Teaching Respect for All
Registration Still Open until Wednesday, Ocotber 24th!
Call (904) 620-2939 for more info or email your registration form (below) to e.rokosch@unf.edu
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Students
Friday, October 26th
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
University of North Florida
Robinson Student Life
Building 14 Room 1600
You are invited to participate in a day-long series of educational sessions and workshops to provide current and prospective school teachers, counselors, social workers, and administrators with the knowledge and tools to successfully create a school culture where all people, including LGBT people, are respected, free to express themselves, and able to reach their full potential.
This seminar is open to University of North Florida students and the general public. A $10.00 Registration Fee is required and the deadline to register is Wednesday, October 24th. Follow our registration link to print out a form! This seminar will be open to the first 100 participants – so secure your space soon!
You may email your Registration Form to e.rokosch@unf.edu and bring your $10.00 registration fee to the Check in table the day of the conference.
Seminar Schedule:
8:30 am Registration, Resource Display Area Open
9:00 am Opening Plenary Session
- How Homophobia Impacts Youth in our Schools
Current GLSEN Research and Tools - Panel Discussion – The real deal
- That’s So Gay – Name Calling, Epithets, and Bullying and How to Respond in Your Classroom or School
- Changing Roles of Families – Responding to LGBT Parents and families
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch, Resource Display Area Open
12:45 – 2:15 Workshop II Break-Out Sessions
- Do you have the Right? - Legal Issues when responding to harassment and bullying.
- Guidance, Counseling, and Support Services for LGBT students and their families
2:15 – 2:30 Break, Resource Display Area Open
2:30 – 4:00 Workshop III Break-Out Sessions
- Understanding the “T” in LGBT
- Programming for a better school climate – How to support a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Implementing No Name Calling Week & Supporting Day of Silence
4:00-4:30 Closing Plenary Session and Evaluations
Sponsors:
The Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc. (JASMYN), The LGBT Resource Center at UNF, The Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Jacksonville, and Parents, Friends and Family of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (PFLAG).
For more information please contact Emily Rokosch, Coordinator for the LGBT Resource Center at UNF @ (904) 620-2939
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