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By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Happy Gay Pride Month, NJEA family! It’s the last month of the school year, and we’re all thinking about activities and strategies that…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Happy Gay Pride Month, NJEA family! It’s the last month of the school year, and we’re all thinking about activities and strategies that…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson With May being Mental Health Awareness month, let’s acknowledge that educators are charged with juggling it all: designing lessons that engage and expand,…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson April is National Poetry Month, and I have been thinking about the role of the arts in helping us see ourselves, connecting us…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Danielle Earle has been an educator for 13 years, currently working at Orange High School as a digital media and filmmaking teacher and…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Since September of 2021, “Rainbow Connection” has engaged members with resources, methods and support to create safer, more affirming schools for LGBTQIA+ youth,…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson In 2023, more than 500 anti-LGBTQIA+ measures were introduced in state legislatures, and over 80 have passed already. They’re largely found in “red…
By Kate Okeson with Amy Moran, Ph. D. This is being written in the days shortly after the General Election, where the stakes felt high for education, which was evident…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Amy joined Bergen County Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Consortium co-founder Will Andresen to present “Visibility: Seeing and Supporting LGBTQIA+ Community Members in…
By Kate Okeson and Amy Moran, Ph. D. This year, we challenge YOU to make queer history in ways you haven’t before! Consider adding some of these affirmations of…
By Kate Okeson and Amy Moran, Ph. D. A common thread woven through Rainbow Connection articles is highlighting what educators have done and can do in classrooms across New…