GLBT

Pre Assessment:

Emily: 1. I chose this topic because first, it was one of our second choices and our first one already got chosen. It was one of our other choices because it is something that everyone will encounter when they are a teacher, especially in the high school ages. It is something that we all can learn more about and we all need to be more comfortable with it when we do encounter it. I hope to learn more about their lifestyle and what they go through in the school setting, so i can learn how to better help them through the bullying when i am a teacher.

2. Concern I have at this time is that people in the classroom I am presenting to might feel uncomfortable with this topic.

3. The biggest asset I will bring to the group is being very organized and knowing and helping to make sure we have everything we need for when it is due. I am also very good at researching and finding good documents to show for clips during the presentation, so i feel like that will be a big help to my group.

Anna Lijewski
 * 1) We choose this topic because gangs was already taken and we thought this would be a good topic to discuss due to the fact it makes many people uncomfortable. I hope to learn different ways to help students who are bullied because of their sexual preference.
 * 2) My only concern is whether or not we will be able to fill the time slot.
 * 3) I will bring my creativity and the ability the make amazing power points to my group.

Yolanda: 1.) This topic was actually our second choice. I choose this topic because I don't feel that I am very knowledgable with it. I want to learn more about it, and learn about all the different situations that individuals face when they are part of this culture. I know that I will have students throughout my teaching career that will be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender and I will have to know how to help them if they are being bullied and I will need to be able to give them advice. I hope to learn more about this culture so that I will be able to know how to support my student and understand what they are going through.

2.) At first we were excited about doing this topic because we felt that we would have lots of information to look through that would be useful. Then we weren't sure how comfortable we were and how comfortable everyone would be with this topic. The other concern that I have is that we might want to show a movie clip or something and having 1 hour we might have to really dig for the very important things.

3.) The biggest assest I will bring to this group is that I am very reliable, I always make time and show up for important things. I am also very organized with my school work and I always like to have my presentations be really good so I will contribute to my group so that it happens.

Outline start with handout 1. definitions/explanations a.homosexuality b.bisexual c.transgender 2.Class/ cultures 3.Culture of GLBT 4. What and why is socially acceptable videos:gwens story 5.Teaching aspect a.Sooner you approach the better b.how to handle situations like that c.how a child might feel if they come from a family with gay parents video:modern family d.talk about Milwaukee Alliance e.Alliance video

INDIVIDUAL POST ASSESSMENT:

Emily Tessar: 1. Doing our presentation on GLBT, i came in without knowing a lot about each of these groups/cultures. I learned a lot of interesting views and facts on GLBT while doing research on them. There were a few major points that i was shocked to learn about. I did the research on how what class you are in/born in effects how a GLBT person feels in that environment and how they feel about coming out. It also explained a lot about what class they end up in. One of the main points I found while doing my research that was interesting was how in some states if they find out you are GLBT it is legal to fire that person. I think that is terrible and should become illegal in every state. It should be how well you do your job not on what your sexuality is. A second point that suprised me from research was how many different names are out there for GLBT. I only knew of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender, those are the main ones out there, but it shocked me on the website we found with with the definitions on how many different names people call them or they call themselves. Another main point I learned about their culture was that most people in the upper class do not end up coming out, because that would jepordize them and GLBT people that do end up coming out usually end up in the lower to lower middle class and make far less money a year that what people in that same class make. I find that shocking, their work ethics and how they do the job are no different than any of us, so why should they get paid less. It really caught me off guard when i learned that through my research.

2.I believe our group functioned very well. We each took a part of the research and did our research on it, anna did the powerpoint, and in the end we all came togerther to help put with what order the slides should be in the powerpoint. Overall, i believe we functioned well as a group and we each were prepared for the part we researched on, but we also were prepared for the other parts, so we could add in information we had to say about that topic. I think it came together well.

3.The part I am most proud of in our presentation was how we got the class to interact and engage in some good conversations. I am also proud of our research and how smooth our presentation went. I think we did well with communicating with the class and we each took a part and gave a lot of information on it. Something i would change about the presentation was i wish we could have had a little bit more time. Also i loved the idea of a guest speaker, i think it really would of helped people relate to people who are GLBT and see how they are just like us with feelings too. I would of like to have a guest speaker come in, but then that goes along with having more time. I also wish we would have timed it a little better to get our last article in but overall there is not much about the actual research or presentation i would change.

