promote inclusion of different gender identities and pronouns in our classrooms? Especially in young classrooms, discussing this topic may be hard for them to grasp and fully understand. However, it is extremely important to start discussing at a young age. What are ways you would incorporate these conversations into your younger classrooms? https://library.cod.edu/guide_inclusive/pronouns
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ReplyDeleteHello Talia! I really liked you question and I have come up with an answer. For pronouns, I think it would be great on the first day if the students said there name and pronouns. Also, in elementary school when they have name tags, the students could write there pronouns next to it. Also, I saw an video of a teacher showing T.V. and anime characters to his students. He told them to say if they thought it was a boy or a girl. Predominantly, the students were incorrect and one character even identified as non-binary. I think this was a great was for the students to grasp gender orientation vs gender identity.
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