Teacher Workshop
Weaving LGBTQ Literature into Your CurriculumOn July 11, 2012, our team hosted a workshop for twenty secondary English and Social Studies teachers to guide them through the process of integrating LGBTQ texts, authors, and issues into their curricula. The agenda appears below, and a slideshow of photos from the event can be found here.
Agenda 9:00 am Welcome & Continental Breakfast 9:15 am Six word essays on LGBTQ prompts 9:30 am Introduction to the UCLA WP Study Group – history, goals, and grant 9:35 am Overview of text analysis project 9:40 am Short writing and partner share – What’s compelling you to include LGBTQ literature or authors in your curriculum? 9:55 am Shared inquiry on LAUSD transgender memo 10:25 am Explore related sample units and the integration of LGBTQ texts into units 10:35 am Anticipating questions people might have about your work with LGBTQ texts 10:45 am Break 10:55 am Review LGBTQ texts – choose most promising for your work 11:30 am Break into table groups by grade level/subject/text 12:00 pm Write to text/unit analysis questions & begin discussion LUNCH 12:30 pm Groups develop lesson ideas using working plan to document & plan 2:00 pm Groups develop short presentation to share
2:20 pm Share lessons, take questions and suggestion 2:45 pm Reflection, evaluation, next steps
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