Sample Training Schedules

Sample Schedules Based on TTT Lessons:
Wondering how you might use the lesson plans in The Teaching Transgender Toolkit?  Here are some sample schedules for half day, full day and series trainings, based on the target audience, amount of time available, and creating a training that incorporates knowledge, attitudes and skills.

Understanding Transgender for College Students (As a part of a semester long course):

1. Lesson 3: Thinking About Gender Messages
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 9: Coming Out: Always & Again
4. Lesson 12: A Thousand Cuts: Understanding Anti-Transgender Microaggressions
5. Recommended Add-in: Panel First Person Experiences or Documentaries

Transgender 101 for Friends & Family of a Transgender or Gender Non-Conforming Child (Half Day)

1. Lesson 1: Snap Shots: Assessing Participants Pre-Existing Knowledge
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 6: Are You a Boy or a Girl? Transgender in Childhood
4. Lesson 10: Thanks for Sharing: Responses to Coming Out
5. Lesson 16: Gender Messages in Children’s Books
6. Lesson 28: Impact & Reflection Circle

Training for Social Awareness & Change (Full Day):

1. Lesson 2: Find Someone Who
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 7: What Does Non-Binary Mean? Understanding And Supporting People Who Have Non-Binary Gender Identities
4. Lesson 9: Coming Out: Always & Again
5. Lesson 13: At the Crux: Intersecting Identities
6. Lesson 14: Check Your Privilege: Understanding & Building Awareness
7. Lesson 15: In Solidarity With: Allies As Agents of Social Change
8. Lesson 28: Impact & Reflection Circle

Transgender 101 for Social Service Staff (Full Day):

1. Lesson 1: Snap Shots: Assessing Participants Pre-Existing Knowledge
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 5: Imagining Transgender
4. Lesson 10: Thanks for Sharing: Responses to Coming Out
5. Lesson 26: Context is Everything: The Journey to Accessing Services
6. Lesson 27: How Inclusive & Affirming Are We? Inclusion Audit for Social Service Providers
7. Lesson 29: Navigating Next Steps

Providing Trans-Affirming Services for Mental Health Providers (Full Day):

1. Lesson 3: Thinking About Gender Messages
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 14: Check Your Privilege: Understanding & Building Awareness
4. Recommended Add-in: Panel First Person Experiences or Documentaries
5. Lesson 22: What To Do When the Phone Rings: Welcoming Transgender Clients
6. Lesson 25: Applying Pre-Existing Clinical Strengths to Working with Transgender Clients
7. Lesson 28: Impact & Reflection Circle

Providing Trans-Affirming Services for Medical Providers (Half Day):

1. Lesson 1: Snap Shots: Assessing Participants Pre-Existing Knowledge
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 23: The View from Here: Accessing Medical Care from a Transgender Perspectives, or, Lesson 24: It’s Not Always About Transition, or, Lesson 21: Creating Transgender-Affirming College Health Centers
4. Lesson 22: What To Do When the Phone Rings: Welcoming Transgender Clients
5. Lesson 29: Navigating Next Steps

Professional Development Training for Middle & High School Teachers (Half Day):

1. Lesson 3: Thinking About Gender Messages
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 6: Are You a Boy or a Girl? Transgender in Childhood
4. Lesson 17: Kids in the Hall: Transgender Kids in School
5. Lesson 29: Navigating Next Steps

Professional Development Training for School Counselors & Support Professionals (Half Day):

1. Lesson 3: Thinking About Gender Messages
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 17: Kids in the Hall: Transgender Kids in School
4. Lesson 18: Supportive Services: Safe Havens of Affirmation in Schools
5. Lesson 29: Navigating Next Steps

Training for RAs & Residence Life Staff (Half Day):

1. Lesson 2: Find Someone Who
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 8: Myth or Fact: Stats & Stereotypes
4. Lesson 19: Residence Life: Working Toward Safe & Affirming Residence Halls
5. Lesson 11: Everyone’s Gotta Go: Importance of Restroom Access
6. Lesson 30: Reflection Sheet

Training for Athletic Department Staff (Half Day):

1. Lesson 1: Snap Shots: Assessing Participants Pre-Existing Knowledge
2. Lesson 4: Wait, What?! Understanding Transgender Terminology
3. Lesson 8: Myth or Fact: Stats & Stereotypes
4. Lesson 20: Safe And Inclusive Teams: Lessons For Athletics Staff In Higher Ed
5. Lesson 29: Navigating Next Steps