A Queer Endeavor's Educator Institute for Equity and... has ended

Create Your Own Event

A Queer Endeavor's Educator Institute for Equity and Justice

Educators Moving Toward Collective Liberation

7:00am MDT

Follow Up / Post Institute

8:15am MDT

Breakfast CafeteriaSantiagos Check-In TBA

9:00am MDT

Sensory Space Day 1: Love Letters for Equity & Justice Classroom 110Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers)

9:10am MDT

Queering the Keynote AuditoriumJax Gonzalez, They/Them • Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Sara Staley she/her/hers • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • AQE

10:40am MDT

Concrete Strategies For Helping Students Heal Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Nyle Biondi (he/him/his) • Alison McCabe (she/her/hers) How to Liberate Your Curriculum: Getting Started as DEI Educator Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Halie Padilla She/Her/Hers • Heather Brubaker (She/Her) Making GLSEN work for you: Exploring free LGBTQ- inclusive lessons and resources for your classroom Library (Hybrid room #4)María Ruíz-Martínez • Liz Meyer Queering Chicanx Studies: Modeling Love, Accountability, and Healing in the Classroom Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Kachine Kulick • Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence Classroom 102 Success LabJax Gonzalez, They/Them • Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Emma Mclean-Riggs • Samantha Black "I'm Not Sure About Latinx" Classroom 111Jesus G. Rodriguez • Ofelia Scheppers My Privilege and My Classroom Classroom 115Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) Say what? Learning to talk about “the work" of affirming gender and sexual diversity in schools. AuditoriumSara Staley she/her/hers • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • AQE Advancing Inclusion by Disrupting Racism ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Eugene Hamilton Critical Care & Compassionate Organizing in Schools ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Bill Penuel • Ashley Potvin • Kristen Sim • Samantha Wood Queering Sexual Violence Prevention Education ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Devin Duncan • Sami Helgeson (she/her) • Eduardo Yanez (he-him) • Abbie Fagerwick (she, her) Social Justice in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom: An Intersectional Approach ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hedrick-Shaw, he/him

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm MDT

Engaging Community Organizations to Support Equity + Social Justice in K-12 Schools Library (Hybrid room #4)Sara Staley she/her/hers • Kanesha Baynard (she/her/hers) Legal Guidance on Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Students Rights Auditorium (Hybrid room #5)Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • Nathan Fall Rethinking Dis/ability with Children’s Literature Classroom 102 Success LabRebecca E. Linares (she/her/hers) • Alison Boardman • Elizabeth Silva Diaz UndocuALLY Educator Training Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Stephanie Toliver • Soraya Latiff • Erika Orona • Laura Soto Creating an Inclusive Classroom on Day One Classroom 111Laura Hess • Emily Scott Foundations in Equity: Initiating a Culturally Responsive Dialogue Classroom 112Lourdes Lulu Buck How and why we use diverse children's books to decolonize our classroom libraries by creating "mirrors and windows" into the lives and identities of our students Classroom 114Sheila Freehill -she, her • Acacia Nadeau (she/her) R-E-S-P-E-C-T That's What Pronouns Mean to Me: An Introduction to the Use of Gender-Neutral Language Classroom 115Val Cruz, they/them • Val Cruz "It's more than a community... it's a family": Building Programs to Support First Generation and BIPOC Students ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Alexandra McGrath (she/her) • Mikaela Gonzalez Reading Together: Using Book Studies to Foster Student Voice and Equity in Campus Discipline Practices ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Courtney Wait The Unexpected Pronoun Game: Practicing Trans-Friendly Language ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Taylor Stocks

2:10pm MDT

Moving Beyond Inclusion: Cultivating a queer mindset with students Auditorium (Hybrid room #5)Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers Name it to Tame it: The Body's Never-Ending Teaching and Learning towards Anti-racism Library (Hybrid room #4)Stephanie Toliver • Kachine Kulick Our Journey to Unlearning-A Panel Discussion Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) • Zenia Quintana • Val Cruz, they/them • Susan Davis • Jaimarie Nelson ¿Qué es la dislexia y cómo apoyar las familias? Classroom 102 Success LabRebecca E. Linares (she/her/hers) • Sandra Vázquez • Leticia Melendez Advancing Inclusion by Disrupting Racism Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Eugene Hamilton Healing Practices That Affirm Queer & Questioning Learners Classroom 112Dr. Sabrina Carolina Sideris • Taylor Olson Research Activism: Organizing and Advocating for Intersectional Trans Youth in Schools Classroom 114Klaudia Neufeld Contemporary Inclusive Young Adult Literature in the Teacher Preparation Program Classroom ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Elizabeth Laura Yomantas Preparing a New Wave of Critical and Socially Just Educators ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Colleen Marie Hill (she/hers/her) Showing Up Queer ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Jake Cousins • Ace Eckstein Turning Swords into Plowshares: Disarming White Christian Supremacy for Queer and Trans Liberation ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Lyndsey Godwin she/her • Rev. Lyndsey Godwin

