GLSEN Education
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📚 A leading education organization working to create safe & LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 schools 🏫 Need support? Email us at [email protected] 💛
Joined April 2011
intervene in anti-LGBTQ+ bullying or harassment, and serve as advisors for students to formally organize supportive groups at school. A great first step would be to show your support by displaying a GLSEN Safe Space sticker and poster in your (virtual) classroom!
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More than ever, both LGBTQ+ and anti-racist education training is crucial. Educators can advocate on LGBTQ+ students’ behalf to school administration, and can directly implement LGBTQ+ content in class curriculum that centers the contributions of LGBTQ+ people of color, (2/3)
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Supportive educators are critical to ensuring LGBTQ+ students of color thrive at school and beyond. This means they receive regular training, access to and knowledge of affirming LGBTQ+ resources, and legal protections to best support LGBTQ+ students (1/3)
Q2: What are some key practices that educators need to know and utilize to create more inclusive classrooms, both in practice and in values imparted? What resources are available to equip and train educators? @GLSEN_Education @TransRigo @TransEquality @CherrahGiles @NIWRC
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of how their child’s school/school district is committed to educational equity that operates at the intersections of race and gender in such a way that assure their child will succeed both academically and personally (2/2)
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It’s critical for families to feel they can ask questions about the kinds of protective policies, guidance, & practices schools & school districts have in place that foster safety, affirmation, & inclusion across student identities. Families should have clear understanding (1/2)
Q1: What advice can you share with families navigating school choice options for children of color who have been marginalized based on their gender identity and gender expression? @GLSEN_Education @TransRigo @TransEquality @CherrahGiles @NIWRC
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At noon, we're answering more audience questions from last week's #RaceAndEducation webinar on racism and gender identity and expression. Join us to hear more from Sophia Arredondo of @GLSEN_Education, @TransRigo of @TransEquality, and @CherrahGiles of @NIWRC.
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Check out our activity below so that your students can make their own Power Phrases! https://t.co/flQ90Os3QM
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Find resources for educators and students, including how to start a GSA, inclusive lesson plans, advocating for LGBTQ+ students, and more.
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Due to technical difficulties, we’re excited to finally present our first StoryTime, @MaginationPress’s “Lulu the One and Only” by @lkmawhinney. Watch Lynette read her powerful story and look out for our activity soon! https://t.co/SrEbodeAjF
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Most LGBTQ+ students (59.5%) indicate that school staff never intervene in biased remarks about gender expression. Nearly half (46.6%) say staff never intervene in homophobic remarks. This week, commit to kindness and put an end to name-calling, at
Happy No Name-Calling Week! Educators, how will you promote safety and kindness in your schools this week? Here are 10 actions you can take to ensure that LGBTQ+ students feel #SafeToBe in your classrooms:
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Becca Mui of @GLSEN_Education shared resources, research, and Instagram accounts for educators to investigate in their work to create inclusive curriculum and environments for LGBTQ+ students during a recent C&C. Begin exploring here: https://t.co/S84RCbd2nL
#LGBTQIA #curriculum
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"In a time when discomfort and pain pervade the lives of our students and society at large, we have to remember teaching as a revolutionary act, as work that we do to help students evoke change." https://t.co/S3Ix7Lo5p2
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One educator explains the value of addressing the pandemic head-on in class.
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Join us for a webinar with @Kognito and the County of Santa Clara Office of LGBTQ Affairs for a discussion about the status of LGBTQ students and strategies schools can consider to better support LGBTQ youth: https://t.co/BkM4nzuBXO
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"When it comes to supporting trans and nonbinary youth, we must commit to allowing students to be their full selves in our presence, because self-expression is a developmental requirement for mental health"💙🏳️⚧️ https://t.co/8s9xt5mK9R
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Happy Native American Heritage Month! Native LGBTQ students have greater psychological well-being when they can identify supportive staff at their school. Read more about supporting this population of youth in our recent research report, at https://t.co/gwy9ufZ9e5
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Looking for more resources on Mental Health Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Youth? You can view our May webinar any time on our website:
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November 9-13 is National School Psychology Week! Help @nasponline celebrate school psychologists for their dedication to helping children thrive 💙💚 https://t.co/bkOATJv3m0
#SPAW2020
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Next week's C&C features Becca Mui of @GLSEN_Education discussing what it looks like for K–12 teachers to support LGBTQ+ identity in the classroom through policies, practices, and curriculum. Register now: https://t.co/SRXHp2QEmU
#curriculum #LGBTQIA #Lgbtq_youth
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Next Tuesday, November 10th 6-6:40 pm EST 🟣 We’ll gather to create connection, support, and provide the opportunity for you to connect to other LGBTQ+ supportive educators across the country to discuss the election and its impact in your schools: https://t.co/NI71NiPYPA
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Educators- How are you using this teachable moment about the 2020 elections in your classroom?
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