Resources for Teacher Candidates

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• BC Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association (BCPVPA)
• BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)
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• Ministry of Education Teacher Regulation Branch (TRB)
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• UBC Counselling Services– appointments offered by phone (604 822 3811)
• Here2Talk – All Here2Talk services are free and available 24/7, in multiple languages. It is accessible to all UBC students, including domestic and international students (effective Nov 1, 2023). 
• UBC Student Services– resources to manage your mental health
• UBC Nursing– “Staying Well When News is Stressful”
• Mind of Matter | Mental health resource made by a high school student for teenagers
• Educating the Heart
• Mental Health and Wellbeing: Assisting Students in Distress – UBC Online Tool for Faculty, Staff and Students
• Mental Health Resource Finder
• Social Emotional Learning Resource Finder
• Teen Mental Health — Dr. Stan Kutcher’s website
• Trauma-Informed Practice

• “A Meaningful Land Acknowledgement Example” (Amnesty International)
• BC First Peoples 12 Teacher Resource Guide 2022
• BCTF Aboriginal Education
• Decolonizing Teaching Indigenizing Learning, Faculty of Education, UBC
• First Nations Education Steering Committee
• First Nations Health Authority Info Booklet on Territory Acknowledgements
• Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund ReconciliACTIONs
• Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund Resources
• “Guide to Acknowledging First Peoples & Traditional Territory” (Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT))
• Land Acknowledgements Panel Discussion, Faculty of Education, UBC
• Making Coast Salish Territorial Acknowledgments Matter
• Musqueam Online Mapping Portal
• Musqueam Website
• National Inquiry into Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Native Hope – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Resources
• Office of Indigenous Education, Faculty of Education, UBC
• “Personal acts of reconciliation” (CBC article)
• Red Road Podcast
• The REDress Project, Jaime Black
• The Red Dress (1978 Film – National Film Board)
• UBC Library Booklist on Red Dress Day
• “What’s wrong with land acknowledgments, and how to make them better” (CBC article)

• A brief history of the Black Lives Matter movement (CBC Kids News via YouTube)
• BC Black History Awareness Society
• BC Community Alliance | @bcca_vancouver
• BCTF Anti-racism Teacher Resources
• Black Art Gastown | #blackartgastown
• Black Business Association of BC
• Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) | @blacklegalactioncentre
• Black Lives Matter Vancouver | @blm_van
• Black organizations and anti-racist groups Canadians can support now (via Huffington Post Canada)
• Black Women Connect Vancouver | @blackwomenconnectvancouver
• Black Women in Motion | @blackwomeninmotion
• Black Youth Helpline | @blackyouthhelpline
• Embrace Race | @embracerace
• Federation of Black Canadians | @fbcfcn
• Hogan’s Alley Society | @hogans.alley
• National Congress of Black Women BC | @ncbwf_bc
• Teaching Tolerance | @teaching_tolerance
• The Conscious Kid | @theconsciouskid
• UBC – Featured Events for Black History Month

• A Call to Action: LGBTQ youth need inclusive sex education
• Alberta’s Teaching Sexual Health website
• All-Gender, Multi-User Elementary School Washrooms
• Anti-discrimination Response Training (A.R.T.) — What can YOU do when you witness discrimination?
• Being Safe, Being Me: Results of the Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey
• Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
• Every Teacher Project
• A Family’s Story
• Gender Pronouns
• Guidelines for Frontline Staff on Gender Identity
• Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
• Maps – Sexual Orientation Laws
• Options For Sexual Health (Vancouver Based Sexual Health Organization)
• Possible Inclusion Statements for Course Outlines (3 versions)
• A Primer on Gender Identity in the Workplace
• Public Health Canada Q&A Guide to Sexual Orientation in Schools
• Public Health Canada Q&A Guide to Gender Identity in Schools
• Sexual Health of Youth in BC Report
• SOGI Education Film & Video List
• SOGI Goals and Best Practices
• SOGI-Inclusive Environments (includes videos, programs, glossary)
• SOGI-Inclusive Policies & Procedures
• SOGI-Inclusive Resources (includes lesson plans)
• SOGI Scenarios for Teacher/Administrator Development
• What’s in a name? Navigating mispronunciation and misgendering with grace in student advising

Resources and Books to Learn More About Gender Diversity

• 2018 Top SOGI Book Choices for Students and Teachers
• Gender 101 – BC’s Transgender Health Information Program website
• Questions and Answers: Gender Identity in Schools (2011) by Public Health Agency of Canada
• Schools in Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools (2015) by coalition of American organizations such as Gender Spectrum and National Center for Lesbian Rights
• Supporting Transgender and Transsexual Students in K-12 Schools: A Guide for Educators (2012) by Canadian Teachers’ FederationGender Born, Gender Made: Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children by Diane Ehrensaft
• The Gender Creative Child: Pathways for Nurturing and Supporting Children Who Live Outside Gender Boxes (2016) by Diane Ehrensaft
• Gender and Sexual Diversity in Schools (2010) by Elizabeth J. Meyer
• Sexual Health Information Disparities Between Heterosexual and LGBTQ+ Young Adults: Implications for sexual health
• The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Volume 25, Number 2, 2016, pp. 74-85 by Maxime Charest, Peggy J. Kleinplatz, and Jessie I. Lund
• Supporting Transgender & Gender Creative Youth (2014) by Elizabeth J. Meyer and Annie Pullen Sansfaçon
• The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals (2008) by Rachel Pepper and Stephanie Brill
• The Transgender Teen: A Handbook for Parents and Professionals Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Teens (2016) by Stephanie Brill and Lisa Kenney

Lesson Plans and Other Curricula

• BCTF – Social Justice
• Gender Spectrum
• The Gender Spectrum Handbook (2014) by Pride Education Network
• Out in Schools Films and Curriculum
• Pride Education Network – This website has book lists for teachers.
• SOGI 123
• List of films and videos for the classroom
• VSB Pride Blog
• Welcoming Schools (K-7)

• Careers in BC Education by Make a Future
• Career Opportunities in Education (public schools, independent schools, outside traditional classroom, volunteer)
• Make a Future – Teaching Jobs in BC
• Resume and Cover Letter Writing for Teaching Positions
• UBC Student Services (Career + Experience)
• UBC Centre for Student Involvement & Careers
• Dear First Year Teacher
• Sample Resume
• Sample Cover letter