Climbing the Ladder to Nontraditional Careers and Gender Equity

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Climbing the Ladder to Nontraditional Careers and
Gender Equity

• A Toolkit for Educators

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Developed by the Illinois Office of Educational
Services Nontraditional Careers and Gender Equity
Project
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http//www.ioes.org/genderequity-highlights.cfm
Primary Funding by the Illinois State Board of
Education funded 100 through Carl D. Perkins
Career Technical Education Act of 2006.
Administered by Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale.
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For Additional Information Contact

• Debbie Potts
• 217-786-3010 x233
• dpotts_at_ioes.org
• http//www.ioes.org

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Nontraditional Career Opportunities

• How aware are you of nontraditional career
  opportunities?
• Why is it necessary to be aware?

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Legal Aspects

• Equity in public Schools is the law.
• Laws governing equity in schools appear in both
  federal and state statutes as well as in the
  state constitution and ISBE regulations.

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Conscious or Subconscious?

• Biases
• Stereotyping
• Discrimination

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Acquiring a Skill, Attitude, or Opinion

• Unconscious Incompetence
• Conscious Incompetence
• Conscious Competence
• Unconscious Competence

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Bringing Equity to the Conscious Mind

• Use evaluation and assessment criteria
• Review current practices against best practices
• Value difference
• Identify resources
• Building Level Assessment An Equity Manual

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Hold Students Accountable

• Correct bias, stereotyping, or discriminatory
  actions or verbiage that occurs
• Include equity as a criteria when assessing
  student work
• Include equity criteria in rubrics or other
  grading criteria

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Values and Beliefs

• Questions to ask
• Do my actions reflect my values and beliefs?
• Is my subconscious determining my interactions
  with others
• Do others see me as I see myself

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Your Responsibility Helping Your Students Climb
The Ladder To Nontraditional Careers
Lets take a look at some of the resources
available in the Toolkit
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Information Sheets

• Gender Equity in Education and the Workplace Task
  Analysis
• Equity Education Legal Aspects
• Equal Opportunity Employment Laws
• Glossary of Terms
• Tips for Teaching Equity Lesson Plans

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Professional Development

• ACTE Techniques Article Changing Traditional
  Roles in the World of Work
• Information Sheet on Gender Equity for
  Administrators
• Communication
• Equity Assessment
• Assignment and Project Assessment Rubric

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Resources/Learning Activities

• Information sheets with discussion questions
• Matching and other activity worksheets
• Checklists
• Professional Development Aids
• Women in Leadership Roles Worksheets

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Final Thought
Are We?