https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm en-us 2021-04-02 15:24:15 UTC 2021-04-07 02:08:55 UTC hello@padlet.com higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378263790 The GSN Network is when the FAIR Act was born of adding diversity to the HSS standards.  The GSA network organization unites the LGBTQ communities with issues impacting their schools and communities.]]> 2021-04-02 15:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378263790 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378384180 Senator Mark Leno, the first gay senator, introduced the SB 48 FAIR Act Education. In Mark Leno's collaboration with many organizations, including the GSN Network, Senator Leno introduced the FAIR Act.  This act has only been presented at the State level and has not had a national impact on education.  ]]> 2021-04-02 16:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378384180 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378499105 Governor Brown signs the FAIR Act stating that California can add Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender to the California state HSS standards.]]> 2021-04-02 17:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378499105 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378707122 The education code states that education can not have discrimantory bias.  State boards can not adopt resources based on adversely reflecting on a race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, or religion.  Districts must adopt materials that accurately portray diversity.  Our district has adopted a new HSS curriculum with the updated framework and has asked our teachers to include diversity in their lessons.]]> 2021-04-02 19:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378707122 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378727063 This link provides HSS updates of adding diversity and culture to the text and standards by grade level.  Our district uses the current updated HSS framework.]]> 2021-04-02 20:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1378727063 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1379985288 Our Family Coalition website marks the year where organizations come together to support the FAIR Act in education.  The Family Coalition works to support families, education, and advocates for the LGBT population to improve community perception.  The Organizations that have come together in support of the FAIR Act are the California Teacher Association (CTA), The Education Foundation of America, Amplify,  and First 5 San Francisco, to name a few.]]> 2021-04-03 21:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1379985288 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1380038776 The State Commission Approves LGBT text in publishers and some districts, during this time, adopted a new HSS curriculum with the updated framework and textbooks. The challenges that districts face are the teachers and the community. The LGBT topic can be very polarizing. There are opinions that teachers can teach diversity in history without mentioning the sexuality of the person. These opinions create an avoidance mentality with the teachers with certain parts of the HSS curriculum to avoid a controversial discussion with a parent or student. The cost of adding in supplemental material could also fall upon the teachers to purchase more diverse text. These challenges can create a barrier between what the state board approves and what teachers are teaching in the classroom.]]> 2021-04-03 22:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1380038776 higginsd1 https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1380048483 School Districts across the state review materials recommended by the Department of Education Code and prepare to have teachers teach HSS with the newly updated framework.   Districts have a long way to go still today with professional development to change the teachers' mindset that have not included diversity in their curriculum before.  It will take the administrators to join forces and make it known that it is okay to talk about the LGBT community within the curriculum.  These are still challenges that education struggle with today in the year 2021.]]> 2021-04-03 22:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/higginsd1/vzp61zzww1kn5osm/wish/1380048483