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Mind Your Language

On May 12, 2021May 17, 2021 By Andy Milne1 Comment

In a recent assignment, my students identified the benefits of comprehensive sexuality education, and their research discovered this quote from Siecus, prompting us to have a conversation about the role of language in the #HealthEd classroom, how it has changed, and how it can make a classroom more inclusive. I asked my students to consider …

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Words Matter

On February 21, 2021March 29, 2021 By Andy MilneLeave a comment

Our teaching spaces should be as inclusive as possible so that all of our students see themselves in the curriculum, and feel safe and respected, as teachers model the behavior and language that they expect from all present. In the health classroom we no longer talk about male and female condoms, replacing those dated terms …

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Use of Language in the #Healthed Classroom

On November 5, 2017November 6, 2017 By Andy Milne4 Comments

Sometimes the subtlest of changes in your language can have an effect on your teaching, the classroom environment and the eventual outcomes. I used to ask "Any questions?" and now I ask "What questions do you have?". A simple change from a closed question to one that, sometimes with 'wait time', can elicit a more …

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