Strategies for Gender Inclusivity in Teaching Biology

February 3, 2020

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Lewis Maday-Travis and Sam Long

We connect this week with Lewis Maday-Travis (he/him/his) and Sam Long (he/him/his) to talk about the need for gender inclusivity in biology and other science classes. Lewis and Same join us to discuss the importance of providing and affirming personal pronouns, offer strategies for gender inclusive practices and language in our classrooms, and provide some resources to guide us in that task.

Links:

genderinclusivebiology.com
Growing a Gender-Inclusive Biology Curriculum: A Framework and Reflections for Secondary Science Teachers by Sam Long (The University of Colorado at Boulder)
Diversity is What Makes it Interesting to Study Living Things, by Sam Long (Rethinking Schools)
Growing a Gender-Inclusive Biology Curriculum (presentation)

Social Media:

Lewis: @fishyteaching on both Instagram and Twitter
Sam: @samlong713 on twitter

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