In Science News Explores, Laura Allen summarizes the recent findings of education researchers about errors in describing sex and gender in genetics textbook chapters. This article is student-friendly and discusses common misconceptions perpetuated by science education materials.
Queering High School Biology Textbooks
This article by Vicky L. Snyder and Francis S. Broadway uses queer theory to question assumptions embedded in high school biology textbooks. The authors identify "deafening silences" on some topics and "socially sanitized concepts". The authors suggest ways to science educators to broaden their perspectives.
Article uploaded with permission from Francis S. Broadway.