By Kate Okeson and Amy Moran, Ph.D., with Martha Hickson, MLIS April is School Library Month. Libraries and media centers are essential resources—places to connect and find refuge. They’re also…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Has any mascot—bulldog, cougar or tiger—ever stood up for you in a terrifying moment in which you were being verbally, emotionally or…
An interview with Adjua Lafleur By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson With seven years in education, currently teaching college preparatory biology at Washington Township High School, Adjua…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson International Holocaust Remembrance Day With International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, we have the sobering opportunity to reflect on political…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson The LGBTQIA+ representation at the NJEA Convention made us PROUD! For starters, the first annual SOGI [Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee]…
November is Indigenous People’s Month, so let’s talk about how participating in the learning around Indigenous peoples connects to inclusive and culturally responsive education. Something you may have varying…
Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson In our continuing commitment to an intersectional approach on LGBTQIA+ topics in education, we are drawing attention to people—whether students, colleagues or community members—who…
Amy Moran, Ph.D. with Kate Okeson Welcome back y’all. We wanted to start off the school year with some thoughts on safe spaces and the creation of safe, safer, and…
By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Parades, protests, and prom Highly coordinated, citywide LGBT Pride celebrations in major metropolitan centers around the globe serve to make a big splash…
NJ’s LGBT inclusion mandate, and your school curricula By Amy Moran, Ph.D. and Kate Okeson Who’s writing curricula this summer? As local school districts begin to identify which grade levels,…