*Resources for teachers, school administrators, school staff, counselors, childcare providers, tutors, and other educational professionals
ORGANIZATION | RESOURCE | DESCRIPTION | |
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LEGAL/POLICY | OSPI (WA Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction) | Equity and Civil Rights | Resources, law, and policy |
Gender-Inclusive Schools | Guides, policy, information, & resources | ||
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth | Protections, data, resources, & organizations | ||
CULTURAL COMPETENCY | USC Rossier School of Education | Students and Gender Identity | A toolkit for schools - guides and glossary |
National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) | LGBTQ/SGL Cultural Competency Training: Definitions & Terminology | Assists university personnel and student leaders in learning about the LGBTQ/SGL community. | |
EQUITY & INCLUSION | NEA (National Education Association) | Supporting LGBTQ Youth | Article with links to more resources, trainings, and suggestions for actions to take. |
Promoting Gender Equity | |||
GSA Network (Gay-Straight Alliances) | 10 Steps for Starting a GSA | GSA clubs are student-run organizations uniting LGBTQ+ and allied youth to learn and organize around issues impacting them. | |
HRC: Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth | Schools In Transition | A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools | |
Gender Diversity | Best Practices for Youth Sports | Inclusivity Toolkit (PDF) | |
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educator Network) | Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project | Resources and toolkits for gender-inclusive youth sports | |
Keshet | Community Inclusion Guides | Inclusion guides for synagogues, day schools, camps, Hillels, and Jewish youth groups. | |
ANTI-BULLYING | StopBullying.gov | Prevention at School | Guides for prevention programs and policies |
Training Center | Training modules, how to organize community events, bilingual guides in English & Spanish, & more | ||
External Anti-Bullying Resources | Compiled list of websites, guides, and reading | ||
WelcomingSchools.org | N/A | HRC Foundation's LGBTQ+-inclusion and bias-based bullying-prevention program | |
American Psychological Association (APA) | Bullying, Harassment and Electronic Aggression Prevention | Article with resources, more articles, videos, and guides | |
HEALTH | American Psychological Association (APA) | Youth at Disproportionate Risk | Article with academic and scientific references, resources, links |
TEACHING GENDER & LGBTQ+ | GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educator Network) | Educator Resources | Lesson plans, professional development, calendar, inclusive curriculum, resources |
GLSEN: LGBTQ+ History: Educator and Student Resources | LGBTQ+ History Cards, oral history recordings archive, LGBTQ+ History Coloring Book, links resources and activities | ||
Promundo | Educational Materials | Engaging men and boys in partnership with women and girls through campaigns, advocacy, research, and programs. |
ORGANIZATION | RESOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
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Women Writers Project | Teaching and Learning | We offer tools and materials to help teachers use the digital dimensions of WWO in their teaching. |
Pedagogical Development Consultation Program | See above; includes suggested assignments; orientations; syllabi; as well as professional development | |
LGBTQ Religious Archives Network | Teaching Resources | Resources for Educators |
TransYouth Family Allies (TYFA) | For Educators | Articles, guides, suggested reading |
ORGANIZATION | RESOURCE | DESCRIPTION | |
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EQUITY & INCLUSION | GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Educator Network) | Educator Webinars & Workshops | Webinars share real-life stories, relevant data, and effective practices around LGBTQ inclusion in schools. |
Brown Boi Project | Request a Training | Trains on racial and gender justice, healthy masculinity, and supporting LGBT youth of color. | |
Gender Diversity | Best Practices for Schools | Creating an inclusive school environment for all students, regardless of gender, and on an age-appropriate level. | |
Keshet | Professional Development and Community Learning | Training and supporting Jewish educators, clergy, youth, and staff to ensure that LGBTQ folks are affirmed in all Jewish educational settings. | |
Leadership Projects | Giving community leaders the tools and confidence to practice LGBTQ equality through partnerships with Jewish educational and community organizations. | ||
Request a Training or Consultation | N/A | ||
Professional Development and Community Learning | Consultation may include website audits, materials/policy review, help w/ LGBTQ-affirming curricula, advising organizations w/ institutional change for LGBTQ equity. | ||
ANTI-BULLYING | Safe Schools Coalition | Workshops | Titles and descriptions of anti-bullying and LGBTQ+-themed workshops, updated 2013 |
Speakers Bureau (contact for more info, or see list of Regional Trainer Agencies) | N/A | ||
Training Resources | Toolkits and more | ||
NEA (National Education Association) | Safety, Bias, & LGTBQ+ Issues | Five trainings with certified facilitators, self-paced activities, and free digital resources. | |
Request a Training | N/A | ||
HEALTH | AIDS Project Snohomish County | Speakers Guild | Includes people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), family members of PLWHA, and medical doctors knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS. |
Safe and Supportive Schools Project | The Respect Online Course | Preventing health risks and promoting healthy outcomes among lesbian gay bisexual transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) students. | |
See also: Toolbox to Promote Healthy LGBT Youth | |||
Training & Technical Assistance | Through customized training, technical assistance and consultation, the project supports helps school districts create safe and supportive school environments. | ||
Center for Disease Control (CDC) | School Connectedness CDC-DASH Program | Introduces teachers and staff to concept of school connectedness, generates interest in improving school connectedness and initiates implementation of school connectedness action plan. | |
Parent Engagement CDC-DASH Program | Helps school staff: improve parent engagement in school health; understand how to connect with parents, engage parents in meaningful activities, and address challenges of engaging parents; share information with other staff; and initiate action plan. | ||
TEACHING GENDER & LGBTQ+ | Keshet | Professional Development and Community Learning | Consultation may include website audits, materials/policy review, help w/ LGBTQ-affirming curricula, advising organizations w/ institutional change for LGBTQ equity. |
ONE Archive | Education Initiatives | Innovative education programs and resources inspiring transformative stories of LGBTQ history to broaden perspectives of educators, students, and researchers. | |
GENERAL/ASSORTED | TYFA (TransYouth Family Allies) | School Training Workshops | See page for descriptions of training programs. Grades K-12; School Workshops for Students, Grades 7-12 |
Educational Programs | Designed to be presented in 90 minutes. If you do not see a program that meets your needs, TYFA can customize a program for your organization. | ||
Speakers Bureau | Able to provide speakers nationwide - contact TYFA for more information. | ||
QWOCMAP (Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project) | Trainings and Consultation | Creates, exhibits, and distributes films that reflect lives of queer women of color, and address intersecting social justice issues. Supporting your organization with narrative shift and artivism. | |
Custom Curatorial Services | Creating educational screening programs around themes like health and healing, immigration, race and class, gender and sexuality, art and artists. | ||
JQ | Book an Educational Engagement | Helping organizations address the needs of their LGBTQ+ and ally members through programming, speaking engagements, and/or special events. | |
Request a JQ Speaker | Through the Speakers Bureau, trained speakers bring personal experiences, life stories to organizations throughout the community. |