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Please note: The Training Hub includes both in-person and online professional trainings. During the time of COVID-19, we know the demand for virtual training has greatly increased, and many of our members are quickly adapting to get you the training you need. If you see a training you are interested in and it isn’t listed as virtual, please reach out directly to any of our members to find out what is possible!

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Virtual Sexual Health Educator Program 1.0

The first in a series of virtual courses developed by sex educators at the Responsible Sex Education Institute, the Virtual Sexual Health Educator Program 1.0 takes our most popular live lessons and transforms them into a 5-week virtual course. Each week participants will join two, 90-minute, live virtual sessions. They are also expected to do independent work in between sessions throughout the course. Each cohort consists of no more than 15 participants from a range of organizations and schools across the country, with varying experiences teaching sex education. This is an interactive, skills-based course aimed to prepare youth-serving adults to effectively facilitate comprehensive sex education. Click here to check out a sample syllabus, or visit the Upcoming Events tab on our website for more info!

By attending V-SHEP 1.0, participants also gain access to members' only content on our website, as well as up to 10 office hours sessions for 1:1 support from an RSEI educator. Learn more about the support services we offer here.

RSEI is committed to providing affordable professional development for our communities. If cost feels prohibitive, please reach out and we will work within your budget! Email us at professional.development@pprm.org.

Online
Regional Organization
Cost -
$300 - $450
Length -
5 weeks, with live, virtual meetings 2x per week
Age Group(s) -
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Topic(s) -
Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence, Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Disclosure, Effective teaching strategies, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections, LGBQ+ identities, Racial and reproductive justice, Responding to challenging questions, Transgender and gender expansive identities, Sex education in schools, Sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, Values
State(s) -
Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming
Organization Information
Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define consent.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain why consent is a fundamental right for people of all ages.
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Differentiate between situations in which sexual consent is and is not present.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Identify three youth-friendly resources to assist survivors of sexual assault, abuse, incest, or domestic violence.
  • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain bodily autonomy and how it relates to consent and sexual abuse prevention.
  • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
  • Indicator 8 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies to prevent and/or intervene in bullying and teasing. (S)
Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproduction Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (6-12): Explain fertilization, implantation, conception, and how pregnancy occurs.
  • Indicator 2 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (6-12): Describe the differences in mechanisms of action and access between emergency contraception and the abortion pill.
  • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain methods of contraception, including the latest medical advances that are popular among young people.
Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies of a trauma-informed approach to sex education (e.g. giving trigger warnings before content on sexual assault and allowing students the right to pass as appropriate, etc.). (S)
Disclosure Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (6-12): Describe HIV and three common STDs/STIs, and how each can and cannot be transmitted.
  • Indicator 2 (6-12): Explain that many STD/STIs do not cause symptoms and the only way to know if you have one is to be tested.
  • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the benefits of getting tested and treated for HIV and other STDs/STIs.
LGBQ+ Identities Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), LGBQ-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive, enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all sexual orientations.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Define sexual orientation and sexual identity, including that everyone has both.
  • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the difference between sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and sexual identity.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
  • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in homophobic and other bullying comments and actions. (S)
  • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that LGBQ+ youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
  • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to sexual orientation.
  • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons.
  • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons. (S)
Racial and Reproductive Justice Indicators
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three ways power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes related to age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socio-economic status, immigration status, and/or physical or intellectual ability can impact sexual health and reproductive justice.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three effective response strategies when a student or school community member has been hurt or wronged by bias.
  • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three strategies educators can use to acknowledge and proactively work to mitigate the impact of bias on their students’ sexual health and multiple, intersecting identities.
Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
Sex Education In Schools Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.
Sexual & Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-5): Explain the benefits of teaching young children the medically accurate terms for genitals.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to use medically accurate terms for sexual and reproductive anatomy, including all external genitals. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the function of the individual sexual and reproductive body parts and how they typically work.
Transgender and Gender Expansive Identities Indicator
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), gender-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all gender identities.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Define gender identity and sex assigned at birth.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Explain how gender identity and gender expression are distinct from each other and from sexual orientation.
  • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in transphobic, sexist, misogynistic and other gender-related bullying comments and actions. (S)
  • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that transgender and gender expansive youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
  • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to transgender and gender expansive people.
  • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of transgender and gender expansive people in lessons.
  • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to make lessons affirming for transgender and gender expansive people. (S)
Values Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
Training

Teaching About Sexual Anatomy and Reproduction

Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles, and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers.

