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
Gay-Straight or Queer-Straight Alliances in Schools
Starting a Gay-Straight or Queer-Straight Alliance in Your School: A Tip Sheet for Students
Role of School and School Authority Leaders in Supporting Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances
The Role of Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances in Supporting Student Learning and Well-Being
Gay-Straight/Queer-Straight Alliances in FaithBased Schools
Alberta’s Plan for Promoting Healthy Relationships and Preventing Bullying
Transphobic Bullying
Homophobic Bullying: Tips for Youth
Homophobic Bullying: Tips for Parents
LGBTQ Supports Infographic
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policy Brochure
GSAs and QSAs in Alberta Schools: A Guide for Teachers
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
Safe and Caring Schools LGBTQ Students: A Guide for Counsellors
Safe and Caring Schools for Two-Spirit Youth
Safe and Caring Schools for Transgender Students
Safe and Caring Schools for Lesbian and Gay Youth
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
