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Hosted by Northern Arizona University College of Education, this conference provides a professional development opportunity for our teacher candidates as they interact with recognized outstanding teachers through keynote addresses and breakout sessions. Our teacher candidates will take away best practices used daily in the classrooms they will soon be overseeing as they enter the teaching profession. Please register for sessions below.
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Friday, April 20 • 9:20am - 10:30am
Making Gender and Sexuality Visible in K-12 Contexts: LGBT+ Educators Speak Out LIMITED

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This panel presentation will provide pre-service teachers (both LGBT+ and non-LGBT+) with opportunities to understand the importance and ways to address gender and sexuality in the curriculum. Educators will address the contexts of navigating coming out, finding support in their schools and communities, addressing no-promo homo laws in Arizona, and finding ways to engage gender, gender identity, and sexuality in the curriculum. Resources will be provided to all attendees.
Speakers
avatar for Alyson Bottke

Alyson Bottke

Flagstaff Unified District
I have been an educator for fifteen years with many unique teaching opportunities; art teacher, gifted education teacher and director for grades K-12 and reading specialist certified K-8. Currently, I am an instructional specialist & art teacher at MEMS, and I love the daily work-out... Read More →
avatar for Kristi Leviticus-Roth

Kristi Leviticus-Roth

Flagstaff Unified District
Kristie Leviticus-Roth works with the Fit Kids program at Knoles Elementary School. Kristie played both varsity basketball and softball and is active in different running events. In addition to these experiences, Kristie has worked as a paraprofessional and has interned with the Student... Read More →
avatar for Joey Persinger

Joey Persinger

Flagstaff Unified District
Joey Persinger is a National Board Certified teacher who has taught Arizona children for over twenty years. She currently teaches middle school English and social studies in Flagstaff, AZ. Joey is a spouse, mother, and NAU doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction. Her research... Read More →

Friday April 20, 2018 9:20am - 10:30am PDT
Eastburn 204
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