Welcome to Gender and Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education

Module 0: Course Introduction

0.1: Introduction

0.2: What is this course about?

0.3: Connections to the Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework and the BC Early Years Framework

0.4: Course Format and What to Expect

0:5: Materials Needed

0:6: Recognition of Professional Development Hours

0.7: Who Am I? Instructor Background

Module 1: Noticing Gender

1.1: Overview and Introduction

1.2: Connections to BC Early Years Framework

1.3: Introduction to Gender and Language

1.4: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Jaime Is Jaime"

Workbook: Read-Aloud

1.5: Video: BBC Toy Experiment, Infants and Toys

1.6: BBC Video Debrief

Workbook: BBC Toy Experiment

Workbook: Case Study

1.7: Things To Notice Throughout the Coming Week

Module 2: Gender Joy

2.1: Workbook Check-In

2.2: Overview and Introduction

2.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

2.4: Introduction to Gender Joy

Workbook: Gender Joy

2.5: Article "Gender Euphoria is for Everyone"

2.6: Picture Book Read-Aloud "A House for Everyone"

2.7 Picture Book Read-Aloud "The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish"

Workbook: Article and Picture Books

2.8: Case Study

2.9: Things To Notice Throughout the Week

Module 3: Gender Stereotypes

3.1: Workbook Check-in

3.2: Overview and Introduction

3.3: Connections to the Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework and to the BC Early Years Framework

3.4: Introduction to Gender Stereotypes and the Gender Police

Workbook: Gender Police

3.5: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Where Oliver Fits"

3.6: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Big Boys Cry"

Workbook: Read-Alouds

3.7: Article "Gender and Kids Clothes"

3.8: Article Debrief

Workbook: Article

3.9: Case Study

3.10: Things to Notice Throughout the Week

Module 4: Introduction to Trans Children

4.1: Workbook Check-In

4.2: Introduction and Overview

4.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

Workbook: Framework

4.4: Video: Is This Child Really Trans?

4.5: Articles around "Consistent, Insistent, and Persistent"

4.6: Article Debrief

Workbook: Video and Articles Reflection

4.7: Read-Aloud "It Feels Good to be Yourself"

4.8: Read-Aloud "Who Are You: The Kids Guide to Gender Identity"

Workbook: Read-Alouds

4.9: Explaining Gender to Young Children

4.10: Things to Notice Throughout the Week

Module 5: Introduction to Nonbinary and Intersex

5.1: Workbook Check-In

5.2: Overview and Introduction

5.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

5.4: Introduction to Nonbinary

5.5 Picture Book Read-Aloud "My Maddy"

Workbook: Read-Aloud

5.6: Video: Introduction to Intersex

5.7: VIdeo debrief

Workbook: Intersex

5.8: Video: Introduction to Two Spirit

5.9: Two Spirit Debrief and Connections to the Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework

5.10: Picture book Read-Aloud "47,000 Beads"

Workbook: Case Study and Things to Notice Throughout the Week

Module 6: All About Pronouns!

6.1: Workbook Check-In

6.2 Overview and Introduction

6.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

6.4: Introduction to Pronouns and Video: Explaining Pronouns to Kids

6.5: Picture book Read-Aloud "Jamie and Bubbie"

Workbook: Read-Aloud

6.6: Article: Respecting Kids Who Change Pronouns

6.7: Article Debrief

6.8: Picture Book Read-Aloud "It’s a They!"

6.9: Picture book Read-Aloud "What Are Your Words: A Book About Pronouns"

6.10: Case Study

Workbook: Case Study

6.11: Things to Notice Throughout the Week

Module 7: Bodies and Babies

7.1: Workbook Check-In

7.2: Overview and Introduction

7.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

7.4: Picture Book Read-Aloud "What Makes A Baby"

Workbook: Picture Book

7.5: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Is it a Boy, Girl, or Both?"

7.6: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Being You: A First Conversation About Gender"

7.7: Case Study and Workbook

Module 8: Supporting Every Kind of Family

8.1: Workbook:Check-In

8.2: Overview and Introduction

8.3: Connections to the BC Early Years Framework

8.4: Handout: Working with Families

8.5: Case Study Julie’s Story

8.6: Picture Book Read-Aloud "Red"

8.7: Video: Parent Support

8.8: Video Debrief

Workbook: Video

8.9: Articles: Supportive Families

8:10: Articles Debrief

8.11: Picture Book Read-Aloud "My Rainbow"

8.12: Case Study and Closing

Workbook: Read-Aloud

List one thing that is binary, and one thing that is nonbinary, or a spectrum

How does thinking about nonbinary genders already fit with what you know about gender? How is it shifting, or changing things?

How can you respond when a child says that girls are the opposite of boys, or that boys are the opposite of girls?

Gender and Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education

Workbook: Read-Aloud

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