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showing that it is good to celebrate our cultures and differences between one another, allowing students to embrace their native languages and other pieces of their families in the class

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showing that it is good to celebrate our cultures and differences between one another, allowing students to embrace their native languages and other pieces of their families in the class

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Representing diversity in language, culture, race, etc throughout the classroom

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Showing that you are comfortable in your own identity, language, culture, etc and encourage students to do the same

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Showing that you are comfortable in your own identity, language, culture, etc and encourage students to do the same

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being someone students can go to if they are having problems in other classes/with other teachers. being an advocate for our students in one of our top priorities as teachers

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being someone students can go to if they are having problems in other classes/with other teachers. being an advocate for our students in one of our top priorities as teachers

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letting students know that you are always there for them. providing an open door policy

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speaking in languages beyond just WME (either by learning another language or speaking your first langauge)

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An educator can empower students by allowing students to embrace their linguistic identity and encouraging students to learn about other students' identities and cultures.

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An educator can empower students by allowing students to embrace their linguistic identity and encouraging students to learn about other students' identities and cultures.

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encouraging students to use their cultural language practices in the classroom and around their peers and encouraging them to teach and learn from one another

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encouraging students to use their cultural language practices in the classroom and around their peers and encouraging them to teach and learn from one another

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teachers should respect any dialect their students want to use

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Acknowledge and encourage students to feel comfortable with their linguistic backgrounds so that they feel okay and proud. We want to celebrate these differences and not punish them for it. Our backgrounds and identities are what makes us special, we should not strip people of their identities to fit into this "standard".

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letting your student ask you difficult questions 

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letting your student ask you difficult questions 

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from personal experience, sometimes parents that are immigrants don't want to talk about their identities or the past with their children so as an educator, you need to be there for your students to answer their difficult questions. You are a guide to help them discover who they are.

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encouraging other languages instead of forcing students to conform to mainstream english

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teaching students how to appreciate their own linguistic identities, as well as the history and origin of the linguistic identities of their peers 

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teaching students how to appreciate their own linguistic identities, as well as the history and origin of the linguistic identities of their peers 

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Being vulnerable and allowing students to do the same so that they feel comfortable with their linguistic identities.

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Being there for your students and also providing other resources for your students to help encurage them to use their own language.

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Give students access to resources that can benefit them. Not only provide these resources but emphasize their benefits and encourage the use of them.

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Having multiple languages represented and encouraged in your classroom. Like having a welcome sign that has greetings in many different languages.

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Allowing students to express themselves creatively. (Ex. letting students pick how they want to do a project and connect it to their own identity)

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Allowing students to express themselves creatively. (Ex. letting students pick how they want to do a project and connect it to their own identity)

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Auntie Yang Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo

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Auntie Yang Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo

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Auntie Yang Great Soybean Picnic [Ginnie Lo] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Auntie Yang Great Soybean Picnic

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https://www.amazon.com/Feels-Good-Be-Yourself-Identity/dp/1250302951

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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity [Thorn, Theresa, Grigni, Noah] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

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The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: I would rate this book a 4/5 stars it was a good read and I thought it was inspiring and proving that you can do anything you put your mind to. No child should be treated differently just because of their disability. 

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The Girl Who Thought In Pictures: I would rate this book a 4/5 stars it was a good read and I thought it was inspiring and proving that you can do anything you put your mind to. No child should be treated differently just because of their disability. 

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My Brother Charlie- 4 stars addresses the difficulties of a loved one being diagnosed with a disability and how that effects everyone involved- lots of intersecting identities

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My Brother Charlie- 4 stars addresses the difficulties of a loved one being diagnosed with a disability and how that effects everyone involved- lots of intersecting identities

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https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Charlie-Holly-Robinson-Peete/dp/0545094666/ref=asc_df_0545094666/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=247586506947&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5755846853197895377&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9022196&hvtargid=pla-432743353339&psc=1

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My Brother Charlie [Peete, Holly Robinson, Peete, Ryan Elizabeth, Evans, Shane] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. My Brother Charlie

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We would recommend this book, but read it with a critical lens because some aspects of it could be problematic

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Keep Climbing, Girls [Richards, Beah E., Christie, R. Gregory, Hamilton, LisaGay] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Keep Climbing, Girls

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Keep Climbing, Girls by Beah E. Richards

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Keep Climbing, Girls by Beah E. Richards

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2/5 stars, good message but didn't get it across very well (if taught to younger kids), might be good to look at with older kids through a critical lens.

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Very empowering book for young females. Taught the importance of accepting everyone for who they are.

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For the book The Girl Who Thought in Pictures the teacher was not a resource or a model. She did not help Temple when she was being bullied or support her education. Temple did it on her own, the teacher was not mentioned very much.