3:35pm MDT

Meet in the Middle 1 - CRITICAL FRIENDS AuditoriumDaniel Garzon • Stephanie Toliver • Jax Gonzalez, They/Them • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers Meet in the Middle 2 - QUIET REFLECTION Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Rebecca Linnares, Devon Hedrick-Shaw, he/him Meet in the Middle 3 - VIDEO REFLECTION / VLOGGING / TIK TOK Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • María Ruíz-Martínez Meet in the Middle 4 - MAKER SPACE / ARTISTIC EXPRESSION Library (Hybrid room #4)Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) Meet in the Middle 5 - EMBODIMENT WORK Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Sara Staley she/her/hers • Kachine Kulick

4:35pm MDT

Moving Toward Collective Liberation - Thursday Auditorium

5:30pm MDT

Social Hour at Wibby Brewing Wibby Brewing

8:15am MDT

Breakfast Cafeteria Check-In TBA

9:00am MDT

Sensory Space Day 2: Love Letters for Equity & Justice Classroom 110Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers)

9:10am MDT

Queering the Keynote AuditoriumJax Gonzalez, They/Them • Kachine Kulick • Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) • María Ruíz-Martínez • Sara Staley she/her/hers • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • AQE

10:40am MDT

Beyond Binary: LGBTQ Concepts & Etiquette Library (Hybrid room #4)Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Michal Duffy Breaking the Silence: Honoring the Voices of LGBTQ+ Students in Supporting Teachers Auditorium (Hybrid room #5)Kachine Kulick • Sara Staley she/her/hers • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • AQE Laying the Foundation for Equity: Whole Child Education Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) • Amanda Novak (she/her) • Chandra Valenza The Discomfort of Unknowing: Embracing Possibility when Teaching Sex, Gender & Sexuality in Elementary Classrooms Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Jax Gonzalez, They/Them • JD McOsker The Impact of Sex and Sexuality Education on LGBTQ+ Individuals Classroom 102 Success LabMaría Ruíz-Martínez • Lonni Ewing (she/they) Reflecting Intersectional Students of Color: Anti-Racism and Social Justice in SEL Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Klaudia Neufeld Replacing Fear with New Voices Classroom 112Charlie Gaare Title IX and supporting LGBTQ youth Classroom 114Liz Meyer How to pronoun: Moving past theory into practice ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Bree Ervin (She/her/hers) THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Centering the Margins: CLD Students and Families as Collaborators for More Inclusive Education TBADaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Francisco Torres

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm MDT

Creating Dignity in our School and Classrooms Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Kachine Kulick • Charlie Kuhn • Katrina Fernandez (she, her) Diversifying the Narrative of SVVSD Classrooms: From a Student Perspective Auditorium (Hybrid room #5)Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Chloe Els (she/her/hers) • Rakhi Kataria • Emma Milczuk • Andrew Archer THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Embracing and Empowering Queer VoicesSara Staley she/her/hers Translanguaging for Inclusion and Transformation Library (Hybrid room #4)Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Rebecca E. Linares (she/her/hers) • María Cioe-Pena (She, her, hers) YOU Are an Expert: Open Dialogue Around Supporting LGBTQ+ Elementary Students Classroom 102 Success LabBrittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • Chris Arteaga (He/Him) "It's more than a community... it's a family": Building Programs to Support First Generation and BIPOC Students Classroom 111Alexandra McGrath (she/her) • Mikaela Gonzalez Building Awareness with Social Emotional Learning Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Allarie Coleman (she/her) Intersecting Identities and the Stonewall Riots Classroom 114Corey Sell • Sandra Leu Bonnano Let's Practice! Queering Your Practice Classroom 115Haley Laidlaw (they/them/elle) Creating an Inclusive Classroom on Day One ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Laura Hess • Emily Scott How Integrating Cultural Inclusivity and a Holistic Enrichment Program Increases GT Enrollment for BIPOC Students. ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Shalelia Dillard Taking PRIDE In Supporting Your Students ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Donovan Blake

