2SLGBTQ+ INCLUSION IN CLASSROOMS
TEACHERS GUIDE
LESSON 4: Coming Out and Supporting Students
LESSON 4
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Coming Out and Supporting Students
LESSON 4 - Coming Out and Supporting Students
If a student makes the decision to come out to you (we) must first recognize the bravery that student possesses as well as the trust that they have instilled in you.
Knowing that, we should not and cannot take these declarations for granted and give them the respect and attention that they are due.
Audio Introduction to Lesson 5
GLEN’s Safe Space Kit
GLEN’s Safe Space Kit
GLSEN’s Safe Space Kit (2019) describes ways in which educators can support 2SLGBTQ+ students who come out to them, active allyship, responding to queerphobic language and behaviour and more. Refer to pages 14-23
How Can Schools Support 2SLGBTQ+
EdCan Network’s How Can Schools Support 2SLGBTQ+ Teachers and Students (2020). A list of ways in which teachers and administrators can show substantial support to their peers and students while working to improve school climate for 2SLGBTQ individuals.
How Can Schools Support 2SLGBTQ+
How Can Schools Build Policies
How Can Schools Build Policies
EdCan Network’s How Can Schools Support 2SLGBTQ+ Students (2018). A shortlist of important ways that teachers and administrators can create safer, braver spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ students from curriculum to policy.
6 Steps to Inclusivity
Professionally Speaking’s Teaching 2SLGBTQ Students: Six Steps to Creating a More Inclusive Environment (2019) gives practical everyday suggestions on how to better support students, starting with looking inward through self-reflection.
6 Steps to Inclusivity
Don’t Let Me Fly
A poetry reading written and preformed by Leo GP for the CANVAS Online Resource Guide
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