Our Children Are Your Students: LGBTQ Families Speak Out - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Tara GoldsteinSeries:Queer Singularities: Lgbtq Histories, Cultures, and Identities in EducationPublish date:2021-01-07Pages:200
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Myers Education PressISBN-13:9781975504038ISBN-10:1975504038UPC:9781975504038Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Teacher Training & Certification, Inclusive Education, Student Life & Student AffairsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCC7CWVTAC
A 2023 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner
2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Many schools have failed to create a nurturing educational environment for LGBTQ students. Our Children are Your Students features a discussion about the various tactics that LGBTQ families use to work with schools that don't anticipate the arrival of their families and children. The book features a verbatim theatre script called Out at School, which is based on interviews conducted with 37 LGBTQ families about their experiences in school. The families live in four different cities in the province of Ontario as well as in the suburbs and rural communities surrounding them. Written by Tara Goldstein, Jenny Salisbury, and Pam Baer, the play contains 22 scenes of verbatim monologues and dialogues. A set of images created by visual artist benjamin lee hicks accompanies each scene. The play also contains three original songs composed by musician Kate Reid, who draws on a number of the themes embedded in the scenes. Links to performances of the songs and to the artwork can be seen on the LGBTQ Families Speak Out project website: www.lgbtqfamiliesspeakout.ca. This is an important book for teachers and pre-service teachers who are interested in creating inclusive classroom environments for all students. Perfect for courses such as: School and Society Social Foundations of Education Multicultural Education Critical Pedagogy Inclusive Education Gender, Sexuality, & Schooling
2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Many schools have failed to create a nurturing educational environment for LGBTQ students. Our Children are Your Students features a discussion about the various tactics that LGBTQ families use to work with schools that don't anticipate the arrival of their families and children. The book features a verbatim theatre script called Out at School, which is based on interviews conducted with 37 LGBTQ families about their experiences in school. The families live in four different cities in the province of Ontario as well as in the suburbs and rural communities surrounding them. Written by Tara Goldstein, Jenny Salisbury, and Pam Baer, the play contains 22 scenes of verbatim monologues and dialogues. A set of images created by visual artist benjamin lee hicks accompanies each scene. The play also contains three original songs composed by musician Kate Reid, who draws on a number of the themes embedded in the scenes. Links to performances of the songs and to the artwork can be seen on the LGBTQ Families Speak Out project website: www.lgbtqfamiliesspeakout.ca. This is an important book for teachers and pre-service teachers who are interested in creating inclusive classroom environments for all students. Perfect for courses such as: School and Society Social Foundations of Education Multicultural Education Critical Pedagogy Inclusive Education Gender, Sexuality, & Schooling
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Myers Education PressISBN-13:9781975504038ISBN-10:1975504038UPC:9781975504038Book Category:EducationBook Subcategory:Teacher Training & Certification, Inclusive Education, Student Life & Student AffairsSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCC7CWVTAC
Goldstein, Tara: - Tara Goldstein is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). Her current teaching and research program focuses on gender, sexuality and schooling, and verbatim theatre research. Her latest book is Teaching Gender and Sexuality at School: Letters to Teachers (2019). Tara is also the Founding and Artistic Director of Gailey Road Productions, a theatre company that produces her performed ethnographies and research-informed theatre.
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