70. How Centering Black Trans, Gender-Expansive, and Queer Students Makes for an Inclusive School

Ask A Queer EducatorHow do queer educators navigate the challenges of a traditional school system while working to create inclusive and supportive spaces for all students?In this episode, we dive deep with Dr. Danelle Adenij (she/they)i, a recent PhD graduate and experienced educator, as she shares her journey from a third-grade classroom to teaching future educators. Danelle explores her groundbreaking dissertation on creating liberatory spaces for Black queer teachers and discusses how her ...

The podcast explores the challenges and successes of Queer representation in education, addressing issues such as burnout, tokenism, doxing, and the importance of advocacy in creating inclusive classrooms, safe spaces, and anti-bullying strategies, with a focus on supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, agender, two-spirit, and non-binary teachers and gender identity in schools to combat the feeling of isolation and lack of community.

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