In this four hour self-paced online training on Sexual Anatomy and Reproduction you’ll learn to teach in an engaging, inclusive, and body-positive manner, unassuming of gender, orientation, experiences, body parts, or behavior of young people. This comprehensive approach will allow you to have real conversations about anatomy and the reproductive system in an inclusive way, emphasizing the differences between cisgender, transgender, and intersex bodies. This course will also cover the wide range of “normal” anatomy – from the testicle/penis reproductive system, to the ovaries/uterus/vagina system, to the menstrual cycle, and all about pregnancy. The course is divided into four 30 - 45-minute bite-size pieces that encompass a range of learning styles including interactive assessments, videos modeling classroom instruction, and real-life scenarios. During the course you’ll:

  • Learn how to make anatomy and reproduction sex-positive and engaging.
  • Understand the importance of inclusive language when teaching anatomy and reproduction.
  • Recognize that there is a wide range of “normal” anatomy.
  • Define cisgender, transgender, and intersex.
  • Identify the parts of the reproductive system and their functions in people with ovaries, uteri, vaginas, testicles, and penises.
  • Describe the path of an egg during the menstrual cycle.
  • Identify what pregnancy is, and how it occurs.
Online
Regional Organization
Cost -
$200
Length -
3.5 - 4 hours
Age Group(s) -
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Topic(s) -
Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Effective teaching strategies, Puberty and adolescent development, Sex education in schools, Sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology
State(s) -
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Organization Information
Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproduction Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (6-12): Explain fertilization, implantation, conception, and how pregnancy occurs.
Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
Puberty and Adolescent Development Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe how puberty prepares the human body for the potential to reproduce.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three physical, three social, and three emotional changes that occur during puberty.
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Identify three practices that students can adopt for maintaining healthy habits beginning during puberty.
Sex Education In Schools Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
Sexual & Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Indicators
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to use medically accurate terms for sexual and reproductive anatomy, including all external genitals. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the function of the individual sexual and reproductive body parts and how they typically work.
Training

Relationships and Consent

Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers.

This four hour self-paced online course on Relationships and Consent emphasizes how to guide young people on an exploration of their relationships, including teaching young folks how to build and maintain positive relationships and how to identify harmful and supportive behaviors. We tackle the following questions, and more, in this module:

  • What does it mean to be supportive? Unsupportive?
  • Who decides what's supportive/unsupportive? 
  • How do we define relationships - romantic, platonic, familiar?
  • What does consent look like? 

Empower young people by developing and strengthening their skills to navigate all kinds of relationships rooted in consent and clear communication.  You’ll teach them tools they can use to talk through things when they feel uncertain and set them up for successful future consent conversations. The more we talk, the more we mainstream these areas of everyday life. Learn how to define and separate your personal values and beliefs, examine expectations set forth by your community, and navigate conflicting beliefs. We’ll discuss what you need to know to make informed decisions to better teach and support young people in a safe and inclusive environment. The course is divided into four 45-minute bite-size pieces that encompass a range of learning styles including interactive assessments, videos modeling classroom instruction, and real-life scenarios.

