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Facilitating from a Cultural Humility & Responsiveness Lens
Description: 

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 14 hour virtual instructor-led course focuses on growing your skills to artfully  deliver sex education in their community.  This course provides participants the opportunity to delve into theories, strategies, and learn and practice skills to teach and create learning environments with young people through a cultural humility and responsiveness lens. The course is delivered through five weekly 2 hour sessions held at pre-set times.  The course incorporates a practice and coaching session using the Advocates for Youth Virtual Classroom (simulated teaching experience) which allows you to practice the skills you learned in the training in a low-stakes environment with virtual avatar students.  After completing the training you should be able to: 

  • Apply a cultural humility and responsive lens in the learning environment 
  • Apply the Theory of Intersectionality in our facilitation to lift up all identities in the learning environment
  • Strengthen your understanding of the youth you serve based on their cultural context and experiences
  • Understand implicit bias
  • Apply models to respond when you or a learner commit a microaggression
  • Adapt lessons or curricula to be culturally responsive

 

Topic(s): 
Conscious and unconscious bias about race, ethnicity, and culture disclosure
Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment
Effective teaching strategies
State(s): 
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Washington
Age Group(s): 
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12
Format: 
Online
14 hours (4 hours of self-directed training and 10 hours of virtual instructor-led training)
$450
Indicator 1 (K-12): Define racism (including individual, interpersonal, institutional, ideological, structural, and systemic), racial micro-aggressions, and reproductive justice.
Indicator 2 (K-12): Name three sexual health inequities and some of their systemic causes (e.g., African American women living with HIV have expressed mistrust toward healthcare professionals, in part, as a result of systemic racism).
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.
Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate three strategies for creating culturally responsive classrooms. (S)
Indicators
Conscious and unconscious bias about race, ethnicity, and culture Indicators: 
Indicator 1 (K-12): Define conscious and unconscious bias and explain how they could influence one’s teaching of sex education.
Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe three impacts that conscious and unconscious bias could have on cross-cultural interactions when teaching sex education.
Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain how an educator’s personal beliefs about racial and reproductive justice could influence their teaching of sex education.
Indicator 4 (K-12): Describe three strategies to reduce the impact of conscious and unconscious bias and enhance cross-cultural interactions in the classroom when teaching sex education.
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.
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)