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SPCL 3000 LGBTQ Youth in Educational Contexts (Greytak)

Prof. Emily Greytak OER

Week 13: LGBTQ Youth Around the World (4/28-5/4)

READ

  • Read OR Watch: Find and read 1 article (min 1000 words or 4 pages) or 1 video (min 5 min) about LGBTQ youth or LGBTQ education issues on a country of your choice, this is detailed in the "Do" section.

WATCH & LISTEN

DO/SUBMIT

Do & Post: Your Country of Choice

  • Identify, Read/Watch: Find and read 1 article (min 1000 words or 4 pages) or 1 video (min 5 min) about LGBTQ+ youth or LGBTQ+ education issues on a country of your choice, (NOT the U.S.)  you can find this by doing an online  search for "news" or just general search. You could also search using "Google scholar", or any other way. YOU MUST CHOOSE A COUNTRY THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED IN THIS WEEK'S MATERIALS. If you are are not able to find anything specifically on LGBTQ+ youth or LGBTQ+ education/schools for your country, you can read something about LGBTQ+ people or issues more generally in that country. You will need to relate it to youth and/or education issues in your post. You will also pull from the World Gender Customs Map.

 

  • Then, Post: Post on the "Share Your Country Overview" Blackboard discussion thread (you can find it right below Week 13 Weekly Response), sharing a brief overview of what you learned about from your reading and what you found on the: World Gender Customs map about gender customs in your country (if there was nothing there on the map for your country then state that).  Make sure you are specifically discussing LGBTQ+ youth and/or education topics in that country. If you were not able to find anything specifically on LGBTQ+ youth or LGBTQ+ education/schools for your country, then in addition to the overview of what you did learn, please comment on what you think the country would be like for LGBTQ+ youth or LGBTQ+ education topics based on what you read about. Please put the name of your country in the title of your post.

Week 14: Activism & Allyship (5/5-5/11)

READ

WATCH

  • Watch: Week 14 Weekly Talk - Unfortunately there was a technical error for the last part of the talk that previewed the final assignments. I will try and get this fixed, but don't worry you won't have missed anything, and I'll definitely post a video about the final assignments next week!

DO

  • Review: Review the country posts from your classmates. Choose at least 2 classmates' posts to comment on them and share: 1) why you were interested in their post, 2) 1 thing that you learned or one thing that surprised you, 3) anything else you'd like to share or any questions you'd like to ask. 
  • Find & Read/Watch/Listen: Your Choice!
    • Identify an issue that you are passionate about and find a video, article, or podcast episode about a youth activist or group of youth activists working on that issue. Be prepared to discuss the issue and activist(s) you learned about in your Weekly Response.
  • Complete: Your Personal Action Plan This an opportunity to identify areas where you can make a difference with a small action or a big step. Complete this short form to identify how you can contribute to making change. I'll send you your responses next semester to remind you!

SUBMIT

Final Assignments: Final Learning Statement & Course Evaluations (for me & for CUNY) - see details below!

Module 4 Final Assignments

Paper Assignment #2: Final Learning Statement

  • Description: A 3-5 page paper describing your learning in this course that identifies, discusses, and explores the educational gains you made in the course. The statement is autobiographical in the sense that it’s located in your experience of the course—the readings, class discussions and videos, films, and assignments. The statement is also academic in the sense that it asks you to intersect your experience with the course’s scholarship and experiential activities (readings, media, assignments, and class activities)
  • Details and Rubric Assignment Paper Final Learning Essay below
  • Submit completed paper assignment via Blackboard 
    • Due: THURSDAY May 22nd, 11:59pm

COURSE EVALUATIONS: Complete Both by 5/22, 11:59 pm

For Emily - Feedback Form (anonymous)

  • Complete the form and take the action at the end of the form (this will allow me know you completed it, but not which responses are yours). 

For CUNY Brooklyn College

  • Incentives for students who submit all of their course BC evaluations: (Note: for technical support, go to the ITS help page

    • Lottery Incentive – 20 undergraduate students, by random drawing, will be added to the “Upper Senior” registration group for Spring 2026 registration.

    • Early access to fellow students’ ratings in time for Fall 2025 semester program change

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