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 The second classroom, a middle school science lab, tackles issues of teacher planning and classroom management. The scene illustrates typical problems that arise during cooperative learning tasks and demonstrates the phenomenon of "learned helplessness." |
The final classroom, a high school social studies lecture, focuses on seven different types of curricular bias: invisibility, stereotyping, imbalance, unreality, linguistic, fragmentation, and cosmetic. |
This program, specifically designed as a training tool, incorporates "stop" points- places where a trainer can stop the tape and conduct an activity to enhance the content. The accompanying Viewing Guide offers guidance on how to use the program during professional development, as well as provides background information and additional resources. |
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To order Gender Equity in the Classroom and Viewing Guide, call GPN
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Produced by WGBY TV Writer/Producer: Mary Makley (feedback@wgby.org) Content Advisor/Host: David Sadker Content Advisor/Co-writer: Phyllis Lerner Viewing Guide written by: Phyllis Lerner and David Sadker |
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Biographies: David Sadker | Phyllis Lerner |
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Gender
Equity in the Classroom, hosted by leading education researcher David
Sadker, Ed.D, examines the subtle but potent gender biases in today’s
classrooms. By using scripted classroom scenes to graphically illustrate
biased and equitable teaching, the program is a powerful tool
for use in pre-service education classrooms or in professional development
workshops. Each scene focuses on a different area of disparity between
females and males. The scenes are then rewritten to show how thoughtful
teaching strategies can undo this bias and promote equity. In between
the classroom scenes, Dr. Sadker, a professor of Education at American
University, explains what is biased in each scene and provides background
information and tips on equitable teaching strategies. 