Resources

The following Alberta resources offer practical information and strategies for creating welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments. Schools and school authorities can use these resources to inform the development and implementation of policies, regulations, procedures and inclusive practices to support students and staff with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

The Walk Around: A School Leader’s Observation Guide https://education.alberta.ca/media/142736/the-walk-around_school-leader.pdf

The Walk Around: Teacher Companion Tool

Click to access the-walk-around_teacher.pdf

Gay-Straight or Queer-Straight Alliances in Schools

Click to access gay-straight_alliances_in_schools.pdf

Starting a Gay-Straight or Queer-Straight Alliance in Your School: A Tip Sheet for Students

Click to access starting-a-gay-straight-alliance-in-yourschool.pdf

Role of School and School Authority Leaders in Supporting Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances

Click to access gs-qsa_role_of_leaders.pdf

The Role of Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances in Supporting Student Learning and Well-Being

Click to access role_of_gs-qs_alliances.pdf

Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances in FaithBased Schools

Click to access gs-qsa_in-faith-based_schools.pdf

Alberta’s Plan for Promoting Healthy Relationships and Preventing Bullying

Click to access promoting-healthy-relationships-andpreventing-bullying.pdf

Transphobic Bullying

Click to access transphobic-bullying.pdf

Homophobic Bullying: Tips for Youth

Click to access homophobic-bullying-prevention-tips-foryouth.pdf

Homophobic Bullying: Tips for Parents

Click to access homophobic-bullying-prevention-tips-forparents.pdf

LGBTQ Supports Infographic

Click to access LGBTQ-supports-infographic.pdf

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policy Brochure

Click to access PD-80-10%202010%20SOGI.pdf

GSAs and QSAs in Alberta Schools: A Guide for Teachers

Click to access PD-80-6_GSAQSAGuide2015_Web.pdf

Here Comes Everyone
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/ATA/Publications/Human-RightsIssues/MON-3_Here_comes_everyone.pdf

PRISM Toolkit (Elementary Edition)
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/For%20Members/Professional%20Development/Diversity%20and%20Human%20Rights/Resources/Pages/PRISM-Toolkit.aspx

Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction Resources for K-12 Schools

Click to access epsb-recommendedresources-sexual-orientation_2014.pdf

Safe and Caring Schools LGBTQ Students: A Guide for Counsellors

Click to access LGBTQ-Studentsfor-Counsellors.pdf

Safe and Caring Schools for Two-Spirit Youth

Click to access Two-SpiritYouth.pdf

Safe and Caring Schools for Transgender Students

Click to access Two-SpiritYouth.pdf

Safe and Caring Schools for Lesbian and Gay Youth

Click to access Lesbian-and-GayYouth.pdf

Freedom to be: A teachers’ guide to sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights. Calgary, Alberta: Faculty of Law, University of Calgary.
http://www.aclrc.com/lgbt/

Trans Equality Society of Alberta: School Inclusion in Alberta
http://www.tesaonline.org/school-inclusionin-alberta.html