1. Identity and Diversity in the Classroom
Presented by: Terese Gagnon and T.J. West III

2. Introduction
What do you think of when you think of a safe classroom space?

3. Issues in Scene What are the key issues being raised in this skit?
How would you respond to the student’s complaint, both in the office and in the classroom?
Issues in Scene

4. What Can You Do?
Acknowledging the ways in which “privilege” operates in the classroom
Acknowledging that we often make assumptions that our experience is the “normal” experience and interrupting these assumptions

5. Providing a Safe Space for ALL Students
Being a visible ally
Incorporating diversity into the curriculum
Teaching about social and cultural issues through a consideration of how these issues are related to heteronormativity, homophobia, power, race, gender and other social categories

6. Resources LGBT Resource Center: http://lgbt.syr.edu
Office of Multicultural Affairs:
Religious Groups: life/religious-groups.html
The Counseling Center:
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN):