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Queering the Classroom
This is a near-paperless session: navigate to
nickhartfield.com/resources
About me
• Nick Hartfield (Bay Area ‘11)• Director of Institute Technology• K-5 Science teacher & district science lead
Lilette and Jasmin, 4th Grade
About me
• San Francisco LGBTQ Speakers Bureau• Trans/genderqueer identity• He/him/his or no pronouns• From PDX
Lilette and Jasmin, 4th Grade
Why (personal)
• Queer support in the classroom can bolster empathy as well as provide a sense of support for those students struggling to figure out their identity.
• You will have queer students.• Students start to figure out their queerness very
young• Not every queer student makes it to college due
to harassment in schools and a lack of support.
In the next 45 minutes:
• Re-examine a familiar framework for thinking about student safety and achievement
• Build capacity in high leverage areas for queer student safety and support
• Begin to think about elements to incorporate in classroom and school community
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
College-bound
College-bound
Physiological Needs
Increase Safety and Security
• Management plans• School-wide policies• Intervene 100% of the time
Safety and Security: Intervene
GLSEN 2011 National School Climate Survey
Safety and Security: Intervene
• There are academic and emotional repercussions to allowing statements to go unaddressed.
GLSEN 2011 National School Climate Survey
Safety and Security: School Wide policies
• DASA: Dignity for All Students Act– Mandates providing protection for all sexual
orientations and gender identities at school– Also mandates instruction into sensitivity toward
these populations
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
College-bound
College-bound
Love and Belonging
• Building classroom community• Connections to the larger world• Sense of possibility for living a queer life
• This is where you get to have fun with units, curriculum, guest speakers, and the like.
Building Community
• Resources: – FAIR Education Act (www.faireducationact.com)• Lesson plans for all grades
– Welcoming Schools (www.welcomingschools.org)• Elementary school culture curriculum and PD resources
– GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) (www.glsen.org)• Diversity and anti-bullying lesson plans, GSA resources
Building Community
• What other supportive structures have you seen in schools?
• What have teachers done that have shown their support for LGBTQ students?
GLSEN 2011 National School Climate Survey
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
College-bound
College-bound
Self-esteem
• Je ne sais quoi.• Individual relationships with your students will
reveal more.
A note to queer educators
• It will be OK• Focus on teaching the kids well• Build alliances
A note to straight educators
• Allyship with queer educators often means being the face of advocacy at your school.
• Seek out and support the needs of queer educators at your school.
