By Lori Nelson | Project Leader
When we train teachers on making classes safer for students targeted by homophobia, we need to provide an overview of laws and statistics about LGBT student safety. Although the information in the overview is important (and our trainers are engaging) it just isn't as EXCITING as the theatrical component of the training!
The theatrical scenes show the many ways that students can be excluded or harassed due to biases about sexual orientation. The scenes are interesting and interactive and the actors are fun to watch! It's a tough act to follow.
So we decided to use student artwork to liven up the presentation. The teachers love it! I think using this type of illustration (instead of photos or more realistic drawings) allows the teachers to imagine their own students -no matter whether they teach kindergarten or 12th grade.
We thought you might like seeing some examples of the illustrations. We chose the artist (Peter Ferris Rosati) because his drawings don't depict students of any particular race, age or gender. Again,this helps the teachers to see their own students as the ones that might be vulerable in class.
We hope you enjoy the drawings and that you see how your investment allows us to keep finding creative ways to help teachers understand this issue and transform their own classrooms.
We are so grateful for your help!
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