upcoming and recent talks

TEDMED
Gender Identity Justice Educator

Keynotes
International
  • Gender Identity Justice Educator (2018). TEMED, Chaos and Clarity. Palm Springs, CA: Fall, 2018.
  • Rooting Gender Identity in and Across the Chilean School System. Ministry of Education. Santiago, Chile: Fall, 2017.
  • Trans*+ing School: Across Policy, Theory, and Practice. Prácticas educacionales y pedagógicas para laInclusión desde las diferencias.” Educational and pedagogical practices for inclusion embracing differences. University Alberto Hurtado. Santiago, Chile: Fall, 2017.
  • Unpacking, Implementing and Sustaining Gender Identity in Chilean Schools. UNESCO. Santiago, Chile: Fall, 2017.
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime RMIT. Melbourne, AU: Fall, 2017.
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. University of Western Sydney. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.
  • Putting Gender Revolution into Practice University of Western Sydney. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.
  • Unpacking Teaching, Recognizing and Affirming Trans and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework. Ministry of Education. Santiago, Chile: Fall, 2017.
  • Trans*+-Culturaling: Sustaining Recognition and Affirmation of Identity Into and Across Contexts. University of Canterbury. Christchurch, NZ: Fall, 2017. 

Scholar in Residence
University Alberto Hurtado
  • Trans*+ing Schools Across Policy, Theory, and Practice. Prácticas educacionales y pedagógicas para la Inclusión desde las diferencias.” Educational and pedagogical practices for inclusion embracing differences. University Alberto Hurtado. Santiago, Chile: Fall, 2017.
 
University of Western Sydney
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. University of Western Sydney. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.
  • Putting Gender Revolution into Practice University of Western Sydney. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.

RMIT
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. RMIT. Melbourne, AU: Fall, 2017.
National (select)
  • How do we Teach, Affirm and Recognize Students with Complex Gender Identities in New Mexico? New
    Mexico Council Teachers of English. Annual Conference. Albuquerque NM, Spring, 2020.
  • Queering Literacy Instruction: Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Affirming English Language Arts Classrooms. (Feb, 2019). Michigan Council Teachers of English, Think Spring Conference. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
  • Queering Literacy Instruction for Students with Complex Gender Identities: Creating Safe, Inclusive, and
    Affirming Classrooms and Schools.     (Feb, 2019). Educators for Social Justice, Educating for Change Conference, “Borders, Boundaries, and the Spaces In Between." St. Louis, MO.
  • The Power and Politics of Conducting Critical Research that Advances Educational Justice in the Age of Trump. Presidential Session. American Educational Research Association. Toronto, ON: Spring, 2019.
  • Gender Identity Justice Educator (2018). TEMED, Chaos and Clarity. Palm Springs, CA: Fall, 2018.
  • Gender Identity Justice in Schools: Remembered as More than an End-note, Footnote or Hashtag… Literacy by the Lakes. Madison, WI: Summer, 2018.
  • The Complexities of Resilience During Troubling Political Times. New York University Conference, Global Connections. New York City, NY: Summer, 2018.
  • Addressing Hate in Higher Education: Critical Reflections on Action, Inaction, Manifestations and Hope Featured Session. American Educational Research Association. New York City, NY: Spring, 2018.
  • At the Intersection of Civil Rights and Public Education: Classrooms, Communities and Research Methodologies.American Educational Research Association. New York City, NY: Spring, 2018.
  • Exploring the State of Education Policies and Experiences for Transgender and Gender Creative Youth. American Educational Research Association. New York City, NY: Spring, 2018.
  • Outrage to Action: Disrupting Inequity Through Teacher Education. Panel. Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Literacy to Amplify Gender Identity Self-Determination and Justice. AACTE. Baltimore, MD: Spring, 2018.
  • Body as Tableau.  Preemptive Education: Maxine Greene Lecture. New York, NY: Fall,2017.
  • Navigations in Making Schools Safe and Affirming for Trans*+and Gender Non-binary Youth. NYU Metro Center Leadership Equity Series. New York, NY: Summer, 2017.
  • Conversations Around the Collection and Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data. Research and Science Policy Forum Session. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • Sediments of Trans in Educational Research: As Noun, Verb, Prefix, and Adjective.Vice Presidential Session, Division G. American Educational Research Association.San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • Addressing Hate in Higher Education: Critical Reflections on Action, Inaction, Manifestations and Hope AERA. New York City, NY: Spring, 2018.
  • Trans*-culturing as Disrupter: Identities in Perpetual Motion. AACTE. Baltimore, MD: Spring, 2018.
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PRESENTATIONS (SELECT)
  • “Gender IdentityWOKE: A Theory of Trans*ness.” Roundtables. Theory as a Collaborator in Literacy Research. Literacy Research Association. Indian Wells, CA: Fall, 2018. 
  • “If I Knew Then... What I Know Now...”  Study Group. Literacy Research Association. Indian Wells, CA: Fall, 2018. 
  • “Voices of Gender Dynamic Adolescents: Changing Schooling and Social Contexts.” Alternative Session. Gender, Sexualities and Literacies Across the Lifespan. Literacy Research Association. Indian Wells, CA: Fall, 2018. 
  • “Sedimenting the Complexities of Gender Identity as Literacy Practice: Learning alongside our Students.” Paper. Teachers' and Literacy Leaders' Education and Improvement. Literacy Research Association. Indian Wells, CA: Fall, 2018. 
  • “Voices of Diverse Students’ Gender Identitiesas Sediments for School Change.” Roundtables, Policy and Governance: Teachers as Advocates, Creating Change from the Ground Up. National Council Teachers of English Annual Convention. Houston, TX, MO: Fall, 2018.
  • “Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans*+ and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework.” Symposium. Leveraging Learning into Practice: Gender and Sexuality Diversity in Teacher Education for Future Classroom Inclusivity. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY: Spring, 2018.
  • Queer Studies SIG AERA 2018 Pre-Conference Session. American Educational Research Association. New York, NY: Spring, 2018.              
  • The Great Bathroom Debate, and Other Important Ethical Dimensions of Gender Identity Inclusion in the Workplace and Schools. NYU, The Ethics of Diversity Symposium. Spring, 2018.
  • “Queering English Studies: Navigating Politics, Policies, and Practices in ELA Learning Spaces.” Invited Panel. National Council Teachers of English Annual Convention. St. Louis, MO: Fall, 2017.
  • "Navigations in Making Schools Safe and Affirming for Trans and Gender non-binary Youth.”  CEE Social Justice Commission Roundtables.” Roundtable. National Council Teachers of English Annual  Convention. St. Louis, MO: Fall, 2017.
RECENT PAST TALKS
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. Louie Larson Lecture Series, SUNY Cortland. Cortland, NY: Spring, 2017.
  • Putting Gender Revolution into Practice.. Louie Larson Lecture Series, SUNY Cortland. Cortland, NY: Spring, 2017.
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. Scholarly Speakers Series, Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo. Michigan: Spring, 2017.
  • Putting Gender Revolution into Practice. Scholarly Speakers Series, Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo. Michigan: Spring, 2017.​
  • Trans*+ing Classrooms: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. Teaching, Learning, and Leading: Education for Equity and Social Justice Conference: Virginia Common Wealth. Richmond, VA:  Spring, 2017
  • "Educators Queering Academia: Critical Memoirs." Symposium Chair and Discussant. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • “Trans*+ing Classrooms: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning." Paper presented in Reimagining, Rethinking, and Reorienting Trans-formational Curricula and Pedagogies. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • "Reading YAL Queerly: A Queer Literacy Framework for Inviting (A)Gender and (A)Sexuality Self-Determination and Justice.” Symposium: Queering Identities in Adolescent Literature and Classrooms. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.​
  • Sediments of Trans in Educational Research: As Noun, Verb, Prefix, and Adjective. Invited Vice Presidential Session, Division G. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • Conversations Around the Collection and Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data.Invited Research and Science Policy Forum Session. American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX: Spring, 2017.
  • Queering English Studies: Navigating Politics, Policies, and Practices in ELA Learning Spaces.. Invited Panel. National Council Teachers of English Annual Convention. St. Louis, MO: Fall, 2017.
  • CEE Social Justice Commission Roundtables.. Roundtable. National Council Teachers of English Annual Convention. St. Louis, MO: Fall, 2017.

