Acting out! : combating homophobia through teacher activism / edited by Mollie V. Blackburn [and others] ; foreword by JoBeth Allen.
Teachers from urban, suburban, and rural districts join together in a teacher inquiry group to challenge homophobia and heterosexism in schools and classrooms. To create safe learning environments for all students they address key topics, including seizing teachable moments, organizing faculty, deci...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Teachers College Press,
[2010]
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| Series: | Practitioner inquiry series.
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| Summary: | Teachers from urban, suburban, and rural districts join together in a teacher inquiry group to challenge homophobia and heterosexism in schools and classrooms. To create safe learning environments for all students they address key topics, including seizing teachable moments, organizing faculty, deciding whether to come out in the classroom, using LGBTQ-inclusive texts, running a Gay-Straight Alliance, changing district policy to protect LGBTQ teachers and students, dealing with resistant students, and preparing preservice teachers to do antihomophobia work. From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 194 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807750315 080775031X 9780807750322 0807750328 |