PROMOTING EQUITY BY BEING LGBTQ POSITIVE EDUCATORS by Michelle Bennett https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016 Modelling authentic learning through knowledge, care, and equitable practices; to promote positive space for all. This particular Padlet focuses on creating a safe space for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Trans-gender, queer, and questioning people in our educational institution. en-us 2016-01-20 16:58:00 UTC 2018-06-12 16:45:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/weigh.jpg RESOURCES  michelle_benne1 https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90289922 TDSB - "Equitable and Inclusive Schools - Challenging Homophobia and Heterosexism   A K-12 Curriculum Resource Guide

SECORD LIBRARY BOOK LIST

EQUITY CONTINUUM

TDSB: The Census Portraits (2011-2012): Understanding Our Students Backgrounds

ETFO KIT: Social Justice Begins With Me (Junior)

]]> 2016-01-20 17:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90289922 EVERYDAY SOCIAL JUSTICE  michelle_benne1 https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90291562 What can you do to promote inclusive education in the classroom?

ENSURE CRITICAL THINKING IS PART OF YOUR PLC

CLASSWORK CAN INCLUDE:

POETRY ASSIGNMENTS 

PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH WRITING

DEBATES 

LOCAL NEWS REPORTS (e.g. Canada’s first LGBTQ transitional housing program will be in Toronto; supporting homeless youth).

RESEARCH FAMOUS PEOPLE IN THE LGBTQ 

RESEARCH FAMOUS CANADIANS

MATH - EXPLORING STATISTICS RE: BULLYING, SURVEYING OPINION RE: GENDER BIAS AND COLOUR, 

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

 - EXPLORING GENDER ROLES IN SOCIETY

- patriarchal social codes and beliefs in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal societies

MEDIA - REVIEW SEEN/NOT SEEN AND TARGET AUDIENCE IN MEDIA

VISUAL ART AND MUSIC - sharing pieces and performances made by LGBTQ communities; 

DRAMA - role play and script writing activities that promote critical thinking and share stories relating to inequity and homophobia 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION - BREAKING GENDER STEREOTYPES

- address the invisibility by cultivating positive space and messages about LGBTQ communities; affirming life experiences of our students and their families

- encourage critical thinking regarding stereotypes  

- create lessons (eg. poem by 12 year old Harrison Fraser)  that promote equity and challenge existing belief systems regarding homophobia and heterosexism

- children see themselves and their families reflected in classroom teaching and in the school

- encouraging open conversations about definitions of family 

- create a safe space for all students 
- question assumptions based on stereotypes
HELPFUL YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO HELP OPEN THE DISCUSSION
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0yqhzVuYAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG0yqhzVuYA - 
Kids Of Gay Parents Speak Out - A short film from Team Angelica & Stonewall.
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYxM8UG9sWEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYxM8UG9sWE - Kids Explain Gay Marriage (better than adults)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TJxnYgP6D8 - Kids React to Gay Marriage (15 minutes)  6��WM�a�


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]]> 2016-01-20 17:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90291790 CRITICAL THINKING OF THE MEDIA - THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE STEREOTYPES michelle_benne1 https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90292461 - Challenging bias, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination to help empower students and their families 

Did you know that The Brady Bunch was inspired by a statistic in 1965, indicating tht one-third of all marriages were involved people who had a child or children from a previous marriage. How did this show deconstruct pre-existing definitions of family and promote critical thinking? What do we see in the media today that further challenge our perspectives of family; by being comprised of people who are not heterosexual?

]]> 2016-01-20 17:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90292461 POLICIES OF HOPE  michelle_benne1 https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90292635 FEDERAL 

PROVINCIAL: (OHRC) The Code prohibits actions that discriminate against people based on a protected ground  in a protected social area.

ETT : fairness achieved through proactive measures which result in equality, promote diversity, and foster respect and dignity for all.

TDSB:  Staff at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) work to support the uniqueness and diversity of students. We strive to make all students and staff FEEL WELCOME AND ACCEPTED in their school so that they can be successful and reach their full potential regardless of their background or personal circumstances.

]]> 2016-01-20 17:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90292635 THE DEFINITIONS  michelle_benne1 https://padlet.com/michelle_benne1/equity2016/wish/90292685 EQUITY: In education, the term equity refers to the principle of fairness. While it is often used interchangeably with the related principle of equality, equity encompasses a wide variety of educational models, programs, and strategies that may be considered fair, but not necessarily equal. It is has been said that “equity is the process; equality is the outcome,” given that equity—what is fair and just—may not, in the process of educating students, reflect strict equality—what is applied, allocated, or distributed equally.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION:  that all students attend and are welcomed by their neighbourhood schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of the life of the school.

HOMOPHOBIA:  irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals


HETEROSEXISM:  a form of discrimination that favors heterosexuals over lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals.

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