Monday

Teacher Education and the (Im)Possibilities of Schooling, Young People, and Sex/ualities: A Curriculum Approach
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Symposium
Adolescence, Sex/ualities and Schooling
Lisa Hunter, Jane Mitchell
The Queer Story of the Heterosexual Questionnaire
Mary Louise Rasmussen, Jane Mitchell, Valerie Harwood
De-Fetishising Methods and Diversity: Working Between Pedagogy and Diversity in Teacher Education
Lisa Patel Stevens, Jane M. Mitchell
The Cultural Plunge as Queer Identity Exploration
William J. Letts
Time: Mon, Apr 11 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Harricana

The Sociopolitical Context of LGBT Student Activism and Identity: A Comparison of U.S., Canada and Mexico
Unit: Division G-Social Context of Education / Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Co-Sponsor Unit: Queer Studies SIG
Shaping Democratic Identities and Building Citizenship Skills: The Student-Led Struggle for Mexico’s First Ever Gay-Straight Alliance
Ian K. Macgillivray
How Involvement in Campus Activities Shapes Students’ Identities
Kristen A. Renn
The Intersection of History, Identity and Ideology in the Modern Gay Rights Movement
Patrick Dilley
When Students Seek Justice: A Comparison of Homophobic Harassment Court Cases in the US and Canada
Elizabeth Jackson Meyer
Susan Talburt, Discussant
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Maisonneuve, Section C

SIG Reception, Wine & Cheese followed by informal dinner arrangements organized by SIG
Tuesday Apr. 12, 5:30-7pm, Queer Studies in Education SIG Reception co-sponsored by Haworth Press (Journal of Gay and Lesbian Studies in Education)
Chez Roger Bontemps (Gay B/B) located on rue Wolfe in between Ste-Catherine and Maisonneuve St. in The Village of downtown Montreal, well within walking distance to all major conference hotels (20 minutes) and 5 minutes away from Berri-UQUAM Metro station. The address is 1441 rue Wolfe and the phone number is 598-9587.

The Performative Discourse of Identity in Queer Studies
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Paper Session
Visual Culture and Identity Formation
James H. Sanders, Christine Ballengee-Morris
Queering Queer Studies
James J. Albright
Presentation of Self in Not-so-Everyday Comics: Curricular Implications of the Comics of Alison Bechdel
Allison J. Kelaher Young
Scout's Honor: Duty, Citizenship, and the Homoerotic in the Boy Scouts of America
Andrea K. Coleman, Mary A Ehrenworth, Nancy L. Lesko
Susan Talburt, Discussant
Mary Bryson, Chair
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 8:15am - 10:15am Building/Room: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Saint-Francois

From Preservice Teacher to Professor: Being Queer in the Academy
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Paper Session
"Buying In, Buying Out" - Preservice Teacher Beliefs About Gay Youth Issues Presented Within Multicultural Education Coursework
Grace C Huerta, Leslie Flemmer
Rethinking Silence as Support: Cooperating Teachers and the Evolving Identity of Student Teachers
David M. Donahue
Examining the Lived Experiences of Out Gay and Lesbian K–12 Educators
William F. DeJean
Homophobia and Heterosexism in the College of Education: A Case Study
Corrine M. Wickens
Chicano and Queer in the Academy: An Autoethnography on the Pursuit of Tenure
Jaime H. Garcia
Reta U. Whitlock, Chair
James T. Sears, Discussant
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 8:15am - 10:15am Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / Montreal Ballroom, Section Westmount

Queer Studies SIG Paper Discussions #1
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Paper Discussion (formerly known as Roundtables)
Predictors of Heterosexual Relationships Among Sexual Minority Adolescents
Trent Haines
Teaching Outside the Box: Preparing Mental Health Professionals to Work With LGBT Clients
Markus P Bidell
"In Case You Haven't Noticed, I'm Gay. Pass the Salt.": Experiencing Coming Out at School
Michael Whatling
The Aloha ‘Âina Adolescent Day Treatment Program (AAADTP) Team: A Phenomenological Case Study
Thomas Scott Duke
Feminine Males as Gender Benders: Sexual Identity, Gender Performance, and Spiritual Formation
Samuel M. Davidson
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 11:25am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer

Queer Studies SIG Paper Discussions #2
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Paper Discussion (formerly known as Roundtables)
Sexual Minority Citizenship
Lori B MacIntosh
Design for a Video Installation Lesson Opposing Homophobia and Promoting Respect in Communities
Gregory Lewis Bynum
Enhancing Efficacy Among Gay Male Adolescents: A Cross-Generational Case Study
Mark Alan Giesler
Telling the Tale of Stonewall: The Curriculum as Intergenerational Text
Kevin C. Franck
Future Teaching Practices and Hegemonic Norms of Schooling: Preservice Teachers’ Struggle with Sexual Identity Issues
Patricia L. Bullock, Debra M. Freedman
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 4:05pm - 4:45pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer

