keywords
- Anti-oppressive education, queer theory/ pedagogy, policy implementation, teacher learning
- Contact Info
Leonardi, Bethy
Positions
- Associate Professor, School of Education
- Lecturer, School of Education
- Faculty Director, School of Education
Research Areas
Research
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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conference proceeding
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journal article
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A Pretty Queer Thing: Thinking Queerly About Teachers' Gender and Sexual Diversity-Focused Professional Learning.
Journal of Teacher Education.
511-522.
2021
- Cultivating a Queer Mindset: How One Elementary School Teacher Is Rattling Common Sense. Teachers College Record. 2021
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A Reflection on Engaged Scholarship.
Educational Policy: an interdisciplinary journal of policy and practice.
383-392.
2021
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Beyond Bathroom Bills and the Gender Identity Debate: Complicating the Policy Conversation About Supporting Trans Students in Schools.
Educational Policy: an interdisciplinary journal of policy and practice.
274-303.
2021
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Perpetuating Inequalities: The Role of Political Distraction in Education Policy.
Educational Policy: an interdisciplinary journal of policy and practice.
163-179.
2021
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A Pretty Queer Thing: Thinking Queerly About Teachers' Gender and Sexual Diversity-Focused Professional Learning.
Journal of Teacher Education.
511-522.
2021
Teaching
courses taught
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EDUC 3013 - School and Society
Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
Introduces students - both future teachers and those simply interested in education - to pressing issues surrounding education within the United States. The course reveals the complex relationship between schools and the larger society of which they are a part. Examines issues of diversity and equity from different disciplinary lenses, including history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. -
EDUC 4301 - Queer(ing) Topics in Education
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2024
Bring critical and queer theoretical perspectives to bear on an inquiry into what's counted as "normal" in social, historical, and political contexts of education in the United States. We'll explore queerness, queer theory, and queer pedagogy, in an effort to examine schooling as a heteronormative institution that has tended toward (re)producing heterosexism, homophobia, and violence against queer bodies and identities. Same as EDUC 5301. -
EDUC 4800 - Special Topics
Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
Designed to meet needs of students with topics of pertinent interest. May be repeated up to 18 total hours. -
EDUC 5005 - Advanced Social Foundations of Education
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021
Critically examines the intellectual and political forces that shape the aims, policies, and practices of K-12 education in the United States. -
EDUC 5022 - LGBTQ+ Topics in Higher Education
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
Explores the diverse aspects of college and university life for students, staff, and faculty who identify as LGBTQ+. Examines the different higher education supports and challenges for LGBTQ+ student populations.
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 2014
- M.A., University of Colorado Boulder 2008
- B.A., Nicholls State University 1996