Overview

Welcoming Schools is a comprehensive approach to addressing family diversity, avoiding gender stereotyping and ending bullying.

The Oregon Safe Schools Act of 2009 enumerated earlier state law related to school anti-bullying policy to educate and protect all students

Objectives

• Learn the facts related to marginalization and discrimination related to the gender identity and sexual orientation minority community in schools.
• Learn the Oregon school statistics for LGBTQ youth, families, and educators.
• Learn the Oregon law, policy and curriculum practice related to the gender identity and sexual orientation minority community.
• Learn curriculum and pedagogy to support these youth and families.

Activities

The following activities:

1. Read the 5 handout documents on https://uoteach.uoregon.edu/welcoming-schools/
2. Watch the 5 workshop video links https://uoteach.uoregon.edu/welcoming-schools/

Adaptation for students unable to attend

Prepare a typed 5-page summary/response to the readings and videos covered during the workshop, include the following subsections:

1. A short summary of key points from each reading
2. A summary reflection on the videos
3. Share an issue you find particularly important to you as a future teacher from the Oregon Safe Schools report.

Evaluation

Make direct and specific reference to the materials. Turn this typed, double-spaced content summary via email to Julia Heffernan at jheffern@uoregon.edu by Monday, August 25, 2017.