Tools for Change: An Educator's Resource Site

Author(s): Huguette Beaudoin

Publisher: Ontario Women’s Directorate and Ontario Association of Deans of Education

Type of Resource: Theoretical

Target Grades: N/A

Canadian Resource? Yes

Resource formally evaluated? No

What is the source, internet link, or article title for viewing the formal evaluation of this resource? N/A

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(where noted: Consistently (C)   Often (O))

Exploring Healthy Relationships

This resource shares knowledge about:

• the importance of healthy relationships in the lives of children/youth
• how healthy relationships support a healthy/ resilient sense of well-being in children/youth
• how to define and differentiate between healthy/ equal relationships and relationships that are harmful/unequal
• values/qualities that support healthy relationships: mutual empathy, mutual respect, mutual empowerment

Exploring Social Relations of Oppression / Marginalization and Equality

This resource shares knowledge about:

• multiple and intersecting social structures of inequality and oppression, eg. oppression on the basis of gender, race, socio-economic status, ability/disability, sexual orientation, culture etc
• social relations of marginalization and exclusion understood as forms of violence
• how values and biases are used to exclude individuals and groups of individuals
• gender analysis of social relations
• the relationships between societal influences and individual experiences
• social relations of inclusion and equality

Exploring Identity, Gender, and Diversity

The resource explores:

• how social identities and experiences within the context of multiple social structures
• how social experiences are influenced by identity and social location (social contexts)?

Developing Connections & Ideas

The resource provides:

• better insights into the lives of children/youth
• knowledge/ideas on the promotion of healthy, respectful and empowering relationships among children/youth
• knowledge/ideas on the promotion of positive self-identity in children/youth
• strategies for involving children/youth in the promotion of healthy and equal relationships

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This resource is a training manual to be used by facilitators with teachers-in-training. The resource contains various activities and exercises that encourage teachers in training to recognize and reflect on gender stereotypes and discrimination in the classroom, in the home, in our everyday language, and in society in general. The resource also offers strategies for creating a classroom environment that will reinforce the values of gender equality.