Monthly Archives: July 2018

During my practicum, the GSA organized a pride week for the school—they were quite excited and had put thought and energy into it. The teachers were offered free pins for the week that had a rainbow heart on it. At … Continue reading →

Hi All, First of all I wanted to thank everyone for the fruitful, thought-provoking conversation we had today. Second, I wanted to reiterate what I said earlier about the importance of SOGI 123 from a biological standpoint. As I said … Continue reading →

I love the concept of sketch-quotes, because I like it when information is presented to me visually. While reading the article, I immediately noted the reference to a John Mayer song, because as you can see from my laptop, I’m … Continue reading →

After the class discussion it made me think about ways I incorporate inclusion into my primary classroom. It made me think of a  few LGBTQ books for elementary that I’ve used (the first 3) and the others were recommended to … Continue reading →

This is the resource Aaron mentioned in the class literally just now: https://loveintersections.com/

There is a fine line between succeeding or failing when it comes to presenting personal material. I found this especially relevant during my practicum. I never wanted to impose my own concerns, values, judgement on my students, however I knew … Continue reading →

At Tupper, for our HUM8 novel study, I used Touching Spirit Bear instead of The Outsiders (these were the class sets available – it was one or t’other). The kids loved it. Without giving too much away, the story involves … Continue reading →

Here is my go at playing with the idea of sketch quotes to match the Courageous Voices article. It quickly became enjoyable and the technique is effective for zeroing in on key points and big ideas, although it took a little … Continue reading →

In thinking upon today’s class, I would like to introduce the idea of the current literary canon (in terms of both school and wider culture) as not necessarily in conflict with critical thinking. In other words, a wider canon exists that overlaps … Continue reading →