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DISETalks! - Teaching about Queer Families in Schools

Thursday, May 2, 2013 16:00to17:30
Education Building Room 233, 3700 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 1Y2, CA

This presentation investigates how topics such as same-sex-families may be introduced into elementary classrooms. The analysis focuses on how teachers might utilize texts to integrate same-sex relationships in pedagogical repertoires. Case studies illuminate issues such as parental surveillance and the marginalization of sexual minorities.

Dr. Wendy Cumming-Potvin聽is an academic at Murdoch University in Australia. Her research interests include social justice, literacies and teacher development. She is a key researcher in a Cooperative Research Centre project utilizing technology to promote the well-being of young people.

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