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My City Speaks by Darren Debeuf and Ashely Barron

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My City Speaks by Darren Debeuf and Ashely Barron

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This books does a great job including people of all different backgrounds within the images. I haven't really seen this a lot in book and it was nice to see that.

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This is a great book for children who may not know anything about the Islamic holiday, Eid. Many classrooms do not have representations of Muslims or information about their holidays so this is a great way to have more inclusivity in your classroom while also teaching students about holidays they may not be familiar with.

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The Best Eid Ever [Mobin-Uddin, Asma, Jacobsen, Laura] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Best Eid Ever

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I would recommend this book because it places an emphasis on natural beauty which is so important for children to learn.

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We would recommend this book because it's a great way to introduce the idea of being transgender to children. While the events in the book speed up and simplify a long process, it's a great way to start the conversation with children.

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16 year old Jazz Jennings, is an honorary co-founder of the Transkids Purple Rainbow Foundation, an author, a tv personality, Youtube Vlogger, a youth ambassador for the Human Rights Campaign and a passionate transgender advocate. Jazz speaks at universities, medical schools, conferences, conventions and symposiums all over the country.

When she was six, Jazz appeared on 20/20 with Barbara Walters, as one of the youngest transgender children to appear in the media. Since then, she's been featured on a variety of major programs and news outlets, including a 20/20 update with Barbara Walters when she was 11, Katie Couric twice, Oprah: Where are the Now?, Dr. Drew, Nightline, Dateline, MSNBC, 60 Minutes, Dr. Oz, Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Elle Magazine, the Rosie Show, The Meredith Vieira show, The View, an Oprah Winfrey Network documentary, "I am Jazz: A family in Transition" and many others. Jazz and her family now have their own GLAAD Award winning docs-series, "I Am Jazz," on TLC. Jazz is the voice of Zadie the first animated transgender character in, Amazon's, "Danger & Eggs". Jazz's doll to be released in the summer of 2017.

Jazz is the youngest recipient of the Colin Higgins Youth Courage Award, the youngest person ever to be recognized in The Advocate Magazine's, "Top Forty Under 40" annual list, OUT Magazine's Top 100 list, the 2014 Trans100 list, and the youngest recipient of the 2014 Equality Florida's, "Voice for Equality" Award. Jazz was honored and recognized at the 2013 GLAAD Awards, where she got to meet former President Bill Clinton. Jazz is the recipient of LogoTV's 2014 youth Trailblazer Award. She was named as one of TIME Magazine's Most Influential Teens for 2014 and 2015. She is also listed on Huffington Post's 14 Most Fearless Teens of 2014. In 2016, Jazz was recognized on Teen Vogue's 21 under 21 list. In March of 2105 Jazz and her family were the recipients of the Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project Award, and in May of 2015, Jazz received the Harvey Milk and Pride Center's Diversity Honors Youth Award. In June of 2015, Jazz was invited to the White House where she met President Obama. In October of 2015 she was honored as Miss Teen Pride USA. Jazz is also the recipient of the 2015 TREVOR Youth Courage Award. In December of 2015, she was honored alongside Caitlyn Jenner at the, "Angels of Change" fundraiser through the LA Children's Hospital. In April of 2016, Jazz was a featured inspirational speaker at WE Day which also featured Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Charlize Theron. The event was attended by over 16,000 students from Los Angeles area schools who earned their ticket by volunteering and service. Jazz is the recipient of Equality California's 2017 Equality Visibility Award and HRC's Youth Upstander Award for 2017.

In 2015, Jazz became one of the faces of Johnson & Johnson's Clean and Clear Campaign: "See the Real" Me. Jazz served as the 2016 Grand Marshal in the New York City Heritage of Pride March. She is the youngest person to serve as Grand Marshal in the history of the march.

In 2014, Jazz co-wrote a children's picture book with Jessica Herthel titled "I Am Jazz", and is the author of her 2016 her memoir, "Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen".

Jazz is no stranger to discrimination. For 5 years she wasn't allowed to use the girls restroom in her school. For 2 1/2 years Jazz was banned from girls' soccer in her state. After a long battle, the United States Soccer Federation ordered her home state to lift the ban. As a result of the discrimination that Jazz was forced to endure, the USSF created a policy to include all transgender athletes who want to play soccer in the United States of America.

Jazz and her family continue to participate in many media projects with a goal to educate, and spread the message of tolerance and acceptance for all Transkids.

Currently, Jazz lives with her family of 6 in South Florida where she attends high school, and is the President of her GSA. Jazz loves to play soccer, binge watch TV on her laptop, hang with friends and is often found cuddling with her 4 cats.

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Amazon.com: I Am Jazz: 9780803741072: Herthel, Jessica, Jennings, Jazz, McNicholas, Shelagh: Books

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We would recommend this book because it helps show students that everyones' family is unique. The main character has two moms, and the story helps to normalize that aspect of Heather's family.