I think you guys did an awesome job presenting this topic, especially because it can be an uncomfortable topic. I especially liked the clip you showed about the movie and the hand out at the beginning of class- I think it gave people a new perspective to the topic. -Kailey

I agree with Kailey; you guys did a great job for an uncomfotable topic. I was shocked to hear the stats you had; I can't believe in some states that it is legal for bosses to fire you from your job if you are a GLBT. I don't think that is fair to them. They are probably as smart or even smarter than other workers at their place of employment. - Kayla Schmeckel

I agree with Kailey and Kayla. I thought that the movie clip you showed was really moving and did a great job sparking discussion amongst everyone. I was also shocked to hear that you can be fired in a lot of states for being LGBT. I would've thought that the number would either be smaller or nonexistant. It's really a shame. -Molly Toll

Yolanda Booth 1.) Before researching on our topic on GLBT, I came into the group knowing some facts and things about the GLBT culture. I learned a lot more about this culture by the time we were finished with our research. In the past I had seen that movie about Gwen who was a transgender on Lifetime and when we started researching about Transgender I immediatley thought about that movie.I had also knew a lot about gender and society since in the past I have taken a Women's studies course at UWM. There were many things that surprised me. I was very surprised to learn that homosexuality is illegal in so many countries. It was shocking to me to read that death penalty was the punishment in one country. It was also intresting to learn about the different social classes and how different it may be in each class for someone who is GLBT. I really enjoyed learning about all of the different classroom techniques we can use as teachers and the alliance school we learned about. The other thing that I found intresting was the point that a classmate said about Hollywood trying to make both sides happy by having GLBT individuals in tv shows and then making fun of GLBT in other shows/movies.

2.) I think that as a group we worked very well together! We were all very reliable and researched our parts. We all started by just researching everything, then we split it up, and made our own slides. Anna put all of the slides together and we all went through it together making sure things were in the correct places. Although we did research on specific parts we all added to each other's slides when we came together to put the slides together. We also made sure that we were knowledgable on the entire presentation.

3.) I am proud of our whole presentation, I feel that everything went really well. We all participated and we had the audience involved. I really enjoyed showing the clip of the movie on transgender because I feel that even though it was a clip that was only a few minutes, I feel that it touched our audience. I also liked the handout that we passed out at first. The only thing I would change about our presentaion would be to have the time be a little longer or more flexible. We really had the audience involved so we ran out of time. Of course we wanted to hear what everyone had to say and this made our time run out. Overall I think that we did a great job.

Anna Lijewski
 * Post Assessment **
 * I didn’t really know a lot about this topic when I started out I knew basics. For research I honestly did not find a lot in the data bases that were not just about law suits. I really found the most information on support group websites and newspaper stories.
 * I learn so many new things about my topic but one thing that was a really big thing was how many different terms there are for this topic. I did not know about all the different ways that people identify with their sexuality or with themselves. Another thing I learned is how much people use umbrella terms, mainly because they don’t understand something. Finally I knew that there was hate crimes against GLBT, but I don’t think I realized how violent they were and I think a lot of people found that disturbing.
 * I think our group functioned very well. It was hard to find times to meet because we are all so busy, but we worked it out. Everyone had great contributions to bring to the group.
 * I don’t think I would have changed it, but I did want to get to that article at the end and see people’s reactions. We have such great discussions the rest of the presentation though and that’s why we ran out of time.

I enjoyed your presentation. You guys did a good job at making an uncomfortable or "awkward" subject for class discussion relatable. t as respectful, and I respect you guys for it! -Emily Sparks

Awesome presentation! I was very nervous when you guys got to the front of the room and saw your topic, because I was afraid it was going to be super uncomfortable...but it wasn't!!! You guys had a lot of interesting information in your presentation and it kept the audience engaged. - Nicole Gottsacker

I think that you guys had a really great presentation. That 'quiz' that you gave us was a really great way to start off. It was very powerful to me, and I think I can speak for the whole class. You guys did awesome! -Alisha Adams

You guys did a great job. I think my biggest takeaway from your presentation was about the Alliance School of Milwaukee. I had no idea that something like that existed so close to us here. I know some people had objections with having a school that was exclusive to people who were bullied etc, but I think its great. It allows these young students to focus on learning, and prepare themselves socially for their lives. I'm sure that they have curriculum that focuses on preparing them to deal with adversity and discrimination that will occur to them outside of school. Great job ladies! -- Evan Conley

You ladies did an excellent job. You had so much classroom involvment which is hard to do. I learned a lot that I never really thought about before. I agree with Alisha that the quiz you gave us really had us thinking and caught us off guard, Overall though, great presentation! :) -Alyssa Thomas

You guys had a lot of interesting information! It was neat how you guys opened up with that survey with those questions, it was a good conversation piece. You did very well with the topic, because you never know if it would of been uneasy, but you guys did Great! So, overall great job, i really enjoyed the class involvement. -Becky GIlbreath

I think you guys really took on a very difficult topic and I commend you for that. You showed this highly sensitive topic the proper respect it deserved and clearly you were emotionally invested into your topic. Very well done to each and every one of you! -Michael Federman