Queer Studies SIG UnBusiness Meeting: Arguments, Conflicts, and Promises in the Field of Queer Theory and Education
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Business Meeting
Deborah P. Britzman, York University
Dennis L. Carlson, Miami University
Didi M. Khayatt, York University
Kevin K. Kumashiro, Center for Anti-Oppressive Education
William F. Pinar, Louisiana State University
James T. Sears, University of South Carolina
Mary Bryson, Chair
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 6:15pm - 8:15pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / Montreal Ballroom, Section Outremont

Friday

The Rights and Needs of Queer Youth in School
SIG-Queer Studies (formerly Lesbian & Gay Studies)
Session type: Paper Session
An Investigation of Support Groups Designed to Address the Special Needs of Sexual Minority Youth
Pedro Garcia-Alonso, Ronald R. Morgan
Education Policy: Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
Jason Michael Cianciotto, Sean Cahill
Fragmented Safety: Envisioning Safe Schools Initiatives for Transgender Students
Dominique E Johnson
Leaving LGBT Students Behind: A Developmental Exploration of the Rights of LGBT Students in Schools
Stacey S. Horn
Catherine A. Lugg, Discussant
Ian K. Macgillivray, Chair
Time: Fri, Apr 15 - 8:15am - 10:15am Building/Room: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Jolliet

Starting With Sexuality: Developing Disruptive, Democratic Curriculum and Classrooms for Diverse Urban Youth
In Session: How School Environments Shape Student Experiences
Division B-Curriculum Studies
Section 5 - Diversity and Curriculum Studies
Time: Mon, Apr 11 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Delta Centre Ville / Salon 532

The Benefit of Inclusive Safe School Legislation for LGBT Students in the United States
In Session: Forgotten Populations in Education Policy
Division L-Educational Policy and Politics
Time: Mon, Apr 11 - 4:05pm - 5:35pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / St-Leonard

Lesbian Moms in Straight Schools: Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Experiences in Schools
In Session: Exploring Educational Access and Success Across Differences
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Mon, Apr 11 - 4:55pm - 5:35pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer

Differences in College Experiences and Outcomes Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Students
In Session: Frameworks for Examining Sexual Orientation and Gender
Division J-Postsecondary Education
Section 5 - Society, Culture, and Change
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 8:15am - 9:45am Building/Room: InterContinental Montreal / Vieux-Montreal

Community as a Tool for Social Justice Teacher Education: Intersections of Race, Religion, and Sexuality
In Session: Community and a Commitment to Democracy: Working Toward Social Justice Teacher Education
Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education
Section 5
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 8:15am - 9:45am Building/Room: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Garcia Lorca

An Ethnographic Study on Activist Expressions of Adolescent Sexuality
In Session: From Homeplace to Hope: Desire and Nostalgia, Sexuality and Activism, Hip-Hop and the Intersection
SIG-Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 8:15am - 9:45am Building/Room: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Chaudiere

Queer Bedfellows: Identity Politics and Queerness at a Campus LGBT Center
In Session: Frameworks for Examining Sexual Orientation and Gender
Division J-Postsecondary Education
Section 5 - Society, Culture, and Change
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 8:15am - 9:45am Building/Room: InterContinental Montreal / Vieux-Montreal

Shaping Democratic Identities and Building Citizenship Skills: The Student-Led Struggle for Mexico’s First Ever Gay-Straight Alliance
In Session: The Sociopolitical Context of LGBT Student Activism and Identity: A Comparison of U.S., Canada and Mexico
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Maisonneuve, Section C

The Intersection of History, Identity and Ideology in the Modern Gay Rights Movement
In Session: The Sociopolitical Context of LGBT Student Activism and Identity: A Comparison of U.S., Canada and Mexico
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Maisonneuve, Section C

Psychoanalytic and Queer Theory in Contemporary Physical Education.
In Session: Reconceptualizing the Bodied Socio-Cultural Process in Physical Education
SIG-Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education
Time: Tue, Apr 12 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Richelieu

Oppression and Resiliency in a Post-Apartheid South Africa: Unheard Voices of Black Gay Men and Lesbians
In Session: Participatory Research as Praxis for Transformation
SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 8:15am - 9:45am Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Maisonneuve, Section C

