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
Understanding the Guidelines 