Stepping Up!: Teachers Advocating for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools - Paperback

by Mollie V. Blackburn (Author), Caroline T. Clark (Author), Ryan Schey (Author)

Stepping Up offers inspiring suggestions for ways teachers and teacher educators can stand up and speak out for students to create welcoming classroom climates for LGBTQ and gender diverse youth. Building from ten years of collaborative longitudinal inquiry, including interviews with parents, students, teachers, and administrators, the authors share stories from different perspectives to support teachers with concrete examples of advocacy. The authors show teachers how to 'step up' by working with students, through and beyond curriculum, and by working with families and administrators to improve school culture for LGBTQ and gender diverse students. Additionally, they explore the potential constraints involved in such social justice work, and share strategies and resources for transforming schools to be more queer-friendly.

Author Biography

Mollie V. Blackburn is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University.

Caroline T. Clark is Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University.

Ryan Schey is a doctoral candidate in Adolescent, Postsecondary, and Community Literacies in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Ohio State University. He will begin his academic career as faculty at Auburn University in the fall of 2018.