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Goals for Time T ogether

How will we create the conditions for each student to thrive?: A conversation about gender identity and sexual orientation May 14 and 16, 2013 June 3 and 4, 2013. Goals for Time T ogether. Voices of youth and research Artifacts and our learning Current work What is required of us now.

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Goals for Time T ogether

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  1. How will we create the conditions for each student to thrive?:A conversation about gender identity and sexual orientation May 14 and 16, 2013June 3 and 4, 2013

  2. Goals for Time Together • Voices of youth and research • Artifacts and our learning • Current work • What is required of us now

  3. Our Values/Ethos • CBE community:Each student, • able to thrive … • A collective responsibility

  4. Understanding diversity in the CBE The full range of uniqueness within humanity How we recognize and value uniqueness Being responsive

  5. What We Heard From You • Strong agreement on the need for action • A variety of views on where to focus efforts. Suggestions include: • Shift the public narrative: • Education and learning – PD, awareness, & resources • Inform individuals & collectives (students, staff & parents) • Support: (Individual and Collective) • Advice and resources • Courage to act

  6. Our Learning/Practice • Continue to pay attention within your context … what will you look for/think about/do? • Come to the next meeting with an artifact (e.g., image, talisman, story, object, poetry, music, video, audio, writing) that represents my learning.

  7. The Every TeacherProject/le ProjetChaque Prof

  8. “LGBTQ” The matrix of compulsory heterosexuality Judith Butler Sex  Gender Expression  Sexual Orientation Male  Masculine  Feminine Females Female  Feminine  Masculine Males Catherine Taylor, Ph.D.,Faculty of EducationU. Winnipeg The Heterosexual Matrix

  9. Six Lessons • Schools are unsafe and disrespectful for LGBTQ students • Youth are being harassed and getting hurt • Diversity = at risk • Equal rights (except for you) • Homophobia is wide but not always deep • Most students are distressed by it Catherine Taylor, Ph.D.,Faculty of EducationU. Winnipeg Six Lessons Learned

  10. Homophobia Widespread But Not Always Deeply Rooted Not that hard to shift school culture. Even modest changes can produce significant improvements. Catherine Taylor, Ph.D.,Faculty of EducationU. Winnipeg Lesson Five: The Problem Is Wide But Not Deep

  11. “Are you ready?” 68.2%would be comfortable discussing LGBTQ content with students (14.9% neutral, 16.9% uncomfortable) 43.4% - used inclusive language 42% - challenged homophobia 23% - critiqued gender conformity 16.7% - challenged transphobia Catherine Taylor, Ph.D.,Faculty of EducationU. Winnipeg The Every Teacher Project – Preliminary Numbers

  12. Voices of Youth

  13. Youth Voices: Cormac • Global BC Television: Cormac’s Story

  14. Current Work in CBE • Student records and gender identity • Canadian GSA conference • Chief Superintendent and Trustees • Calgary GSA network • Insite • ESPA

  15. What Does Our Learning Point To? Next steps for the CBE as a “system”? Next steps for your school/service unit? Next steps for you as an individual? How you see yourself being able to contribute to the ongoing work in CBE related to this topic?

  16. Moving Forward Together

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