sj Miller

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  • home
  • about me
  • Collaboration
  • gender identity consulting
  • social justice consulting
  • publications and media
    • books >
      • about gender identity justice in schools and communities
      • Navigating Trans *+ and Complex Gender Identities
      • Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth
      • Enseñando, a rmando, + y reconociendo a jóvenes trans* y de género creativo
      • Educators Queering Academia
      • Generation BULLIED 2.0
      • Change Matters
      • Unpacking the Loaded Teacher Matrix
      • Narratives of Social Justice Teaching
    • book series
    • peer-reviewed articles
    • book chapters
    • media work
    • guest blogger
  • critical resources for educators
    • critical curriculum for educators
    • anti-bullying
    • young adult literature
    • hip hop literacy
  • blog
  • news
  • contact

socially  just  educational  consulting  and  coaching®

socially  just  educational  consulting  and  coaching®

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                                      Working Philosophy
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I want to be a thought-partner with your team and support you in  making the work environment a place where everyone wants to be without question; where Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusivity and Belonging+ (DEIAB+) are the anchors for the working community. This is not easy work and it takes diligence, mindfulness and a collective willingness to embrace the desire to change. But change is not enough. We must look deeply into the root causes of systemic and structural issues, unpack and challenge them, and then envision the direction you want your organization to go. It is not enough to make change, we must work to sustain changes that can and will lead to broad-scale transformation. This process of transformation is centered in the Social Justice Framework of Miller & Kirkland (2012), which situates  work as Reflective, Change-Oriented and Solutions-based. ​

I offer different types of professional development, academic coaching, and technical support that leverages, strengthens, and builds capacities for individuals and groups to frame their work through anti-bias, prejudice reduction, and equity-centered practices within curriculum, pedagogy, and in local, state, and national policies. 

Together, we can decide what is the best path forward for your organizations needs and goals.


​types of support​
(in person and remote)


Small, whole group, and one-to-one

Training trainers

Research-based solutions grounded in social justice and equity

Short or long-term
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Presentations and keynotes

Dissertation coaching:  preparation, writing, editing,
rehearsing, submission, and publishing 

​Conference proposal writing, preparation, submission, and rehearsing

​Writing coaching for all ages

​Institutional audits

Short and long-term strategic planning


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​institutional foci

(public and private)

K-12 Schools and Districts

Community Colleges

Universities

Small Businesses

Non-profits

​Human Resources

Behavioral health and Mental health settings

Medical, law, dental, tech, and other professional settings

Law enforcement and fire personnel
constituents served


​Administrators (e.g., superintendents, principals, department chairs, Deans)

Staff, support staff, school personnel, learning specialists, instructional coaches

Teachers and/or faculty

Students at all academic levels

Parents and/or guardians

Community Organizations

Advisory and Governing Boards

Grant funders

Social workers and counselors
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Policy makers


Human resources

​Doctors, lawyers, dental health and other professionals (just ask)


Police, Firefighters and EMTs
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possible outcomes

Advancing knowledge, dispositions, and pedagogical capacities about supporting the well-being of students' personal and social-emotional legitimacies

Experiencing the increased confidence to engage with and motivate both personal and student learning

Expanding personal, social and institutional awareness

Strengthening pedagogical and practical daily and long-term tools for application

Shifting workplace environments to be inclusive and welcoming of intersectional identities

Generating equitable contexts

some topics covered

Writing Coaching  
Dissertation coaching:  preparation, writing, editing, rehearsing, submission, and publishing 

​Conference proposal writing, preparation, submission, and rehearsing

​Writing coaching for all ages


​TRANS*+ AND GENDER CREATIVE/EXPANSIVE YOUTH
Unpacking Germane Language and Terms
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Gender and Sex

Trans*+ 101 (names, pronouns, etiquette)

Trans*+ Microaggressions

Reflecting on and Understanding Cisgender privilege

Developing (a) Gender Self-determination

Teaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans*+ and Gender Creative/Expansive Youth

Trans*+ing Literacy Practices (crossing disciplinary lines)

Auditing and Shifting Curriculum to be Inclusive about Topics Related to Gender Identity

Shifting Policies and Practices in Schools

Bathrooms, Locker Rooms, and Playgrounds

Creating School Environments for External and Internal Safety

Working with Parents (administrators, staff) around Trans*+ Issues

Community Engagement with and for Trans*+ Students

Understanding Intersectional Trans*+ Identities
Books, Films, Videos, Featuring Trans*+ Youth

Transgender History and its Role in Schools
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Disrupting Trans*+-focused Bullying

Expanding Language Practices to be Inclusive of and for Trans*+ Youth
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We Just Need to Talk About…
​TEACHING, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND EQUITY PEDAGOGY
Unpacking Discourse in Syllabi: Teaching, Affirming and Recognizing All Students in Courses

Creating Internal and External Safety: Motivating Student Learning and Increasing Engagement
A Pedagogy of Love: Calling in our Classes

Spatializing Social Justice Research Across Curriculum

Moving Social Justice Research from Theory to Policy

Social Justice Policymaking in Teacher Education from Conception to Application

Standard VI: Realizing Social Justice Dispositions in Teaching and Teacher Education

Conceptualizing, Integrating, and Assessing Artifacts for Social Justice

Perspectives on Educational Accountability to Children and Communities

Teaching Social Justice Using the Queer Literacy Framework

Critically Assessing Social Justice in Assessments
Writing the Story of Teaching for Social Justice in English Education

Achieving Social Justice for LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ People in Schools: Learning from the Stories of Students, Families, Teachers, Administrators and Other School Personnel and Community Members

The Politics of Policy and Practice. The Possibilities of Social Justice
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Interrogating Patterns in Teaching for Social Justice
ADDITIONAL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
If you don't see what you want, just ask!

