-Classroom Ideas

Resource information:

-Hetreonomantavity in schools by Jason Flom

Summary of Resource:

-This article is about ways to include students who are diverse in their sexuality and/or gender. It gives some new ideas that I haven't found in previous articles. These ideas are all about including and providing a safe space for all students no matter their identity. These ideas also talk about educators supporting other educators and I think that is beneficial for both students and teachers.

Resource Justification:

-This article discusses many strategies to implement in the classroom One strategy that I identified throughout the article and our class discussions/resources, was to use neutral terms to address students. This specific strategy is also highlighted in an article by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. This strategy involves using neutral terms and language in the classroom. "Use inclusive phrases to address your class as a whole – students, children, or scholars." (HRC Foundation, n.d.) This strategy is also emphasized in another article by Alyssa Bloomfield. "Use inclusive language that emphasizes “All children can….” Use inclusive phrases to address the entire class (e.g. students, children, scholars) rather than “boys and girls” or “ladies and gentlemen.”(Broomfield, n.d.)

References:

-Broomfield, A. (n.d.). An Introduction to Creating Gender Inclusive  Classrooms. ilispa.org. https://www.ilispa.org/assets/docs/ResourceLibrary/Alyssa%20Broomfield_Creating%20Gender%20Inclusive%20Schools%20Resource1.pdf

-Developing a gender-inclusive school. (n.d.). Welcoming Schools. https://welcomingschools.org/resources/framework-for-developing-a-gender-inclusive-school#:~:text=Use%20inclusive%20phrases%20to%20address,things%20outside%20of%20gender%20stereotypes.

- Flom, J. (2014, September 25). Heteronormativity in schools. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/heteronormativity-in-schools-jason-flom

(Irizarry, et.al., 2017)

APA Reference:

Irizarry, D., et.al., (2017). Gender Diversity in the Classroom. https://ctl.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj17446/files/media/file/gender_diversity.pdf

-Classroom Ideas

Resource Information:

-How to Support Young Learners in Racially Diverse Classrooms By Amanda Armstrong

Summary of Resource:

-This article discusses different ideas and strategies about how to identify these differences and to include them in the classroom. These ideas do not just benefit students but also help teachers to understand and support students. This article makes an important point about identifying how we view our own race and ethnicity and remembering that race and ethnicity are big parts of our lives.

APA Reference: Armstrong, A. (2020, November 18). How to support young learners in racially diverse classrooms. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-support-young-learners-racially-diverse-classrooms/

APA Reference:

Cultural diversity in the classroom (November 27, 2019) GoGuardian. https://www.goguardian.com/blog/diversity-in-the-classroom

-Children’s Book

Resource Information:

-Saturday At The Food Pantry by Diane O'Neill and Brizida Magro. September 15, 2021

Summary of Resource:

-This children's book is about a little girl named Molly and her mother who need groceries. Molly and her mother go to the food pantry to get some food. Molly asks her mom why they are not going to the regular grocery store, Molly's mom replies by telling her "Everyone needs help sometimes." While Molly and her mother are getting groceries, Molly sees another girl, Caitlin, from her class with her mom at the food pantry. Molly noticed that Caitlin looked ashamed, but in the end, Caitlin and Molly were not ashamed anymore.

Resource Justification:

-This book shows children that they shouldn't feel ashamed for needing help. According to the Atlanta Community Foodbank, 1 in 8 children are food insecure and are embarrassed by their lack of resources. (Atlanta Community Foodbank, 2023.) This book can help children who come from lower-income households feel more included in the classroom. This book will also help these students know that there is nothing to be embarrassed about because "everyone needs help sometimes."

APA References:

- Facts and stats - Atlanta Community Food Bank. (2023, June 15). Atlanta Community Food Bank. https://www.acfb.org/facts-and-stats/

- O’Neill, D. (2023, April 7). Saturday at the Food Pantry Albert Whitman & Company. Albert Whitman & Company. https://www.albertwhitman.com/book/saturday-at-the-food-pantry/

APA Reference:

-Diversity in the classroom: teaching, types, and examples. (2023, January 27). School of Education Online. https://soeonline.american.edu/blog/diversity-in-the-classroom/

-Pew Research Center, Bennett, J., Fry, R., & Kochhar, R. (2020, July 23). Are you in the U.S. middle class? Try our income calculator | Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/07/23/are-you-in-the-american-middle-class/

Resource Information: Brilliant Bea by Shaina Rudolph Mary Vukadinovich, and Fiona Lee.

Summary of Resource: This book is about a little girl named Bea. Bea has dyslexia and learns things differently than other students and needs more support than others. This book talks about Bea's struggle with reading and writing but also talks about her strengths. This book encourages students to use these 'weaknesses' as strengths.

APA Reference:

Shaina Rudolph, et.al. November 2021. Brilliant bea. https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination/brilliant-bea

Reference:

Learning differences, learning difficulties, learning disabilities and the NCCD  -  Nationally Consistent Collection of Data. (n.d.). https://www.nccd.edu.au/wider-support-materials/learning-differences-learning-difficulties-learning-disabilities-and-nccd#:~:text=The%20term%20'learning%20differences'%20refers,individual%20students'%20strengths%20and%20needs.