LGBTQ Student Wellbeing and Safety - Erin Castillo

How we can cultivate safe classroom culture for LGBTQ students and families?  Erin Castillo teaches Special Ed and is a peer counsellor in the California Bay Area. She’s a mental health advocate, and today she's back to talk about How we can help LGBTQ students feel safe, accepted and loved in our classrooms. How important LGBTQ representation in literature and media is for all students. How to be an ally and support LGBTQ students and families.  Her Mental Health Check In Chart. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to: Subscribe to Teach Starter on your favorite podcast app, so you’ll never miss an episode! Subscribe to Teach Starter on Youtube, for helpful videos for your classroom. Follow Teach Starter on Instagram for daily teaching inspiration. Visit TeachStarter.com to view all of our engaging and easy-to-use classroom resources.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.