Learning Assessment Development Strategies

Secondary Language Arts, Humanities and History Curriculums

Curriculum Restructuring, Scope and Sequencing, and Vertical Alignment

Moving Theory into Practice

Practitioner Reflexivity
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Social Justice Teaching Action Strategies
​LGBT*+IAGCQ
TOPICS
Reflecting on and Understanding Cisgender, Heteronormative, and Gender-based Privilege

Trans*+ing Classrooms: The Pedagogy of Refusal as Mediator for Learning

Trans*+ing Spaces: The Indeterminacy of Sociospatial Justice Work in Education 

Trans*+ing Pedagogy: Recognition of Trans*+ and Gender Creative Youth in the Secondary ELA Classroom

Queering Literacy Instruction: Moving Trans*+ness into the Classroom         
          

How Can I Most Effectively Support Trans*+ and Gender and Creative Students?

Queer YA Adult Literature: Honoring, Affirming and Trans*+forming Education

A Queer Literacy Framework Promoting (a)Gender and (a)Sexuality Self-determination and Justice 

Unpacking Trans*+ Microaggressions: Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Affirming Spaces for Recognizing Trans*+ and Gender-Creative Students: A Queer Literacy Framework

Refusing to be Refused: Literacy as a Pedagogy of Refusal

Action Plans for Advocacy: LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ Voices of Empowerment in Education

Teaching, Affirming, and Recognizing Trans*+ and Gender Creative Youth: A Queer Literacy Framework

Unpacking Trans*+ Microaggressions: Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Affirming Spaces for Recognizing Trans*+ and Gender-Creative Students: A Queer Literacy Framework

Teaching Social Justice Using the Queer Literacy Framework

Reading Young Adult Literature Queerly: A Queer Literacy Framework for Inviting (A)Gender and (A)Sexuality Self-Determination and Justice
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Achieving Social Justice for LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ People in Schools: Learning from the Stories of Students, Families, Teachers, Administrators and Other School Personnel and Community Members
ANTI-
​BULLYING
Mythology of the Norm: Disrupting the Culture of Bullying in Schools

Generation BULLIED 2.0: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Our Most Vulnerable Students

Moving an Anti-bullying Stance into Schools: Supporting the Identities of Transgender and Gender Creative/Expansive Youth

Heteronormative Harassment: Queer Bullying and Gender Non-conforming Students

Understanding, Interrupting, and Shifting The Tides of Bullying for Generation Bullied 2.0

Unpacking The Mind of a Bully: The Neuroscience of Bullying

Connecting the “Anti” to “Bullying”:  Addressing LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ Issues in Classrooms

A Call to Action: Addressing DASA and Including  LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ Issues in Classrooms
 

Stop Bullying Now: Sharing Strategies for Change

Recognizing and Interrupting Microaggressions Against Trans*+ and Gender Creative/Expansive Students
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LGBT*+ GC/EIAQ Issues in Education: Coaching Teachers and Students to Combat Bullying
SCHOOL TO-OPPORTUNITY
PIPELINE
Refusing to be Refused: Literacy as a Pedagogy of Refusal

Literacy Educators and The Dismantling Of The School-To-Prison Pipeline

Policy Documentation on Resolution for Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Will I Be Silent: Understanding The New Jim Crow
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Literacy as Educational Intervention for Disrupting the School-to-Prison-Pipeline

examples of professional development
these can be adapted for all work contexts

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Consulting Brochure
Descriptions

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​communities served 
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​National

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Alabama 
  •  Tuscaloosa


California
  •   Carlsbad
  •   Los Angeles
  •   San Diego
  •   San Francisco

Colorado
  • Aurora
  • Boulder
  • Denver
  • Estes Park
  • Fort Collins
  • Golden
  • Thornton

Florida
  • Orlando

Georgia
  • Atlanta
  • Athens

Indiana
  • Bloomington
  • ​Muncie

Illinois
  • Chicago
  • Elmhurst

Louisiana
  • New Orleans

Maryland
  • Annapolis

Massachusetts
  • Boston

Michigan
  • Kalamazoo
  • Ypsilanti

Minnessota
  • Minneapolis

Missouri
  • Columbia
  • Independence
  • Kansas City (KS and MO)
  • Olathe
  • Overland Park

Nevada
  • Reno

New Mexico
  • Albuquerque
  • Clovis
  • Grants
  • Hobbs
  • ​Las Cruces
  • Santa Fe
  • Taos

New Hampshire
  • Keene

New York
  • Albany
  • Brookyln
  • Bronx
  • Buffalo
  • Cortland
  • Long Island
  • New York City
  • Syracuse
  • Yonkers
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Oklahoma
  • Enid
  • Norman
  • Tulsa

Oregon
  • ​Portland

Pennsylvania
  • Greensburg
  • Harrisburg
  • Homer City
  • Indiana
  • Philadelphia 
  • Pittsburgh
  • Wilkes-Barre

Tennessee
  • Knoxville
  • Memphis
  • Nashville

Texas
  • Houston
  • San Antonio

Utah
  • Logan

Virginia
  • Richmond

Washington DC

Wisconsin
  • Madison



INTERNATIONAL

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Australia 
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne (forthcoming)
  • Sydney

Canada
  • Montreal
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver, BC

Chile
  • Santiago
  • ​Iquique
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India
  • Bangalore

New Zealand
  • Christchurch

Phillipines
  • ​Manila

South Africa
  • Bloemfontein
  • Cape Town
  • Johannseburg

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​communities served 
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featured videos 
​(professional development and activist works)


featured keynote

​Queering Literacy Instruction: Moving Trans*+ness into the Classroom Western
New York Network of English Teachers Speakers Series | ​Buffalo State University | November, 2016

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