During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 10 years. You can see all those collections from the first nine years here.
Here are the ones I’ve published so far:
The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year
School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis
Best Ways to Begin the School Year
Best Ways to End the School Year
Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning
Implementing the Common Core
Today’s theme is on Challenging Normative Gender Culture in Education. You can see the list of posts following this excerpt from one of them:
*'We All Have LGBTQ Students, Whether We Know It or Not’
Three educators provide suggestions to support LGBTQ students, including respecting pronouns and having LGBTQ authors in classroom libraries.
* Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Students
Three educators share ways to help LGBTQ students.
* Six Ways Educators Can Support LGBTQ Students During COVID-19
Two educators share suggestions on how to support LGBTQ students in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, including “using appropriate names and pronouns.”
* Sexual Harassment & Assault in Schools
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.
* 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.
* Wondering ‘How Gender Influences a Teacher’s Struggles & Successes’
This post features educator Ray Salazar, who, in addition to sharing his personal experiences and thoughts, interviewed other teachers.
* Male Teachers ‘Walking a Tight Rope’
New York City teacher José Vilson and Sacramento, Calif., educator Alice Mercer share their ideas. In addition, I’ve included many reader comments
