• Support Transgender and Gender-Expansive Students

    Learn how you can support your students who are transgender and gender expansive in grades pre-K–12. Address important terms, schoolwide inclusive practices, legal issues and how to examine your school’s policies. Leave with the tools needed to start thinking about how you can best ensure all of your students feel safe, supported and accepted at school.  Download accompanying handout Take-Aways

    Earn 0.1 CEUs/1 contact hours for this webinar by purchasing and passing the corresponding quiz found in the Specialists and Exams section of the Online Store. Search by keyword of the webinar title to find the exam in the online store. CEU exams are available for three years following the live webinar.

    Learning Objectives:

    After viewing this webinar, you will be able to:

    1. Define transgender, gender expansive and other important terms related to sexuality and gender identity
    2. Differentiate between sex and gender and sexual orientation and gender identity
    3. Identify legal resources protecting students who are transgender and gender expansive that also protect you as an educator
    4. Identify areas in your school or district that can better support students who are transgender and gender expansive

    Speaker: 
    Tara Kierstead, School Counselor, Hall-Dale Middle/High School, Farmingdale, ME

    Original air date: March 31, 2022

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