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With Larry Ferlazzo

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How to Challenge Normative Gender Culture to Support All 69传媒

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 July 11, 2022 1 min read
California state Sen. Scott Wiener discusses his proposed measure to provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families in March.
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here.

Today鈥檚 theme is Challenging Normative Gender Culture in Education.

You can see the list following this excerpt from one of the posts:

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1. 鈥榃e All Have LGBTQ 69传媒, Whether We Know It or Not鈥

Three educators provide suggestions to support LGBTQ students, including respecting pronouns and having LGBTQ authors in classroom libraries. Read more.

2. Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ 69传媒

Three educators share ways to help LGBTQ students. Read more.

3. Six Ways Educators Can Support LGBTQ 69传媒 During COVID-19

Two educators share suggestions on how to support LGBTQ students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, including 鈥渦sing appropriate names and pronouns.鈥 Read more.

4. Sexual Harassment & Assault in 69传媒

Six educators share stories of sexual harassment at school and offer recommendations on how teachers can respond to it, including through educating themselves and students alike. Read more.

5. Challenges Faced by Women Teachers & Ways to Respond to Them

Educators Megan M. Allen, Rusul Alrubail, Pernille Ripp, Amy Williams, and Patricia (Tish) Jennings contribute commentaries in this post. Read more.

6. Wondering 鈥楬ow Gender Influences a Teacher鈥檚 Struggles & Successes鈥

This post features educator Ray Salazar, who, in addition to sharing his personal experiences and thoughts, interviewed other teachers. Read more.

7. Male Teachers 鈥榃alking a Tight Rope鈥

New York City teacher Jos茅 Vilson and Sacramento, Calif., educator Alice Mercer share their ideas. In addition, I鈥檝e included many reader comments. Read more.


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The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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