This course helps you to:

  • Explore and understand relationships as an essential part of everyone’s lives.
  • Identify the variety of intimate and romantic relationships that can exist in people’s lives – expressing affection and types of intimacy.
  • Teach youth to identify supportive and harmful behaviors and help develop the life skill of building and maintaining positive relationships.
  • Review communication tips and skills.
  • Build an understanding of what consent is and isn’t and that all people deserve to have their consent communicated, recognized, and respected.
  • Identify relationship skills to evaluate a relationship, set boundaries, end a relationship, and handle rejection.
  • Teach young people how to build personal power and agency.
Online
Regional Organization
Cost -
$200/course
Length -
4 hours
Age Group(s) -
Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Topic(s) -
Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Effective teaching strategies, Healthy relationships, Sex education in schools, Values
State(s) -
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Organization Information
Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define consent.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain why consent is a fundamental right for people of all ages.
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Differentiate between situations in which sexual consent is and is not present.
  • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain bodily autonomy and how it relates to consent and sexual abuse prevention.
  • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
Healthy Relationships Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three distinguishing characteristics between healthy and unhealthy relationships, involving family, friends, and/or romantic partners.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain three ways that healthy relationships can positively impact personal well-being.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three strategies for incorporating the positive and negative impacts of communicating through technology into lessons on healthy relationships.
  • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three ways to help students set and respect personal boundaries in relationships.
Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
Sex Education In Schools Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
Values Indicators
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
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Sex Ed At All Levels

This one-day training is designed to help youth-serving adults extend comprehensive sex education to young people and adults with cognitive disabilities. It can be added on to any type of SHEP (Sexual Health Educator Program), or can stand alone. To find out where we're headed next, visit the "Upcoming Events" tab.

In person
Regional Organization
Cost -
$150 per person
Length -
1 day
Age Group(s) -
Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
Topic(s) -
Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Effective teaching strategies, Sex education in schools, Values
State(s) -
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Organization Information
Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three student-centered instructional approaches that support a variety of learning styles. (S)
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
  • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three effective strategies for practicing skills with students.
  • Indicator 7 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to analyze and tailor lesson plans to match the age, developmental stages, cultural backgrounds, and other identities of students. (S)
Sex Education In Schools Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.
Values Indicators
  • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
  • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
  • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
  • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
Training

Sex Education Foundation Series

Our Spark*ED online sex educator courses focus on the information, skills, and theory required to deliver impactful and inclusive sex education. Our philosophy towards sex education is at the heart of the Spark*ED curriculum and all course materials have been created with a social justice and racial equity lens and incorporate the latest information and research in the fields of of sexual health, gender, adolescent development, learning styles, and behavioral change. Each course has been reviewed by content matter experts, including medical professionals, trainers, classroom teachers, public health workers, and researchers. These self-guided courses are a convenient 2 - 3 hours broken into 25 - 30-minute modules. Learning tools include interactive training, videos of classroom instruction, real life scenarios, and self-assessment throughout each course to ensure participants have mastered all the information.

The courses in the Sex Education Foundation Series include:

