Spring 2023
Announcements
Upcoming panel: Creating Spaces Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students Thrive. May 2, 2023 @ 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET.
Get Featured on our Social Media: Make a 30-60s video talking about a topic of your choice related to Pride and Less Prejudice. You can find an example here. The first 10 teachers to submit their reel will receive an additional book bundle as a thank-you! If you are interested, please submit the reel through the google form here before March 15.
Meet Our New Team Members:
> Website Manager: Dothy Cart (she/her) is a Software Test Engineer in King George, Virginia.
> Curriculum Support: Elana Fruchtman (she/her) taught kindergarten in both public and independent schools in Seattle, New York, and Los Angeles for nearly a decade.
> Development Intern: Nicole Caldwell (she/her) is a college professor who trains current and future teachers to work with students with disabilities.
Updates
Press Coverage: Check out the interview of the PLP’s founder, Lisa Forman in Shoutout Colorado.
Podcast Interview: Journey to Transformation have interviewed PLP’s founder, Lisa Forman and co-founder, Becca Damante about PLP and LGBTQ+ representation across the US. Check it here.
Check our recent blogs here!
> Book Bans and Mental Health
> Conversation with Winter Miller
> Growing Up With Two Moms
> First Impressions: Kind Like Marsha
> How Service Learning Mindsets can Create Inclusive LGBTQ+ Spaces in Schools
> Reflections on Reading “Jacob’s School Play: Starring He, She, and They”
> PLP is Turning 3!Read alouds available for “Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They”, “Love, Violet”, “Mr. Watson's Chickens”, “Jacob's School Play: Starring He, She, and They” and "Calvin".
Special Thanks
Thank you so much to our moderator Kit Ballenger (she/her), and panelists Elana Fruchtman (she/her) and Elisa Gall (they) for an amazing discussion about Pride and Less Prejudice's book bundles (Spotlight: A Closer Look at PLP Picks and Tips for Classroom Use). It was an eventful panel with multiple suggestions for extension activities and lesson plan tie-ins for a variety of picture books!