K–12 Focus: Podcasts for Educators
Podcasts for Educators to Support LGBTQIA+ Students
1. UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities
- Overview: This podcast provides real-world advice and practical strategies for creating LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms.
- Highlights: Features K–12 educators sharing experiences and methods to integrate LGBTQ history into mainstream curricula.
- Listen: UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities
2. Teaching While Queer
- Overview: A platform for queer educators to share their experiences and advocate for inclusive practices in schools.
- Highlights: Discusses challenges faced by LGBTQ educators and offers strategies for creating supportive school environments.
- Listen: Teaching While Queer
3. LGBTQ+ Inclusive Classrooms with Ace Schwarz
- Overview: Ace Schwarz, a nonbinary middle school teacher, shares insights on developing LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms.
- Highlights: Covers topics like adjusting language, content, and creating safe spaces for all students.
- Listen: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Classrooms with Ace Schwarz
4. Queer America
- Overview: An academic podcast exploring LGBTQ history and its integration into public school curricula.
- Highlights: Features discussions with historians and educators on incorporating LGBTQ perspectives into teaching.
- Listen: LGBTQ History in Public Schools | Learning for JusticeApple Podcasts
5. Making Gay History
- Overview: Brings LGBTQ history to life through the voices of those who lived it.
- Highlights: Features archival interviews with LGBTQ activists and allies, offering firsthand accounts of historical events.
- Listen: Making Gay History
6. Educate. Affirm. Include. Disrupt.
- Overview: Focuses on supporting transgender and non-binary students through a four-pillar approach.
- Highlights: Offers practical tips for fostering inclusive and affirming school environments.
- Listen: Educate. Affirm. Include. Disrupt.
7. Hiding in Plain Sight: Small Steps to Create LGBTQ-Inclusive Schools
- Overview: Discusses everyday opportunities for teachers to foster LGBTQ-inclusive environments.
- Highlights: Emphasizes that meaningful change doesn’t always require major policy shifts.
- Listen: Hiding in Plain Sight
