Latest Updates
- Announcing the Top 40 LGBTQ+ Books Every School Library Should Have (June 2022)
- See the LGBTQ History Website
- See documents and promising practices about creating inclusive schools and classrooms and teaching LGBTQ history – whether in person or online.
Other LGBTQ+ Curriculum Resources
- LGBTQHistory.org with lesson plans and updates on their blog.
- Learn and Share: Short LGBTQ History Lessons from the Santa Cruz Safe Schools Project
- See the LGBTQ History Month Curriculum Resources from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education.
- CLIC History Inquiry Lessons Arranged by Grade Level
- CLIC (History) Resources
District and School Services
We want all students to be more engaged in learning, and to graduate from high school college and career ready. Making schools safer and more inclusive for LGBTQ students is a district and school wide endeavor with many groups involved including: School Board Members, Superintendents, Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Health Professionals, Students and Parents. (Read more from this 2015 Report). Listed below are some of the professional development that can be provided in partnership with you:
- Consultation about providing safer and more inclusive schools
- The basics of supporting LGBTQ+ students and their families
- Creating a welcoming and inclusive school culture
- Implementation of anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies
- How to translate policies into practice in support of LGBTQ+ students
- Teaching LGBTQ+ history in the classroom
- Teaching Comprehensive and Inclusive Sex EdTeaching and Curriculum
Pedagogical Tools
- LGBTQ History Curriculum Guides for 8th and 11th History Teachers (Aligned with state history standards and the framework)
- Teaching LGBTQ History: An Educator’s Guide (v. 1)
- History Textbook Evaluation Tools aligned with State History Framework LGBTQ history content
- Matrix of Laws that apply to LGBTQ students in California.
- Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) Resource List
- 8th Grade History
- HSS Curriculum Pacing Guide – 8th
- Framework, Standards and LGBT History Matrix – 8th
- Standards and LGBT History Document – 8th
- LGBT History Timeline (Organized somewhat by standards chronology)
- Framework Chapter with LGBT History Highlights – 8th Grade
- 11th Grade History
- 11th HSS Curriculum Calendar with LGBT History Added
- Framework, Standards and LGBT History Matrix – 11th
- LGBT History Timeline (Organized somewhat by standards chronology)
- Framework Highlighted with LGBT Content. Word – PDF.