In this episode, Dan and Michael chat with Selena Van Horn and Andrea Hawkman about their new Social Studies and the Young Learner article, First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage (Equality): Welcoming Diverse Families in the Elementary Classroom.

Books, Articles and Other Amazing Resources

1. Van Horn, S. E., & Hawkman, A. M. (2018). First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage (Equality): Welcoming Diverse Families in the Elementary Classroom. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 31(2), 24-32.
2. You can find a plethora of great books at https://socialjusticebooks.org/
3. Ryan, C. L., & Hermann-Wilmarth, J. M., (2018). Reading the Rainbow: LGBTQ-Inclusive Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Biographies

Selena E. Van Horn, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at California State University, Fresno. Her research focuses on LGBTQ+ children’s literature, queering elementary literacy pedagogy, and social justice activism. She can be reached at svanhorn@csufresno.edu.

Andrea M. Hawkman, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education and Cultural Studies at Utah State University. Her research focuses on the enactment of racialized pedagogies in the PK-20 classroom and the intersection of education policy and social studies teaching. She can be reached on Twitter @ahawk12 or by email andrea.hawkman@usu.edu.