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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.

Gender Stereotypes and Pink Shirt Day
Pink Shirt Day, Social Emotional Learning, Gender, Core Competencies, WITS, Flexible Teaching Melissa Salter Pink Shirt Day, Social Emotional Learning, Gender, Core Competencies, WITS, Flexible Teaching Melissa Salter

Gender Stereotypes and Pink Shirt Day

Today was Pink Shirt Day. In my class, we used it as a day to explore gender stereotypes and bullying. My short lesson went astray and became an entire morning of powerful discussions and deep learning. This post outlines the lesson and can be used as a template to have a discussion about gender stereotypes with students. It is filled with student quotes and reflections…and adorable accidental posters.

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Hands-On Residential School Truth & Reconciliation Day Lesson
Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Residential Schools, Social Studies, Social Justice, Racism, Canadian History Melissa Salter Hands On Learning, Core Competencies, Residential Schools, Social Studies, Social Justice, Racism, Canadian History Melissa Salter

Hands-On Residential School Truth & Reconciliation Day Lesson

This is a hands-on simulation lesson that explores the intergenerational trauma of residential schools and the impacts on communities left without children. It is designed to support teachers talking to kids about The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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