We stand with and support all who are grieving and all who are working to heal in Orlando and throughout our country and world.
Many of you have been directly and indirectly affected by this tragedy, including in the work you are now doing to address student questions and concerns. 楼凤天堂 will focus on helping all of its members ensure English classrooms and environments provide opportunities for students to express themselves and learn about others safely and true to who they know themselves to be. Our nation鈥檚 students and teachers need us more than ever.
— Emily Kirkpatrick, 楼凤天堂 Executive Director
楼凤天堂 sent to all members on June 14.听
The following resources have been shared and recommended by several 楼凤天堂 members in the hopes they will help us all to make sense of this tragedy and have it serve as a catalyst for thinking about how our teaching and learning might prevent such things from occurring in the future. If you have resources to share, please comment below and we’ll add them to this growing list. Thanks to all who are contributing!
Statements and Resolutions
This post contains a link to a .
This statement also includes guidance for educators and several links to teaching resources.
Media / Blogs
This is a commentary from听Rick Joseph, 2016 Michigan Teacher of the Year, in a Bridge Magazine commentary posted this April.
A blog post by Steve Bickmore.
Transcript of Roxanne Henkin‘s speech at the 2015 Annual Convention
A blog post by Jocelyn Chadwick celebrating the actions and writing of members to build safe, inclusive classroom environments.
Journal Articles
Jeffrey D. Zacko-Smith 补苍诲听G. Pritchy Smith听Multicultural Education, Fall 2010
Steven Wolk English Journal, November 2013
Reta Ugena Whitlock听Issues in Teacher Education, Fall 2010
Nicole Sieben and Laraine Wallowitz English Journal, March 2009
s.j. Miller English Leadership Quarterly,听February 2013
John Kornfeld and Laurie Prothro听Children’s Literature in Education, September听2005
Heather is 25! So, what literature featuring gays and lesbians is available for primary grades today?
Karla M枚ller Journal of Children’s Literature,听2014
Exploring literature with gay and lesbian characters in the elementary school.
Janine Schall and Gloria听Kauffmann听Journal of Children鈥檚 Literature, Spring 2003
Selena E. Van Horn Talking Points, October 2015
Karen Wood, Brian Kissel, and Erin Miller Voices from the Middle, May 2016
Jill M. Hermann- Wilmarth and Caitlin L. Ryan Language Arts, July 2015
John Pruitt 听TETYC May 2015
sj Miller,听English Journal, May 2015
Caitlin L. Ryan and Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth听Language Arts, 2013
Caitlin L. Ryan, Jasmine M. Patraw & Maree Bednar,听Journal of LGBT Youth, 2013
Caitlin L. Ryan and Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth, Journal of Literacy Research, 2013
sj Miller听English Journal, July 2012
Roxanne Henkin, English Journal, July 2012
Roxanne Henkin听English Journal, September 2011
sj Miller, Peter Williamson, Marshall George, Jennifer King, Brian Charest, Deborah Bieler, and Laura Bolf-Beliveau, English Education, October 2011
Paula Ressler and Becca Chase, this is the opening to a full on the topic from March 2009.
sj Miller, English Journal, May 2005
In this Voices from the Middle article Robert Probst explores the important role stories play in our ability to make sense of tragedy.
This English Journal article from Michael J. Michell offers three examples of how he made critical literacy teaching hands-on in his classroom.
Teaching Tools
A Report from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
This is a ReadWriteThink resource by Ted Kesler for elementary school students.
An extensive list of resources currently being compiled and added to by teachers and librarians.
A听听set of resources 听from the designed to help teachers understand or听validate LGBTQI issues and engage in faculty听study groups, talk with children, and curricular planning.
“Coming to school on tragic days is one of the toughest parts of teaching. It鈥檚 also, of course, one of the most important.” Ken Lindblom
The following two resources were submitted by Jenn Wood
Trainers world-wide teach an 8 week cultivating compassion course created at Stanford.
The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion in Austin also trains around the world. They offer an 8 week training is in self-empathy.
Websites to Visit
“This website aims to be a one-stop place for lessons and resources to support teachers in making History and Social Studies a more Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful experience for all students.”
“At GLSEN, we want every student, in every school, to be valued and treated with respect, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We believe that all students deserve a safe and affirming school environment where they can learn and grow.”
“LEARN NC and Safe Schools NC have partnered to create this collection of LGBTQIA resources for educators and students. Here you will find information on LGBTQIA vocabulary, school-related issues, classroom practices and lessons, bullying, and Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs).”
“Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy.”
“StoryCorps鈥� mission is to preserve and share humanity鈥檚 stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.” This link leads to a collection of stories with LGBT themes.
“Dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.”
“This is one of the best resources I know to support teachers, particularly teachers of young children, in countering homophobia, talking about LGBTQ issues, creating classrooms as safe spaces where all families are normalized. The website is FULL of great resources. Great for schools, professional learning communities, teacher ed programs, family and community groups, etc.” – Susi Long听
Frameworks to Consider
Books to Read
Blackburn, Mollie V., . New York :Teachers College Press, 2012. Print.
edited by Mollie V. Blackburn,听Caroline Clark, Lauren Kenney, and Jill Smith; foreword by JoBeth Allen. . New York :Teachers College Press, 2010.
Gon莽alves, Zan Meyer. . Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2005. 216 pp.
Howe, James. .听Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 24, 2007)
Lewis, M. A., & Durand, E. S. (2014). .听 In C. Hill (Ed.), The critical merits of young adult literature. New York, NY: Routledge.
Meyer, E. (2007). In N. Rodriguez & W. Pinar (Eds.), Queering straight teachers: Discourse and identity in education. New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Miller, s. & Gilligan, J. (2014). . In D. Carlson and E. Meyer (Eds.), Handbook of gender and sexualities in education (pp. 217-229). New York: Peter Lang.
Miller, sj, Burns, D. B., & Johnson, T. S. (Eds.). (2013). . New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Miller, s. (Ed.). 听(in press). . New York: Peter听Lang.
Sieben, N. (2014). . In D. A. Powell & J. S. Kaufman (Eds.), The meaning of sexual identity in the 21st century. 听Newcastle Upon Tyne, England: Cambridge Scholars.
Sieben, N. (2016). Openly Straight: A look at teaching LGBTQ young adult听sports literature through a queer theory youth lens, pp.199-217. In D. Linville & D. L. Carlson (Eds.), Beyond boarders: Queer eros and ethos (ethics) in LGBTQ young adult literature. Peter Lang.
Resources about Gun Violence
These links were shared with us by Iris Ruiz.
“Gun Free UT is a grassroots organization of UT faculty, staff, students, alumni, family, and community听members committed to preserving the University of Texas-Austin as a safe and welcoming institution of听higher learning.”
“The Trace is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to expanding coverage of guns in the United States.”
By Megan Cassella, Reuters, January 13, 2016
“This is a blog dedicated to academically refuting pro-gun myths, and providing a scholarly defense of gun control.”