November is Indigenous People’s Month, so let’s talk about how participating in the learning around Indigenous peoples connects to inclusive and culturally responsive education. Something you may have varying…
Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson In our continuing commitment to an intersectional approach on LGBTQIA+ topics in education, we are drawing attention to people—whether students, colleagues or community members—who…
Amy Moran, Ph.D. with Kate Okeson Welcome back y’all. We wanted to start off the school year with some thoughts on safe spaces and the creation of safe, safer, and…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Parades, protests, and prom Highly coordinated, citywide LGBT Pride celebrations in major metropolitan centers around the globe serve to make a big splash…
NJ’s LGBT inclusion mandate, and your school curricula By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Who’s writing curricula this summer? As local school districts begin to identify which grade levels,…
LGBTQIA+ issues in youth sports By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Kate began writing this article after yet another news cycle highlighted efforts in several states to advance anti-LGBT…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Women’s History Month is an important time to check in on issues women face nationwide. Let’s explore some of the dynamics at play…
By Kate Okeson with Amy Moran, Ph.D. In this month’s “Rainbow Connection,” Amy spent time with Essex County’s representative to the NJEA Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee, Micah Gary-Fryer,…
By Kate Okeson with Amy Moran, Ph.D. Several years ago, I started teaching an art history course in my high school. As a survey of all of art history, the…
by Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson The 2021 NJEA Convention was a milestone for LGBTQIA+-focused inclusive practices, with 18 workshops led by classroom educators, school nurses, counselors, librarians, learning…