Resources for Educators

"What Can Counselors do to Help Create a Supportive Climate for Learning for Gay and Lesbian Students?" Presentation by Ken Jackson at Clayton County School.

Online

Teaching Tolerance provides free, downloadable resources for educators. www.teachingtolerance.org

Safe Schools Coalition provides links to a wide variety of resources educators can utilize to foster a safe and inclusive classroom. http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/RG-teachers_k-12.html

Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

Lessons and Curricula- GLSEN’s Education Department offers free curricula and lesson plans for educators to use with elementary, middle and high school students. www.glsen.org/educator

Booklink- Organized by grade level, GLSEN’s BookLink makes it easy to find LGBTQQ themed/inclusive books and videos to use in the classroom. www.glsen.org/educator

Books

Acting Out!  Combating Homophobia through Teacher Activism.  Edited by Mollie Blackburn, Caroline Clark, Lauren Kenney, and Jill Smith.  Teachers College Press (2010).

Gender, Bullying, and Harassment: Strategies to End Sexism and Homophobia in Schools.  By Elizabeth J. Meyer.  Teachers College Press (2009).

Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Issues in Education: Programs, Policies, and Practices.  Edited by James T. Sears.  Harrington Park Press (2005).