{"id":323,"date":"2017-02-22T00:24:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T00:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2017-02-27T23:34:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T23:34:51","slug":"for-staff-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/for-staff-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"For staff learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are resources\u00a0to share at staff meetings, union meetings, within your department or grade group\u00a0meetings. Click Staff Meetings Calendar<\/a> for a sample calendar for sharing resources with colleagues throughout the year.<\/p>\n

Elementary:<\/em><\/p>\n

Films:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating Gender Inclusive Schools,<\/a> New Day Films\u00a0(please email pride@vsb.bc.ca for login information)\u00a0Film Discussion Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Creating Gender Inclusive Schools<\/em>\u00a0is one of four films in the Youth & Gender Media Project, which together demonstrate how to reach\u00a0every member of a school community\u2014students, teachers, parents and administrators\u2014to help them create educational settings that\u00a0welcome all young people, regardless of the where they fall on the spectrum of gender identity and expression.<\/p>\n

What Can We Do? Bias, Bullying and Bystanders<\/a>, Welcoming Schools\u00a0Film Discussion Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

The 12-minute training film\u00a0What Can We Do?<\/em>\u00a0Bias, Bullying, and Bystanders<\/em>\u00a0spotlights experienced teachers engaging students with HRC Welcoming Schools lesson plans on bias, bullying and standing up for each other to create a more connected classroom community.<\/p>\n

What do you Know?<\/a> Welcoming Schools<\/p>\n

What Do You Know?<\/em>\u00a0is an award winning 13-minute film produced by HRC Welcoming Schools for elementary school educators and parents\/caregivers. The film features students from Alabama and Massachusetts discussing what they know about LGBTQ people, what they hear at school and how teachers can help. The students offer thoughtful, poignant commentary on their experiences in school with LGBTQ topics and show that students already know about and want teachers to discuss LGBTQ people and topics in the classroom with them.<\/p>\n

Our Family: A Film about Family Diversity<\/a><\/p>\n

In Our Family, children share stories about all kinds of families. Today’s children come from families living in one home or two, some are being raised by one mom or one dad, or they might have two\u00a0parents\/caregivers or live with grandparents or other family members. Others have parents\/caregivers of different ethnic backgrounds, or who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. And some children are adopted or live in blended families. This short film is a collaboration between Our Family Coalition and Not In Our Town to encourage conversation about the many diverse family constellations, to give children the opportunity to see and appreciate their own families, and to be open and respectful to those who are different from them. Film Lesson\u00a0Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Hand-outs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using-Gender-Inclusive-Language-with-Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

Gender-Spectrum-12-Easy-Steps-on-the-Way-to-Gender-Inclusiveness<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Prepared for Questions and Put-Downs about Gender<\/a>\u00a0[PDF]<\/p>\n

Practicing answering questions related to gender or interrupting hurtful teasing based on gender will help you to respond more easily when the situation arises. Take the time to practice simple phrases. Discuss these ideas with students so that they also have simple responses to gender exclusion or put-downs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre those both his parents?\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n

Learn how to explain to students that some families have two moms, adopted children or family members with different skin colors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s so gay!\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n

As a caring adult, it\u2019s important to treat anti-LGBTQ language just like any other type of harassment or bullying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOGI 123<\/a><\/p>\n

Welcoming Schools<\/a><\/p>\n

VSB Policy and Guidelines <\/strong><\/p>\n

SOGI Policy<\/a> and Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n

VBEGuidelines:SupportforTrans:GNStudents<\/a><\/p>\n

Secondary:<\/em><\/p>\n

Films<\/strong><\/p>\n

Out in the Halls, a\u00a0VSB film, made by VSB staff with interviews by VSB students in GSA clubs (please email pride@vsb.bc.ca for access)<\/p>\n

Out in Schools<\/a> films (please contact your GSA staff sponsor or school librarian for login information)<\/p>\n

Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOGI 123<\/a><\/p>\n

GLSEN<\/a><\/p>\n

VSB Policy and Guidelines\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOGI\u00a0Policy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n

VBEGuidelines:SupportforTrans:GNStudents<\/a><\/p>\n

For Counsellors<\/em><\/p>\n

Family-Oriented Practice Guidance<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

A Practitioner\u2019s Resource Guide: Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children<\/a><\/h4>\n

written by Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW<\/p>\n

First practice guidelines for engaging diverse families to decrease their LGBT children\u2019s risk for suicide, homelessness, HIV and other negative outcomes and to promote well-being, based on research and core principles from the Family Acceptance Project<\/p>\n

Published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are resources\u00a0to share at staff meetings, union meetings, within your department or grade group\u00a0meetings. Click Staff Meetings Calendar for a sample calendar for sharing resources with colleagues throughout the year. Elementary: Films: Creating Gender Inclusive Schools, New Day Films\u00a0(please … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":267,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/267"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":380,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/pride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}