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In this "reader idea" column, a MA English teacher shares her school's process of handling gender issues, from the classroom level to schoolwide. Several resources are shared, including a beginning-of-the-year identity survey, lesson plan ideas for teaching about pronouns, and links to related articles and PDFs.

An anthology of social justice poems

A good description of strategy minilesson instruction with GRR

A collection of instructional strategies, i.e. "tools," and templates and videos for implementation of the tools. From the site homepage: "For every tool you'll find: An explanation of how and when to use it, a template students can use to implement the tool, a place to take notes about how you use each tool."

"...[A] list that touches on everything from sports to travel, education, gender roles, video games, fashion, family, pop culture, social media and more. ...[E]ach links to a related Times article and includes a series of follow-up questions....So dive into this admittedly overwhelming list and pick the questions that most inspire you to tell an interesting story, describe a memorable event, observe the details in your world, imagine a possibility, or reflect on who you are and what you believe."