Speakers Bureau: Stephen Henry

Speaking Topics:NEA National Training Program on Safety, Bias, and GLBT Issues
This training program consists of three workshops, each 90-120 minutes in length, which can be delivered separately or together. The workshops are especially designed for people who are not gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, but who are interested in addressing bias regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

Taking a Stand: Creating Safe Schools for All Students
This introductory workshop, designed for all school personnel, uses video clips and hands-on activities to examine the obvious and subtle ways that bias plays out in schools, and offers resources for creating schools that are safe for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. (90 minutes)

Making the Case: Communication Strategies on GLBT Issues
This introductory workshop, designed for educators and education leaders, provides an overview of effective messaging and communication strategies on controversial issues, as well as resources and models for talking to constituents about the need to address anti-GLBT bias in schools. (90 minutes)

Walking the Talk: Classroom Resources for Addressing Bias
This advanced workshop, designed for K-12 classroom instructors, examines various approaches to designing and integrating activities into the classroom that raise awareness for bias and empower students to advocate for change, especially around anti-GLBT bias. (120 minutes)

Biography: Stephen Henry is a 6th grade teacher at Creswell Arts Magnet School and a professional actor in Nashville, TN. A veteran teacher of 21 years, he is an active member of the Metropolitan Nashville Education Association and serves on MNEA’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and chairs its Human Relations Committee. He is also a member of the Tennessee Education Association’s Board of Directors and chairs its Internal Operational Needs Committee. Additionally, he has received TEA’s E. Harper Johnson Human Relations Award and MNEA’s Ted Martin Human Relations Award.

As a national trainer for the National Education Association’s Human and Civil Rights Division, he has presented workshops throughout the South. He is the Southeast Regional Director of NEA’s GLBT Caucus, serves as Vice-President of the Tennessee Equality Project, and Secretary of the TEP Foundation. He has received the Outstanding Young Tennessean Award from the Tennessee Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Brotherhood/Sisterhood Elementary Educator Award from the National Council for Community and Justice for Tennessee.

Contact: shenry@tnequalityproject.com

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