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DECEMBER 2018–JANUARY 2019 CEA ADVISOR 19

Human and Civil Rights workshops are offered to CEA members free of charge. If you are interested in having your local association host one of these two-hour workshops presented by CEA’s Robyn Kaplan-Cho, contact your local association president or CEA UniServ representative for more information. Mythbusters: Understanding your legal rights and responsibilities in the special education process This workshop focuses on the laws of special education with a particular emphasis on regular and special education teachers’ rights and responsibilities when participating in the special education process. Participants will learn what the law requires of them as well as what they can and cannot do in such areas as PPT meetings, drafting IEPs, and accommodating students in the regular education environment. The impact of special education laws on teachers’ working conditions will be integrated throughout the workshop. Section 504: An emerging issue for educators Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is receiving increased attention in schools, and many more teachers are working daily with 504 students than ever before. This workshop will • Provide an overview of the civil rights law, including the 2008 changes • Review its procedural requirements (with an emphasis on the eligibility process) and relationship to the IDEA • Examine its applicability to such issues as ADHD, field trips, and allergies Recommended Resources The Newcomers – Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom, by Helen Thorpe This nonfiction book by the acclaimed author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us follows the lives of 22 teenagers who are recent immigrants to the United States as they arrive at South High School in Denver, Colorado. South High School is Denver’s school for non-English speaking immigrants fleeing war, violence, and poverty. Some students are alone, because their families were killed or separated in their home country. The book centers around their English language acquisition teacher, Eddie Williams, who works tirelessly to help students learn English so that they can navigate their newfound country. Thorpe hired 14 translators to enable her to better understand students’ perspectives and experiences. What emerges is the realization that despite their vast differences, many share the same hopes and dreams. A Girl Like Her (A Movie Based on a Million True Stories) This fictional film follows a sophomore girl’s nightmarish year at the hands of a bully who was her former friend and also one of the most popular students in the school. A shocking event changes both of their lives as a documentary film crew and a hidden digital camera reveal the powerful truth behind their story. A Girl Like Her is available to middle- and high-school teachers to use as a teaching tool (the film has a middle-school-appropriate version). A PEACEkeeper Movement kit is downloadable and includes lesson plans, pledges, and awards, all intended to support the PEACEkeeper Movement’s mission “to empower a youth revolution, one school at a time, to redefine social arrangements that embrace a spirit of unity by celebrating individuality, love, and respect for all people, while creating a kinder school and eventually, a gentler world.” Go to agirllikehermovie.com for more information. Creating Gender Inclusive Schools (A New Short Film) Creating Gender Inclusive Schools , developed by the Youth and Gender Media Project, shows the impact of training for teachers and administrators and a week of activities for elementary students at Peralta Elementary School in Oakland, California. Through fun activities, students learn about gender stereotyping and bullying and how to be more inclusive of transgender youth. For more information, go to youthandgendermediaproject.org . HCR WORKSHOPS

AFTER THE DEADLY SHOOTING AT A PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE: RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS In the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting in Pittsburgh, described as the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the U.S., the Anti-Defamation League has compiled resources to support the discussion of this incident in your classroom and home. Go to bit.ly/2SyMwvs or adl.org/education . . Lesson Plans • Deadly Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue (high school) • Anti-Semitic Incidents: Being an Ally, Advocate and Activist (middle and high school) • Challenging Anti-Semitism (multi-grade unit)

• Swastikas and Other Hate Symbols (high school) • The Alt Right and White Supremacy (high school) Educator and Parent/Family Discussions

• Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate Tools, tips, and strategies for what educators and family members can do to help young people discuss and deal with the aftermath of hate-

inspired events (in English and Spanish) • Shooting at a Pittsburgh

Synagogue Table Talk about the

shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the context of anti- Semitism • Gun Violence and Mass Shootings Table Talk about mass shootings, violence, guns, and gun laws Tools and Strategies • Pyramid of Hate (in English and Spanish) • 5 Tips for Talking with Children about the Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue • Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories About Bias and Injustice Strategies and resources for talking with students about important stories in the news about bias and injustice • A Brief History on Anti-Semitism Includes its worldwide persistence and contemporary manifestations in society Blog • The Week in Hate and Bias and How to Talk with Young People 2018-2019 CEA HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AWARDS Celebrate excellence: Nominate your col leagues Why do we celebrate excellence? Educators live in a world filled with challenges and threats to their profession and their schools. In spite of these challenges, they—along with other individuals and organizations—find innovative ways to support students and public education. CEA’s Human and Civil Rights Awards acknowledge these dedicated and diverse men and women for advancing human and civil rights and for standing up for their students and public schools. Honor an individual with a nomination for a CEA Human and Civil Rights Award. Visit cea.org/about/grants-awards/hcr for details. The nomination deadline is February 1, 2019.

26th Annual True Colors Conference March 22 and 23, 2019 • UConn, Storrs

The 26th annual True Colors LGBTQ youth issues conference will be held on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, 2019, at UConn in Storrs. The conference offers a comprehensive array of workshops

for professionals who work with youth in any number of capacities. Registration opens in December 2018. Workshops are still being solicited if you have expertise in LGBTQ concerns at school, at home, in the community, or in healthcare. For more information about the conference and other True Colors programs, go to ourtruecolors.org .