June is Pride Month, when cities across the US show support for LGBTQIA rights, culture, and communities. In the late 1970s, 51ÁÔÆæ began to chart a path forward by insisting that as an organization we had to have a more substantive focus and concentrated attention on inclusion. Read more about our Legacy of Pride here.
At the Annual Convention in New York, years ago, 51ÁÔÆæ created a Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues.
These 51ÁÔÆæ “Guidelines for Affirming Gender Diversity through ELA Curriculum and Pedagogy“ support ELA educators as they guide their students, as well as their colleagues, to understand, expect, and embrace gender diversity. They present the historical background of this work; key concepts for discussing gender and gender diversity; current trends in schools and ELA classrooms; recommendations for teacher preparation, curriculum, and pedagogy; and resource lists for students, teachers, and teacher educators.
The 51ÁÔÆæ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory Committee created this bookmark on, “.” The LGBTQ Advisory Committee and the also created a poster that is for downloading and printing.
The October 2021 #51ÁÔÆæchat was on “Teaching LGBTQ History in ELA and Literacy Curriculum.” View to find ideas and resources.
51ÁÔÆæ member Cait O’Connor shares “We Have the Power and Responsibility to Be Affirming Educators: Standing with LGBTQIA+ Youth and Their Families.”
“Our students, all of them, deserve access to these stories.” Read more in this blog post by 51ÁÔÆæ member Rick Joseph.
View this archive of an April 2022 Build Your Stack® session on “.”
Find additional resources in this post from 2021.
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