"Ready or Not.....?" Teen Sexuality and the Troubling Discourse of "Readiness"
In Session: Theories, Policies and Alternative Models for Education of Adolescents
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / St-Leonard

Teaching the Queer Character of Racism
In Session: The Practical Critical Educator: Democracy and Demography in Theory and Practice
Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education
Section 2
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 7

Veering into Queering: Cartoons as Representation
In Session: Creating and Theorizing Representation in Qualitative Research
SIG-Qualitative Research
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 4

Dismantling Educational Closets: The Lived Experiences of Lesbian and Bisexual Female High School Students
In Session: School Culture: Why Don't We Feel at Home?
Division B-Curriculum Studies
Section 5 - Diversity and Curriculum Studies
Time: Wed, Apr 13 - 6:15pm - 7:45pm Building/Room: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Joyce

It Wouldn’t Be Unreasonable to Assume I Am Gay”: Boys Negotiating Being “Normal”
In Session: Identity Constructions in the Urban Classroom Context: Learning From Student Perspectives
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 1 - Local Contexts of Teaching and Learning
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 6

More Than an Afterthought: Queering Postcolonial Curricula
In Session: Postcolonial Theory and the Troubling of International Educational Research
SIG-Postcolonial Studies and Education
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Ritz-Carlton, Montreal / Vice Royal II

Artful Engagement: Using Photo-Voice Approaches to Disrupt the Silences Around Sexuality, the Body and HIV/AIDS
In Session: Gendering the Pandemic: Gender, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Southern African Educational Settings
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / St-Leonard

Boys and Girls Should not be Too Close: Sexuality, Gendered Identity and HIV/AIDS Education
In Session: Gendering the Pandemic: Gender, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Southern African Educational Settings
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 4 - Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 10:35am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / St-Leonard

Sexuality, Strategic Essentialism and the High School Curriculum
In Session: Social Justice, Sexuality and the Postmodern Curriculum
Division B-Curriculum Studies
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 11:25am - 12:05pm Building/Room: Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer

The Accountability Paradox in a Diverse Democracy: Challenging Social Constructions of Gender, Sexuality, and Race While Working to Broaden Educational Access for Underrepresented Students
In Session: Where We Stand! Moving Forward the Conversation on Gender, Race, and Educational Accountability in a Democracy
Presidential Invited Session
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / Montreal Ballroom, Section Cote St-Luc

Hostile School Climate, Academic Achievement and Educational Aspirations in a National Sample of LGBT Youth
In Session: Students at the Margins: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
Division G-Social Context of Education
Section 2 - Multicultural Contexts of Education Within and Across Subject Areas
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 12:25pm - 1:55pm Building/Room: Delta Centre Ville / Salon 530

Made in the (Multicultural) U.S.A.: Unpacking Tensions of Race, Culture, Gender, and Sexuality in Education
In Session: Defining the Citizen: Perspectives on Civic, Character, and Multicultural Education
Division B-Curriculum Studies
Section 4 - Curriculum History
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Delta Centre Ville / Salon 532

Reading Gender and Sexuality: Preteen Students Speak Out
In Session: Empowering Student Voices for Social Justice
SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice
Time: Thu, Apr 14 - 2:15pm - 3:45pm Building/Room: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / Montreal Ballroom, Section La Salle

Dr. Kevin J. Graziano is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Teacher Preparation Program at Nevada State College in Henderson, Nevada. He completed his doctorate in 2003 in International and Multicultural Education with a minor in Educational Technology from the University of San Francisco. Dr. Graziano’s teaching and research interests include multicultural education, teacher preparation, the digital divide, urban learning, and education for personal liberation and social change. In 2000, he conducted an exploratory study entitled, “Reflections from University Students in a South African Gay and Lesbian Society,” which is expected to be published this summer in the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.

Tara Goldstein is an Associate Professor working at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). She is currently the Associate Chair of Teacher Education in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and has taught in both the undergraduate preservice teacher education and graduate education programs. Tara’s teaching and research interests include working towards equity in education, the education of immigrant adolescents, schooling in multilingual communities, schooling and sexuality, anti-homophobia education and playwriting as critical ethnography. These interests have all come together in her three ethnographic plays: Hong Kong, Canada (2001); Satellite Kids (2003); Snakes and Ladders (2004). Hong Kong, Canada is included in Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School published by Lawrence Erlbaum. Tara is also the author of the critical ethnography Two Languages at Work: Bilingual life on the Production Floor (1997) published by Mouton de Gruyter and the co-editor with David Selby of Weaving Connections: Educating for Peace, Social and Environmental Justice (2000) published by Sumach Press.