forthcoming manuscripts

  • Miler, s. (forthcoming). “Memeing” Gender Identity Complexity into Practice and Praxis. In C. Mayo (Ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality. (XX-XX)
  • Miller, s. (in press). Gender identity complexities turn. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies X (X), 239-242.
  • Miller, s. (forthcoming).Trans*ing pedagogy: Recognition of trans* and gender creative youth in the secondary ELA classroom. In S.C. Carothers, D. Hucks, C. Lewis, V.  Showunmi, and Y. Sealey-Ruiz (Eds.), Purposeful teaching and learning in diverse contexts:  Education for access, equity and achievement (pp. XX-XX). 

recent work
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My work with the The Chilean Ministry of Education, Universidad Alberto Hurtado and UNESCO: Santiago, Chile.

Integration of Trans*+ and Gender Identity Foci into the Chilean School System​
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My work in Australia: RMIT (Melbourne), University of Queensland (Brisbane) and Western Sydney University (Sydney)

RMIT
Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. RMIT. Melbourne, AU: Fall, 2017

University of Queensland
Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. RMIT. Melbourne, AU: Fall, 2017.

Western Sydney University 
Trans*+ing Classrooms and Schools: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning Under a ”Trump” Regime. Western Sydney University. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.
Putting Gender Revolution into Practice. Western Sydney University. Sydney, AU: Fall, 2017.

My work with the Mahatma Gandhi Institute and UNESCO: Visit to Bangalore

UNESCO MGIEP launches ‘Embedding Education for Sustainable Development: A Guide for Textbook Authors
Press release and downloadable book

Currently, I serve as the United States Representative to UNESCO on a longitudinal project in partnership with Mahatma Gandhi Institute as a research associate and author, to develop a textbook for textbook authors about Textbooks for Sustainable Development: A Guide to Embedding ’in India. Last summer of 2016, I travelled to Bangalore, India where I met with 22 scholars from different disciplines across the world (e.g., Japan, Germany, Samoa, Italy, India, Bali, the U.K., Singapore, Cyprus, Indonesia, The U.S., Norway, Spain, Haiti, China, Nepal, Australia, South Africa, and Canada). My team outlined and mapped out the language chapter for the book while other groups focused on geography, maths, science, art, and history. Over the year, we wrote virtually and met on-line and the group just completed writing the book that textbook authors will now use to write curriculum for teachers and administrators across India. As a result of my participation, my Queer Literacy Framework will be implemented in classrooms across the world. Our next step will be to travel to Asia and do professional development with the groups that adopt the work about how to put this work into practice. 

My Visit to Bloemfontein, South Africa