2:10pm MDT

(Re)Imagining Frameworks: Trans Selves in Classrooms and Education Research Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) Gender-Inclusive Adaptations to Your Biology Lessons Classroom 102 Success LabKachine Kulick • Sam Long • Lewis Steller • River X. Suh Seeing the Good in Students: Disrupting Racism to Support Students in your Schools Auditorium (Hybrid room #5)Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) • Jeanette Patterson The Queer Library is Open: The Power of Drag Queen Story Time Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Jax Gonzalez, They/Them • Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • Shirley Delta Blow Transforming Grading to Ensure Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Sara Staley she/her/hers • Lindsay La Porte (She/Her) • Oakley Schilling Bayard Rustin & MLK: Teaching Allyship in the Primary Grades Classroom 111Corey Sell • Dorothy Shapland How Integrating Cultural Inclusivity and a Holistic Enrichment Program Increases GT Enrollment for BIPOC Students. Classroom 112Shalelia Dillard How to pronoun: Moving past theory into practice Classroom 114Bree Ervin (She/her/hers) Humanizing Writing Practices: Writing Instruction That Invites Students to be Exactly Who They Are Classroom 115Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Chelsea Kent LGBTQ+: An Imagined Community ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Tre Wentling (He/Him/His) Queering English Language classrooms: Initial queer considerations ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • Ethan Trinh (they/them) Teachers as resisters: Bringing our lessons to our classrooms ZoomDaniel Garzon • Devon Hendrick-Shaw • María Ruíz-Martínez

3:35pm MDT

Meet in the Middle 1 - CRITICAL FRIENDS (day 2) AuditoriumJax Gonzalez, They/Them • Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers • Daniel Garzon • Stephanie Toliver Meet in the Middle 2 - QUIET REFLECTION (day 2) Community Room (Hybrid room #3)Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her) • Devon Hedrick-Shaw, he/him • Rebecca Linnares Meet in the Middle 3 - VIDEO REFLECTION / VLOGGING / TIK TOK (day 2) Classroom 106 (Hybrid room #1)Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella • María Ruíz-Martínez Meet in the Middle 4 - MAKER SPACE / ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (day 2) Library (Hybrid room #4)Page Valentine Regan (They/Them) • Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers) Meet in the Middle 5 - EMBODIMENT WORK (day 2) Classroom 104 (Hybrid room #2)Sara Staley she/her/hers • Kachine Kulick

4:35pm MDT

Moving Toward Collective Liberation - Friday Cafeteria

TBA

Breaking the Binary: Socially Just Teacher Education to Affirm Diverse Student Identities Pre-recorded VideoAshley Stroud (she/her) Decolonizing your Syllabus, Lesson Plans, and Curriculum Pre-recorded VideoKelly Langley Cook (She/Her) Engaging Community Organizations to Support Equity + Social Justice in K-12 Schools Pre-recorded VideoKanesha Baynard (she/her/hers) Learning Together about Facilitating Discussions of Gender and Sexual Diversity in Elementary Classrooms: A Teacher-Research Partnership Pre-recorded VideoElizabeth Dutro • Stefanie Santella • Bre Pacheco • Erica Caasi • Emily Yerkes LGBTQ+ and Gifted Pre-recorded VideoJaimarie Nelson Queer that class! Pre-recorded VideoAmanda Cherry Silencing in Classroom Libraries: Text Choices, Identity(ies), and Representation Pre-recorded VideoJennifer Jordan • Amanda Rigell Teacher Leadership Team of Equity: Two-Year Implementation Plan for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Eagle Crest Elementary Pre-recorded VideoSheila Freehill -she, her • Shannon Brennan • Shane Butterfield • Acacia Nadeau (she/her) • Katy Schwirtz • John Blaser • Deb Sudbeck (she,her) • Amy Dumler Teaching the Canon through an Equity and Justice Lens Pre-recorded VideoKayleigh Esswein (she/her) The Impact of Sex and Sexuality Education on LGBTQ+ Individuals Pre-recorded VideoLonni Ewing (she/they)