"A collaboration between GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), the ADL (Anti-Defamation League), and StoryCorps to help educators incorporate LGBTQ history and issues into the classroom."
Condemning the use of anti-LGBT slurs and other discriminatory language, Think B4 You Speak focuses on creating a more loving, understanding, and welcoming environment in schools for LGBT youth. This curriculum works to increase awareness of anti-LGBT sentiment already existing in schools, and to help students feel loved and supported as LGBT youth, or to become allies for the LGBT community.
- Activity One: Where Do I Stand
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Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Note: Students are asked to delve into questions about how language affects others and the bystander experience.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: Many of the lessons ask students to stand up for others and change the school climate.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: There is a focus on how school climate can affect students but the curriculum lacks emphasis on community relations.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum focuses on how schools can create an more inclusive culture beyond the classroom.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum includes explicit teaching of gender identity and LGBT history.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: There is a focus on inclusive education and community for LGBTQ youth, especially through pride, respect, and empathy.
Presence Evaluation: N/A
Evaluation Notes: We are unable to evaluate this domain since it is best measured through observation.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum focuses on school climate and community and building allies and developing an understanding of students’ identities.