Carol LaVallee, Sarasota County Schools

Ken Carano, Western Oregon University

Ken Carano, Western Oregon University

Ken Carano, Western Oregon University Tina M. Ellsworth, Northwest Missouri State University

Jeffery D. Nokes, Brigham Young University

Carol LaVallee, Sarasota County Schools

Jeffery D. Nokes, Brigham Young University

Teaching about LGBTQ+ concepts and history helps counter prejudice and creates a classroom environment that is supportive of all students.

A simple yet rigorous technique enables students to develop their ability to ask questions as they plan and drive their own inquiries.

Two featured documents related to a nineteenth-century U.S. civil rights bill can launch a fascinating classroom lesson on the complex trajectory of civil rights during post-Civil War Reconstruction.