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MEETING TUESDAY AT LUNCH!!!

Kayla - Take home message (what not to do/what to do) /thoughts to leave you with Cindy - Question 1 & 2 Kailea - 3 & 4 Meaghan - Video stuff Amanda - references for video Melanie - references for video Eric- Power point stuff

Presentation break down  1) Intro - we’re on gender (girls) – Keep track of things that you notice  2)  Video 3) Give each group one question – answer collaboratively on chart paper 4)  Each group shares their answer 5) Re-play the video with citation and points 6)  Take home

Gender Presentation: Girls - Notes from Jan 27th meeting Scenario stemming from your topic 4-3 questions that arise from the scenario Provide a sample response to each

Ideas - Classroom – science class – opening exercise draw a sc - Boys science/math/gym, girls language/arts - Myths - Gendered class - Effect of the teacher’s gender - Socializing – passive, low self confidence, boys aggressive, confidence - Women’s roles - assume elementary education is a female job - People are not drawn to elementary school teachers as males – low status low prestige - Bias in the subject - Teaching techniques strategies

Category 1) Bio basis of differences (not to assume behaviours are natural) (career impact) - Melanie 2) Teacher’s gender impact (feminization of the classroom) - Cindy and Kayla 3) Observable behaviours – treatment of boys and girl in class (does language matter) kid behaviour - Meaghan - Teaching techniques - use gender free language, role models, multiple learning styles, raise status of the job (Bias in subject) - Eric 4) Gendered classrooms – (zero sum mentality – good for girls, bad for boys) - Kailea

“you do not need math to cook” Female teacher Female student Observable techniques – Pop up answers Implications of gender on learning being female: Find the gender

- Females tend to have a passive role in conversations (A)** **- Female teacher is more common (M) - Penalize girls more often for talking (A) - Girls participate less due to less self confidence (M)**
 * - Teachers call on male more often (A)
 * - Girls are praised less** **(A)**
 * -** **Shorter wait time for girls (A)**
 * -** **Girls are praised for appearance (???)**
 * -** **Language – hey guys (M)**
 * - Girls are presumed to be better at arts than** **Math/sciences (AM)**
 * -** **Implying gender occupation or gender roles (AM)**


 * Point:** Teachers do many things that they don’t realize is influencing the gender dynamic of the classroom.

Class: Grade six
 * Not quite done, Kayla, but I'm heading to town to do shopping with the rest of 'em. I'll be back later to work on it. Hope you're not in too much of a rush to get this edited! Let me know if I'm going too slow.**


 * No prob, Bob! Just drop me an email when you are done. I made a "script" page where you can post the finished product. I hope you are having a good weekend! :)**

Bell rings Students enter Girl1 walks in __Teacher__: //[Girl1], you look really cute today, that’s an adorable coat.// All the kids enter – teacher makes general welcome – find their seats __Teacher__: //Good morning guys, just a couple of announcements before we get started. A reminder that science fair projects are due// (look at boys) //and also that there is a poetry contest coming up that some of you might enjoy// (look at girls). __Teacher__: //So now, we’re going to correct our math homework. Who has an answer for number one?//(Call on boys 11; call on girl 6.... giving boys more wait time even though girls are willing to answer) __Teacher__: //Now for PDCP, we’re going to start a new project on what you want to do when you grow up so, for example.... Meaghan might want to be a nurse or a teacher.... and Eric might want to play football or a principal or maybe he might want to be an engineer ... because he did such a good job on his math test// __Girl__: //Oooh ooh I know... I want to be an astronaut....// Scene focuses on a conversation between a boy and girl in class. __Boy__: //Hey, are you going to the basketball game on Friday?// __Girl__: //No//. __Boy__: //Um, why not? It’s totally going to be the best game ever; didn’t you hear who they’re playing?// __Girl__: //No.// __Boy__: //They’re playing the tigers! It was such a close game last time they played, lots of action. It was awesome! The crowds were going wild, everyone was so into it and our team played wicked.// __Girl__: //I like don’t even watch the game when I go.// __Boy__: //You don’t know what you’re missing out on. Seriously, the games are good if you’d watch them.// __Girl__: //I watch them! Well... the players.// (Giggles) __Boy__: //My goodness! All you girls think about are guys. Can’t you see there’s so much more to fun than checking out guys butts?// __Girl__: //Who says I look at guys’ butts?// __Boy__: //You might not have said it, but I have witnessed it many times. I just saw you check out [Ben]... So there ya go.// __Girl__: //Whatever.// __Boy__: //So are you going to go to the game, or no? Even if it is to check out the guys.// __Girl__: //Maybe.// __Teacher__: //[Girl]! Be quiet! My goodness you can be chatty! [Boy] you can’t let her distract you like that! This work is important for you! Okay guys, back on track! So tomorrow we have a guest mathematiciman, I mean mathematician coming in to tell us about his career.// __Boy__1: What his name? I think my dad might work with him... Bell rings __Teacher__: //Don’t forget about the homework tonight! Girls- a little bit more effort this time, please!//

Tasks Script - Cindy, Kayla (Edit) Questions - Kailea Ways to improve/Power point - Eric Research - Amanda, Melanie Edit movie – Meaghan

Wellesley – women

What is the goal? Is there a problem? Improvements required? Difficult to pin point Gender as the CAUSE of anything Scenario Questions – related to some of the theory that we’ve done - American association of university women Print out draft of the power point Cite research in the presentation