  • Teaching Sexuality and Answering Questions
  • Teaching About Sexual Anatomy and Reproduction
  • Teaching About Abstinence and Birth Control a
  • Teaching Sexually Transmitted Infections/HIV
  • Teaching Relationships and Consent
  • LGBTQ+ Inclusive and Affirming Sex Education
  • Trauma-Informed Sex Ed
    • Online
    Regional Organization
    Cost -
    $1,000
    Length -
    2 - 3 hours/course
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Consent and interpersonal and sexual violence, Contraception, pregnancy, and reproduction, Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment, Disclosure, Effective teaching strategies, Healthy relationships, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections, LGBQ+ identities, Puberty and adolescent development, Responding to challenging questions, Sex education in schools, Sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology, Values
    State(s) -
    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Consent, Interpersonal and Sexual Violence Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Define consent.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain why consent is a fundamental right for people of all ages.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Differentiate between situations in which sexual consent is and is not present.
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain bodily autonomy and how it relates to consent and sexual abuse prevention.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Explain the impact of childhood trauma on the decision-making and sexual health of students.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies to prevent and/or intervene in bullying and teasing. (S)
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Describe three strategies to help students identify a trusted adult.
    Contraception, Pregnancy, and Reproduction Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Explain fertilization, implantation, conception, and how pregnancy occurs.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Describe the differences in mechanisms of action and access between emergency contraception and the abortion pill.
    • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain methods of contraception, including the latest medical advances that are popular among young people.
    • Indicator 5 (6-12): Describe pregnancy options, including parenting, adoption, and abortion.
    Creating and inclusive and affirming learning environment Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three elements of a trauma-informed approach to sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies of a trauma-informed approach to sex education (e.g. giving trigger warnings before content on sexual assault and allowing students the right to pass as appropriate, etc.). (S)
    Disclosure Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three factors to consider regarding personal disclosure when teaching sex education
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Demonstrate how to reduce the impact of educators’ passive and/or active personal disclosure on the educational environment. (S)
    Effective Teaching Strategies Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to build rapport with students. (S)
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three student-centered instructional approaches that support a variety of learning styles. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the differences between positive vs. shaming approaches to teaching sex education.
    Healthy Relationships Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three distinguishing characteristics between healthy and unhealthy relationships, involving family, friends, and/or romantic partners.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Explain three ways that healthy relationships can positively impact personal well-being.
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Describe three strategies for teaching students communication skills.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three strategies for incorporating the positive and negative impacts of communicating through technology into lessons on healthy relationships.
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Describe three ways to help students set and respect personal boundaries in relationships.
    HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases/infections Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (6-12): Describe HIV and three common STDs/STIs, and how each can and cannot be transmitted.
    • Indicator 2 (6-12): Explain that many STD/STIs do not cause symptoms and the only way to know if you have one is to be tested.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the benefits of getting tested and treated for HIV and other STDs/STIs.
    • Indicator 4 (6-12): Explain three facilitators and three barriers to STD/STI testing and treatment.
    • Indicator 5 (6-12): Demonstrate the steps necessary for effective external and internal condom use and how to access condoms. (S).
    • Indicator 6 (6-12): Describe the latest medical advances in HIV and other STDs/STIs prevention and treatment.
    LGBQ+ Identities Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain how availability of supportive school staff, presence of Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs), LGBQ-inclusive curricular resources, and the presence of comprehensive, enumerated anti-harassment school policies are related to improved school climate for students of all sexual orientations.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Define sexual orientation and sexual identity, including that everyone has both.
    • Indicator 3 (6-12): Explain the difference between sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and sexual identity.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language. (S)
    • Indicator 5 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to intervene effectively in homophobic and other bullying comments and actions. (S)
    • Indicator 6 (K-12): Explain three ways that LGBQ+ youth are at disproportionate risk for health disparities.
    • Indicator 7 (K-12): Identify three credible, medically accurate, youth-friendly resources that can provide information or support related to sexual orientation.
    • Indicator 8 (K-12): Explain why it is essential to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons.
    • Indicator 9 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies that can be used to include positive portrayals of LGBQ+ people in lessons. (S)
    Puberty and Adolescent Development Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe how puberty prepares the human body for the potential to reproduce.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): List three physical, three social, and three emotional changes that occur during puberty.
    Responding to Challenging Questions Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
    Sexual & Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology Indicators
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to use medically accurate terms for sexual and reproductive anatomy, including all external genitals. (S)
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the function of the individual sexual and reproductive body parts and how they typically work.
    Values Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe how verbal and nonverbal expression of personal values, and comfort with topics related to sex education, could impact one’s teaching
    • Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
    • Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)

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    CSE 101

    What is comprehensive sex education (CSE)? Join us to learn the components of CSE, why it’s important, and how it can benefit your students and your school. We will also discuss the process for getting approval from your school board and how GCAPP staff can support you.

    In person Online
    State Organization
    Cost -
    Please contact alexandra@gcapp.org for details
    Length -
    90-minutes
    Age Group(s) -
    Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12
    Topic(s) -
    Sex education in schools
    State(s) -
    Georgia
    Organization Information
    Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE) Indicators
    Sex Education In Schools Indicators
    • Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe three health (e.g. physical, social and/or emotional) and/or academic benefits of sex education for young people
    • Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.