The classroom reflects the world, influencing stereotypes or unlocking potential by fostering a fair and inclusive space. Teaching must address the learning needs of male and female students. This training equips teachers to be gender-aware, responsive, and adaptive in their planning and facilitation.
AIM: To empower teachers with the awareness and skills required to create gender-responsive classrooms where all students have an equal chance to succeed regardless of their gender.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Module 1: Understand Gender and Schooling
Module 2: Introduction to Gender-Responsive Teaching
Module 3: Approaches to Gender-Responsive Teaching
Module 4: Establishing School-Level Systems for Gender-Responsive Practice
In this module, you will learn the definition of gender and the prevalence of each gender across different levels of education in Nigeria.
In this section, you will learn the definitions of different gender-related terms reinforced by different sociocultural beliefs and harmful practices that continue to drive disparities and inequalities in our society and education system.
In this section, you will learn about the various impacts of gender inequalities on education and the impact of gender on individual students and groups of students affected by gender.
In this section, you will learn about important strategies you must adopt to implement gender-responsive teaching in your schools correctly.
In this section, you will learn how your teaching method can be tailored to a gender-responsive approach.
In this section, you will learn how your classroom dynamics and your style of interacting with your students can promote gender-responsive teaching.
In this module, you will learn how gender biases expressed through language and teachers' attitudes toward their students can negatively impact students.
In this section, you will learn how gender biases are often expressed through language and how they can reinforce existing gender differences and inequalities.
— 28 February 2017