Advocate Educator Book Tour!

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Vanessa Ford (she/her) and Rebecca Kling (she/her) are the authors of the forthcoming book "The Advocate Educator's Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Student's Thrive". Based on over 50 interviews and a framework for inclusive education. The 4 principles are Educate-Affirm-Include-Disrupt. They hope to have to this book impact thousands of student lives!

We are taking The Advocate Educator on the road through the conference circuit! Through presentations, meet-ups, school sessions and more, we are planning to be at the following conferences--- and need your help to get us there! Believe it or not, these costs are up to us, not the publisher.

CONFERENCES

AACTE: February 16-18, 2024 in Denver, CO.

SXSW EDU : March 4-7, 2024 in Austin, TX.

ASCD : March 22-25, Washington, DC

UNITED : July 15-17th, Nashville, TN

DONATION PRIZES!

If you donate, at any level, you will be entered into the chance to have a free virtual staff professional development for the school of your choice!

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Meet Co-Author Vanessa Ford (she/her)

Vanessa Ford (she/her). is an award-winning educator and author who happens to be the parent of a wonderful transgender child. Her children’s book, Calvin, won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Best Children’s or Middle-Grade Book and she was a classroom teacher for 14 years in DC Public Schools and has continued to work in the field. Her family’s advocacy has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, New York Magazine and NPR. She was a founding member of The Human Rights Campaign’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council and sat for 2 years on the board of the National Center for Transgender Equality. She now lives with her husband and two children outside of Boston. You can learn more about her and her family here: www.jrandvanessaford.com.

Meet Co-Author Rebecca Kling (she/her)

Rebecca Kling (she/her) is a nationally-known transgender activist and advocate for equal rights. She is the co-owner of the social impact consulting firm Better World Collaborative and previously served as the Education Programming Director at the National Center for Transgender Equality. Rebecca is also currently on the leadership team of Camp Aranu’tiq, a camp for transgender and gender variant youth, and she taught middle and high school theater for years. Her advocacy has been featured in the Washington Post, the Guardian, and elsewhere. You can learn more about her work at www.rebeccakling.com or www.betterworldcollaborative.com.